There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head of the table laying out the prevailing wisdom, but everyone else weighing in with their opinions and taking part.

Susan and her father were members of the Smalls of Dirnanean. On Sunday morning 8 June 1783 Charles Spalding and Ebenezer Watson were laid to rest. Spalding's proceeds from his salvage of HMS Royal George were approximately ₤400.

He died while diving to the wreck of the Belgioso in Dublin Bay using a diving bell of his own design.