TALBOT854

Ilfracombe ¹
6^th September 1819

I have kept a regular account of the Weather: commencing with the 25^th before which we had enjoyed for a long time uninterrupted fine weather frequently very sultry. Pray let me have your corresponding observations. -

25^th August - about 4 in the morning storm of Thunder & Lightning. Gloomy rainy forenoon. Fine afternoon. Windy Night.

26^th Fine day with fresh breezes.

27^th Fine day.

28^th Cloudy

29^th Fine day

30^th Very showery. Very high wind in the night.

31^st Sea extremely rough. Outward bound Cork packet put in for shelter.

Showery blustering weather.

1^st September. Showers & sunshine.

In the Evening high wind.

2^nd Cloudy & Rainy.

3^d Variable weather. Moonlight Night.

4^th Morning pleasant, but cloudy.

Evening rainy.

5^th Sunday. Fine. Night rainy with Thunder and Lightning. -

I think the Bride of Lammermoor ² equal to any of the rest of Scott's ³ novels. I have not yet finished the Legend of Montrose ⁴ - What is your opinion on the Manchester business? ⁵ I make a point of reading the Chronicle & Courier ⁶ every day, but have not yet met with anything satisfactory. What does M^r F. ⁷ think of it? The Chronicle published la[tely]⁸ a list of the names of 206 people who were wounded, out of which 115 were sabre or shot wounds.

I remain Y^r Aff^te Son
W. H. F. Talbot

P.S. I am very well & have not experienced any adventures worth recounting. Remember me to L^d Auckland ⁹ if he is with you - & pray what does he think of the Manchester Magistrates.

[Over]

Pixton & Nettlecombe that you mention are places out of my knowledge, tho' I have penetrated about 20 miles to the East of this place. There was a fixed star very near [illegible deletion] Jupiter for some time I suppose that was the satellite L^d Auckland thought he saw. One night I was riding I saw a magnificent meteor. It cast a strong shadow. My love to M^r F. and to Car. & Hor. ¹⁰ who I hope are by this time learning the Double Rule of Three, if not Tare & Fret, or Allegation Medial and Alternate. - ¹¹

A Miladi
Miladi Elisabeth Feilding

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