“. . . I accompanied the shooters yesterday to their
ground, about 7 miles off. The day was splendid
1827-28.]
RUMOURS OF WAR.
139
—the sport brilliant—Sefton, his 3 sons, Berkeley Craven and Mr. McKenzie killing
141 pheasants, above 100 hares, &c., &c. On coming home the night was
so dark that my lord declared he could not see the road; and so it turned out,
for he overturned us. . . . We were not a mile from home, so we left the
carriage and groped our way on foot. . . .”
Henry Augustus Berkeley Craven (1776-1836)
Son of William, sixth baron Craven; he married Marie Clarisse Trebhault in 1829. He was a
military officer and personal friend of the Duke of York.
