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and ��it�А �is upon the occasion of the annual meeting of this society for a
week at Norwich that the Bishop has invited us to stay a few days at the
palace and join them in their agreeable antiquarian excursions。 We
arrived on Friday at five o'clock after a long dull journey of five hours on
the railway。 。 。 。 Staying in the house are our friends�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Milman�察�
Lord Northampton and his son�察�Lord Alwyne Compton�察�and the Bishop's
family�察 �consisting of Mrs。 Stanley�察 �and of two Miss Stanleys�察 �agreeable
and highly cultivated girls�察 �and Mr。 Arthur Stanley�察 �the writer of Dr。
Arnold's Biography。
After dinner company soon arrived。 Among them were Mrs。 Opie�察�
who resides here。 She is a pleasing�察�lively old lady�察�in full Quaker dress。
The most curious feature of the evening was a visit which the company
paid to the cellar and kitchen�察 �which were lighted up for the occasion。
They were build by the old Norman bishops of the twelfth century�察 �and
had vaulted stone roofs as beautifully carved and ribbed as a church。
The next day�察�Saturday�察�the antiquarians made a long excursion to hunt
up some ruins�察 �while the Milmans�察 �Mr。 Stanley�察 �and ourselves�察 �went to
visit the place of Lady Suffield�察�about twelve miles distant�察�and which is
the most perfect specimen of the Elizabethan style。 Lady Suffield herself
is as Elizabethan as her establishment�察�she is of one ��of�А�the oldest high
Tory families and so opposed to innovations of all sorts that though her
letters�察�which used to arrive at two�察�before the opening of the railway two
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years ago�察�now arrive at seven in the morning�察�they are never allowed to
be brought till the old hour。 。 。 。 This morning Mr。 Bancroft and the rest are
gone on an excursion to Yarmouth to see some ruins�察�while I remain here
to witness the chairing of two new members of Parliament�察�who have just
been elected�察�of whom Lord Douro�察�son of the Duke of Wellington�察�is one。
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LETTER�此 �To I。P。D。 AUDLEY
END�察�October 14�察�1847
Dear Uncle�此 �We are staying for a few days at Lord Braybrooke's
place�察 �one of the most magnificent in England�察 �but before I say a word
about it I must tell you of A。's safe arrival and how happy I have been
made by having him with me again。 。 。 。 On Saturday the 9th we had the
honor of dining with the LORD MAYOR to meet the Duke of Cambridge�察�
a FETE so unlike anything else and accompanied by so many old and
peculiar customs that I must describe it to you at full length。 The
Mansion House is in the heart of the CITY�察�and is very magnificent and
spacious�察�the Egyptian Hall�察�as the dining´room is called�察�being one of the
noblest apartments I have seen。 The guests were about 250 in number
and were received by the Lady Mayoress SITTING。 When dinner was
announced�察�the Lord Mayor went out first�察�preceded by the sword´bearer
and mace´bearer and all the insignia of office。 Then came the Duke of
Cambridge and the Lady Mayoress�察 �then Mr。 Bancroft and I together�察�
which is the custom at these great civic feasts。 We marched through the
long gallery by the music of the band to the Egyptian Hall�察 �where two
raised seats like thrones were provided for the Lord Mayor and Mayoress
at the head of the hall。 On the right hand of the Lord Mayor sat the Duke
of Cambridge in a COMMON CHAIR�察�for royalty yields entirely to the
Mayor�察�on his own ground。 On the right of the Duke of Cambridge sat
the Mayoress´ elect ��for the present dignitaries go out of office on the 1st
of November��。 On the left hand of the present Lady Mayoress sat the
Lord Mayor´ELECT�察 �then I came with my husband on my left hand in
very conjugal style。
There were three tables the whole length of the hall�察�and that at which
we were placed went across at the head。 When we are placed�察�the herald
stands behind the Lord Mayor and cries�此 �My Lords�察 �Ladies�察 �and
Gentlemen�察�pray silence�察�for grace。; Then the chaplain in his gown�察�goes
behind the Lord Mayor and says grace。 After the second course two
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large gold cups�察 �nearly two feet high�察 �are placed before the Mayor and
Mayoress。 The herald then cries with a loud voice�此 �His Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge�察�the American Minister�察�the Lord Chief
Baron�察─ �etc。�察 �etc。 ��enumerating about a dozen of the most distinguished
guests���察 �and ladies and gentlemen all�察 �the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress do bid you most heartily welcome and invite you to drink in a
loving cup。; Whereupon the Mayor and Mayoress rise and each turn to
their next neighbor�察�who take off the cover while they drink。 After my
right´hand neighbor�察�the Lord Mayor´elect�察�had put on the cover�察�he turns
to me and says�察 �Please take off the cover�察─�which I do and hold it while he
drinks�察�then I replace the cover and turn round to Mr。 Bancroft�察�who rises
and performs the same office for me while I drink�察 �then he turns to his
next neighbor�察�who takes off the cover for him。 I have not felt so solemn
since I stood up to be married as when Mr。 Bancroft and I were standing
up alone together�察 �the rest of the company looking on�察 �I with this great
heavy gold cup in my hand�察 �so heavy that I could scarcely lift it to my
mouth with both hands�察 �and he with the cover before me�察 �with rather a
mischievous expression in his face。 Then came two immense gold
platters filled with rose water�察�which were also passed round。 These gold
vessels were only used by the persons at the head table�察�the other guests
were served with silver cups。 When the dessert and the wine are placed on
the table�察 �the herald says�察 �My Lords�察 �Ladies�察 �and Gentlemen�察 �please to
charge your glasses。; After we duly charge our glasses the herald cries�此�
;Lords�察 �Ladies�察 �and Gentlemen�察 �pray silence for the Lord Mayor。; He
then rises and proposes the first toast�察 �which is�察 �of course�察 �always ;The
Queen。; After a time came the ;American Minister�察─�who was obliged to
rise up at my elbow and respond。 We got home just after twelve。
And now let me try to give you some faint idea of Audley End�察�which
is by far the most magnificent house I have seen yet。 It was built by the
Earl of Suffolk�察 �son of the Duke of Norfolk who was beheaded in
Elizabeth's reign for high treason�察�upon the site of an abbey�察�the lands of
which had been granted by the crown to that powerful family。 One of the
Earls of Suffolk dying without sons�察�the EARLDOM passed into another
branch and the BARONY and ESTATE of Howard de Walden came into
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the female line。 In course of time�察 �a Lord Howard de Walden dying
without a son�察�his title also passed into another family�察�but his estate went
to his nephew�察 �Lord Braybrooke�察 �the father of the present Lord。 Lady
Braybrooke is the daughter of the Marquis of Cornwallis�察 �and
granddaughter of our American Lord Cornwallis。
The house is of the Elizabethan period and is one of the best preserved
specimens of that style�察�but of its vast extent and magnificence I can give
you no idea。 We arrived about five o'clock�察�and were ushered through an
immense hall of carved oak hung with banners up a fine staircase to the
grand saloon�察�where we were received by the host and hostess。 Now of
this grand saloon I must try to give you a conception。 It was�察�I should
think�察 �from seventy´ five to one hundred feet in length。 The ceiling
overhead was very rich with hanging corbels�察 �like stalactites�察 �and the
entire walls were panelled�察�with a full´length family portrait in each panel�察�
which was arched at the top�察�so that the whole wall was composed of these
round´topped pictures with rich gilding between。 Notwithstanding its vast
size�察 �the sofas and tables were so disposed all over the apartment as to
give it the most friendly�察�warm�察�and social aspect。
Lady Braybrooke herself ushered me to my apartments�察 �which were
the state rooms。 First came Mr。 Bancroft's dressing´room�察�where was a
blazing fire。 Then came the bedroom�察�with the state bed of blue and gold�察�
covered with embroidery�察 �and with the arms and coronet of Howard de
Walden。 The walls were hung with crimson and white damask�察�and the
sofas and chairs also�察�and it was
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