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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3580/C/723
TitleHenry Crofts at Linton to Fanny Lace: did not write earlier because busy with preparations for a meeting first of kind held in this valley of SPG in Foreign Parts. Received 2 gentlemen who composed deputation at his lodgings. Mr Hills who is afternoon lecturer at Leeds Parish Church preached on Sunday and had meeting on Monday evening in in school room where he and Mr Trevor who has just returned from India after a residence of 8 years as Chaplain to the East India Company; has engaged to advocate cause of society throughout England. Meeting well attended and seemed to excite much interest amongst people. Henrietta expected towards end of this month - promised to spend few days with writer when Bishop of Ripon comes to hold confirmation fixed for 30th. Been staying good while with John and Ellen [Crofts] at Bradford. Will try to spend two or three weeks at Doncaster while Fanny is there before his next trip to Continent - hopes to visit valleys of the Vaudois scarcely a day's journey from Turin - refers to travels to Berne and Milan in previous year. Writer has not altogether forgotten the little Italian he read with her at Ingthorpe - wishes she was there to help him revise. Ask Mr Testa if he has read short account of Jesuits by Michelet and Quinet - an extraordinary book. Movements religious and political remarkable at present day - will learn from papers what is going on in Germany. Mr Hills told writer the other day that their Protestant Bishop Luscombe in Parish now in communication with 40 Roman Catholic priests who are anxiously labouring for a Reformation. Whilst on other hand some of their extravagant and crotchety men are proposing to march to Rome. Mr Ward has just gone and Dr Robinson the Master of the Temple told some of his friends the other day that at a great meeting of the clergy that Mr Newman had fixed Christmas [sic] day for his reception into Romish church. 9 September [? 1850]
Date[? 1850]
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLongsdon family of Little Longstone
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