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Original manuscript of a lecture delivered by Senior at Oxford (Course III, No. 4), entitled 'Population. Preventative checks'. [Only partly in Nassau William Senior's hand.] The MS of Course III, No. 5 is missing.

Original manuscript of a lecture delivered by Senior at Oxford (Course IV, No. 4), entitled 'Recapitulation continued'. [Not in Nassau William Senior's hand; marked 'Fair Copy'.]

Original manuscript of a lecture delivered by Senior at Oxford (Course V, No. 6), entitled 'Cost of Gold'. [In Nassau William Senior's hand.] NB. The MSS of Course V, lectures 1-5 are missing.

Regrets his illness; wishes to meet the Arconatis.

Sends pamphlet and book on secondary punishment; comments on Poor Law Commission; hopes to visit Poor Colonies in Belgium and Holland; sends a number of penny magazines.

Has been asked by the French Govt to recommend a successor to [Jean Baptiste] Say as prof. of Pol. Econ.; they would not object to an Englishman but S. believes Arrivabene would be a good choice. 'Private & confidential'.

Apologises for not writing; very busy with P.L.C.: 'I have been perhaps the most active, but have no preeminence whatever.' P.L.C. will accept Arrivabene's report, but he needs to print it quickly. [See letter from Arrivabene to Senior, dated Dec. 13, 1833, included in Two Reports addressed to His Majesty's Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Administration and Operation of the Poor Laws by C. H. Cameron, John Wrottesley and J. W. Cowell, Esquires, and a letter from Count Arrivabene on the Management of the Poor Belgium, London, 1834, pp. 197-201. Also included is the report on the Belgian Poor Law referred to in the letter].

Has received Arrivabene's paper on Gaesbeek and 3,500 copies have been distributed in Parliament; is sending comments on it from Edinburgh Review per Dr [John] Bowring. 'We are in the agony of bringing forth our report.'.

Has received package [see C15]; hopes Poor Law Bill will succeed. French.

Pleased to hear that Arrivabene is coming to London and invites him to stay.

Hopes to visit her at Guildford. News of her family.