TALBOT35

Wedn^y Morning 29 April

My Dear Charles

I did not send the extracts from the Times enclosed in my letter, but separately, by book post. I am surprised that you did not receive them. Today there is another telegram from Australia which comes from the governor Lord Belmore. ¹ He says that orders were sent by the Fenian Conspirators ² in England to kill the D. of Edinburgh, ³ and that O’Farrell ⁴ was chosen by lot to be the person to do it.

I intend to go to Dover this evening. The weather has cleared up & is sunny. Yesterday was miserably wet. I intend to get the tickets for M^rs Spedding this morning. I saw Rice’s ⁵ marriage in the papers –

Your aff^te Father

Envelope:

C. H. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham