TALBOT2035

Lacock
1^st August 1830

My Dear M^r F.

M^r Rogers’s ¹ sermons I am sorry to say do not improve, except in length. Here is a specimen of his sentences, which have no meaning. Speaking of some great sinner recorded in the Bible, he says, You my Brethren I hope are not so far gone in sin, nevertheless you are in your degree as proud & cruel & unbelieving as ever he was – The service in the Evening lasts an hour & three quarters, after the sermon the congregation take to singing hymns, but I walked away this evening which I am afraid scandalized them. M^r R– intends his sermons to last an hour, but today he found his matter fall short, so he said, I hope my brethren you will not think me tiresome if I recapitulate what I have said, & then repeated a good deal of it over again –

3^d August

Today we had a meeting of the Charitable Society, & entered into a subscription –

Strong ² has been here, & says all is going on as well as it can. –

Yesterday I dined at Bowood ³ & walked home by Moonlight. I met there Moore & the members for Calne; ⁴ who were returned by the officer, but their opponents had the majority of votes & will petition.

Moore goes to Ireland in a fortnight.

Yours aff^ly
H. Talbot

Cap^t Feilding R.N.
31 Sackville Street
London