MR. THOMAS THORNHILL MORLAND 157 



I believe my appointments for next week will be 

 advertised, but if not, I now send them to your 

 Lordship. 



I have the honour to be. 



Your Lordship's obedient servant, 



Thos. Thornhill Morland. 



Monday ... ... ... Buscot Park. 



Wednesday ... ... Bagley Wood. 



Friday ... ... ... New Bridge. 



Lord Gififord's letter drew the following pro- 

 test from Lord Radnor : — 



CoLESHiLL House, 



Sunday, Dec. 8th, 1844. 



Dear Lord Bathurst, — I have just received your 

 letter, and am very sorry to find that you have not 

 been able to send me the correspondence you spoke 

 to me of. 



I have seen a copy of the letter sent by Lord 

 Gifford to Mr. Morland, dated the 5th. In it he 

 calls him an "insignificant tool, under the control 

 of Lord Radnor." 



From what I told you on Thursday, you know 

 that there is not the slightest ground for the allega- 

 tion that he has acted under my influence or at any 

 suggestions of mine. The assurance I then gave you 

 I now repeat, and beg you to convey to Lord Gifford. 

 From the first to the last I have taken no lead in the 

 matter ; I was not present at the meeting at which 

 Mr. Pusey presided ; I did not sign the resolutions 

 there adopted. Lord Barrington, who was there, had 

 my authority to sign them for me, in case they were 

 assented to by Mr. Pryse ; but believing, as I did, that 

 the hunting of my coverts should follow the course 

 he adopted, and be in the same hands as the hunting 

 of his, he was desired there to declare (and I believe 



