Wesley Corpus

Sat. 16.--Having a second message from Lord George Gordon, earnestly desiring to see me, I wrote a line to Lord Stormont, who, on Monday, 18, sent me a warrant to see him. On Tuesday, 19, I spent an hour with him, at his apartment in the Tower. Our conversation turned upon Popery and religion. He seemed to be well acquainted with the Bible; and had abundance of other books, enough to furnish a study. I was agreeably surprised to find he did not complain of any person or thing; and cannot but hope, his confinement will take a right turn, and prove a lasting blessing to him. Fri. 22.-At the desire of some of my friends, I accompanied them to the British Museum. What an immense field is here for curiosity to range in One large room is filled from top to bottom with things brought from Otaheite; two or three more with things dug out of the ruins of Herculaneum ! Seven huge apartments are filled with curious books; five with manu scripts; two with fossils of all sorts, and the rest with various Jan. 1781.] Joust NAL. 195 r animals. But what account will a man give to the Judge of quick and dead for a life spent in collecting all these ? Sun. 24.--Desiring to make the most of this solemn day, I preached early in the morning, at the new chapel; at ten and four I preached at West-Street; and in the evening met the society at each end of the town. Fri. 29.--I saw the indictment of the grand Jury against Lord George Gordon. I stood aghast! What a shocking insult upon truth and common sensel But it is the usual form. The more is the shame. Why will not the Parliament remove this scandal from our nation ? Sat. 30.-Waking between one and two in the morning, I observed a bright light shine upon the chapel. I easily con cluded there was a fire near; probably in the adjoining timber yard. If so, I knew it would soon lay us in ashes. I first called all the family to prayer; then going out, we found the fire about an hundred yards off, and had broke out while the wind was south. But a sailor cried out, “Avast ! Avast !