TALBOT1630

The Grange
15^th Dec^r 1827

My Dear Horatia

The party here consists of M^r & M^rs Baring, Miss Baring, Miss Louisa Baring ¹ and two of their brothers Francis & Frederick, M^r Labouchere M^r & M^rs Humphrey Mildmay, M^r & M^rs Charles Fox. Lord John Russell ² went away this morning. He seems to say there will be a Christmas party at Bowood ³ which he means to join. The Leitrims ⁴ were here the other day, they are gone back to Town. I find Francis Baring has been a tour in Italy since I saw him in Town, which is making the most of one’s time between the London season and the country season – This house is very pretty there is a conservatory 80 or 90 feet long & very high an excellent promenade in wet weather, and its façade is copied from the temple of Minerva Polias – There is a double terrace which as well as the gazon ⁵ is kept in perfect order – Before the house is a piece of water of great extent with a wooded hill behind it, & covered with wild fowl. It looks very well. On Thursday we had a magnificent day, & had good sport shooting, but Friday & today it has rained all day –

Adieu I hope to see you on Wednesday evening –

Your aff^te Brother

H. Talbot

Miss H. Feilding
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wiltshire