TALBOT9429

Wednesday Oct^r 21^st/68

My dear Father.

Will you ask Goodwin ¹ to forward the next Wiltshire paper to me at Markeaton but not the one after? I gave no directions about forwarding letters when I left. I suppose none have been sent. Will you tell him to send them to Markeaton up till Tuesday next. (as I stay there till the Wednesday or Thursday) –

At Marlborough an amendment (of Lord Folkestone’s)² on M^r M^r [sic] Chalmer Smith’s motion was carried, viz to defer all further proceedings in the matter of Salisbury gaol till the report of the Royal Commission upon centralisation of Assizes, (or whatever title the commission bears) be published.

I found it cold at Marlborough but by no means so cold here. The club house especially is very warm. I do not think either that it is particularly cold out of doors today. – The weather keeps remarkably fine. – I thought Marlborough a dead place enough, but and remarkably out of the way, but it has some very picturesque houses with tiled fronts. The tiles must have been red when new but with lapse of time have acquired a very pleasing colour. – There is one church with a very fine perpendicular tower. – Marlborough School looks a good one and very much in the “genre” of Harrow, but its chapel though respectable is by no means so good as ours. – Merewether ³ seems to me to make a very good chairman. – I saw no traces of the Savernake accident. – The fireplaces in this club would please you as they throw out plenty of heat. Perhaps also the kind of coal may make a difference for I think we use Somersetshire coal which does not give much heat. – The day being very fine I am going to take a look at the Thames embankment, ⁴ and to see if Mallock ⁵ be in Town. –

I shall leave Town tomorrow at 11.30 by a train which is due at Derby at 3.15. –

Your affect son
Charles.

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H Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham