TALBOT2243

Laycock Abbey
Oct^r 12^th

My dear Henry

It is very shabby of you not to write us a word now you are at the fountain head – & we are panting for news. Pray tell us all you can scrape up.

Uncle John ¹ arrived here yesterday evening, from Abbotsbury ² in his way up The Gents are still here – Lord Valletort ³ is coming. Kerry ⁴ came over this morn^g with M^r Twopenny ⁵ who is now sketching in the Men’s kitchen. We are delighted to hear Lord Howe ⁶ is out. We have made out a list of Peers sons that might be called up to the House of Lords – we have found 45 without counting those who could not be spared out of the Hs of Commons such as Lord Althorpe ⁷.

I have heard from Caroline Payne, ⁸ they are established at Brighton. Papa ⁹ grille d’aller à Londres ¹⁰ to see the fun. M^r Moore ¹¹ is gone there to take leave of Sir W. Scott. ¹² They say M^r Farquharson’s house in Dorsetshire has been burnt. He voted for Lord Ashley ¹³ after voting for Calcraft. ¹⁴

Addio caro ¹⁵ pray write

Your aff^te sister
Horatia

Mama ¹⁶ thought you would certainly like to have the old chimney put up & therefore decided to do¹⁷ it as there was no time to be lost.

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
31 Sackville Street
London