Buxton to Edward Buxton, mentioning the letter to Trew and describing his visit the previous Thursday to the Forum, quoting Cicero's denunciation of Cataline delivered in the Temple of Concord, where the Senate had then sat, referring to a number of other historical events that had taken place there, and explaining this dissertation by saying that when one had more learning than one knows what to do with, it was very convenient to deposit it in a letter, 15-18 Feb 1840
He admits that many of the facts had been supplied by Richards. He describes an excursion to Veii in the company of the Foxes, Lord de Maulay, Captain Back, Franks, and Silvertop; and how Hannah took in her stride the journey and the subsequent walking about and then went out to a party in the evening. He reports the presentation of four medals from Cardinal Tosti in return for his interest in the institution for orphans and old people attached to a prison in his care, adding that he would soon be quite conceited as a result of the attention paid to him in Rome. His pleasure at receiving the medals had been modified by the fact that he would have to criticise that prison severely in his report since it was the worst he had seen in Rome. He also describes a visit to the Armenian College and his conversation with the monks there about their own country, followed by dinner with Sir Frederick Adams, former Governor of the Ionian Islands. Though he was slightly indisposed, which would prevent him from attending the French ambassador's party that evening, he intended to go to the Barberini Palace to see Poussin's 'Death of Germanicus', of which they had a copy at home. He remarks on the effect of the Duke of Bordeaux's visit to Rome in setting up political factions, and mentions that he had given him a copy of The Slave Trade and received a hen pheasant in return, which he was bringing back to Norfolk. He describes encompassing the release of a tailor from a debtors' prison to commemorate their visit. He comments that he wished a sick friend, Streathfield, could have been with them in Rome because of the benefit it would do him. He directs him to give directions to his agent about the disposition of a small portion of land and to convey his approval of a plan to erect a fence between some pasture and the furze-covered hill and his hope that he would be able to plant the common land with osiers. Finally, he reassures him as to the state of his health and remarks that he was glad he liked his pony. (Memoir, p. 481.) (Copy.)
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- Creation: 15-18 Feb 1840
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