LONDON，February7，1847
MydearSons：……OnFridaywedinedwithtwobachelors，Mr。
PeabodyandMr。Coates，whoareAmericanbankers。Mr。PeabodyisafriendofMr。CorcoranandwasformerlyapartnerofMr。RiggsinBaltimore。Mr。CoatesisofBoston……TheymusteredupalltheAmericansthatcouldbefound，andwedinedwithtwenty—sixofourcountrymen。
MondayMorningLasteveningwewereathometoseeanyAmericanswhomightchancetocome……Imaketeainthedrawing—room，onalittletablewithawhitecloth，whichwouldnotbeesteemedCOMMEILFAUTwithus。Thereisnoneoftheparadeofeatinginthelargesteveningpartyhere。Iseenothingbuttea，andsometimesfindaninformalrefreshmenttableintheroomwhereweputonourcloaks。
IgotanoteyesterdayfromtheO’ConnorDon，enclosinganordertoadmitmetotheHouseofCommonsonMonday……Youwillbecurioustoknowwhois\"TheO’ConnorDon。\"HeisDennisO’Connor，Esq。，butisoftheoldestfamilyinIreland，andtherepresentativeofthelastkingsofConnaught。HeiscalledaltogethertheO’ConnorDon，andbeginshisnotetomewiththattitle。YourememberCampbell’spoemof\"O’Connor’sChild\"？