TALBOT2454

London
Thursday

My Dear Henry

In case you have any thoughts of coming here in your way to Abbotsbury ¹ I write to say M^r F’s ² bed is vacant & will be so till Caroline ³ is confined, but that is uncertain. Lord V. ⁴ is gone to Windsor to pay his devoirs ⁵ to her Majesty ⁶ & thank her for her Box sent to Caroline [text obscured under seal] which we were so much amused last night. It was Tableaux of all the Waverly Novels ⁷ & ending with a Pageant including the Tomb & all the Charaters [sic]. It was really beautiful.

Lord Ilchester ⁸ stays in town about two days & then goes to Abbotsbury

aff Y^rs
EF

He told me he hoped you would go to Melbury ⁹ on his return

There is a report of a split in the Cabinet, they say Ministers were dissatisfied with the quantity of money Lord Durham ¹⁰ spent in his session which put him in a passion & he said he would resign

London Nov^r one 1832 Valletort
Henry Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham