Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I 1786–1802
- CHAPTER II 1802–1807
- CHAPTER III 1807–1812
- CHAPTER IV 1812–1816
- CHAPTER V 1816–1817
- CHAPTER VI 1818, 1819
- CHAPTER VII 1820, 1821
- CHAPTER VIII 1821–1823
- CHAPTER IX 1823–1826
- CHAPTER X 1822–1826
- CHAPTER XI 1826, 1827
- CHAPTER XII 1827, 1828
- CHAPTER XIII 1828, 1829
- CHAPTER XIV 1829
- CHAPTER XV 1829, 1830
- CHAPTER XVI 1830
- CHAPTER XVII 1831
- CHAPTER XVIII 1832
- CHAPTER XIX 1833
- CHAPTER XX 1833
- CHAPTER XXI 1833, 1834
- CHAPTER XXII 1834, 1835
- CHAPTER XXIII 1835, 1836
- CHAPTER XXIV 1836
- CHAPTER XXV 1837, 1838
- CHAPTER XXVI 1838
- CHAPTER XXVII 1838, 1839
- CHAPTER XXVIII 1839, 1840
- CHAPTER XXIX 1840
- CHAPTER XXX JUNE, 1840, TO APRIL, 1841
- CHAPTER XXXI 1841
- CHAPTER XXXII 1843, 1844
- CHAPTER XXXIII 1843, 1844, 1845
- RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR T. FOWELL BUXTON
- APPENDIX TO CHAP. XVII
CHAPTER X - 1822–1826
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I 1786–1802
- CHAPTER II 1802–1807
- CHAPTER III 1807–1812
- CHAPTER IV 1812–1816
- CHAPTER V 1816–1817
- CHAPTER VI 1818, 1819
- CHAPTER VII 1820, 1821
- CHAPTER VIII 1821–1823
- CHAPTER IX 1823–1826
- CHAPTER X 1822–1826
- CHAPTER XI 1826, 1827
- CHAPTER XII 1827, 1828
- CHAPTER XIII 1828, 1829
- CHAPTER XIV 1829
- CHAPTER XV 1829, 1830
- CHAPTER XVI 1830
- CHAPTER XVII 1831
- CHAPTER XVIII 1832
- CHAPTER XIX 1833
- CHAPTER XX 1833
- CHAPTER XXI 1833, 1834
- CHAPTER XXII 1834, 1835
- CHAPTER XXIII 1835, 1836
- CHAPTER XXIV 1836
- CHAPTER XXV 1837, 1838
- CHAPTER XXVI 1838
- CHAPTER XXVII 1838, 1839
- CHAPTER XXVIII 1839, 1840
- CHAPTER XXIX 1840
- CHAPTER XXX JUNE, 1840, TO APRIL, 1841
- CHAPTER XXXI 1841
- CHAPTER XXXII 1843, 1844
- CHAPTER XXXIII 1843, 1844, 1845
- RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR T. FOWELL BUXTON
- APPENDIX TO CHAP. XVII
Summary
For the last few years Mr. Buxton had generally resided in the spring and summer, near the House of Commons, spending, however, much of his time at Ham House, Mr. Gurney's seat in Essex, and with Mr. S. Hoare, at Hampstead. Amid the turmoil of his parliamentary life, these country visits were of great advantage to him; as affording him quiet hours for study, and the opportunity of taking those solitary rambles which were the times of his deepest reflection.
In 1825 he took a house in Devonshire Street, Portland Place; but as long as he remained in Parliament, a day of leisure generally found him either at Hampstead or at Ham House. Mr. and Mrs. Hoare, also, regularly passed the months of September and October at Cromer, and for several years Cromer Hall was held in common by the two families.
After the busy summer in London, Mr. Buxton highly relished the retirement and recreation which this place afforded. He never lost his taste for shooting, and had the reputation of being a first-rate shot.
Great pains were taken by him in the management of his game, especially in rearing his pheasants, which used to feed in very large numbers on the lawn, immediately under the drawing-room windows; yet he was scarcely ever annoyed by poachers. On one occasion, however, while riding along the road, he saw a young man in an adjoining field, fire at a partridge and kill it.
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- Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, BaronetWith Selections from his Correspondence, pp. 161 - 181Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010