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The writer's illness. Mr. and Mrs. Mason and Mr. Morgan coming to dine. Mr. Herbert is in town. Mr. Trotter, late curate of Twickenham, to marry Miss D. Mason.

The rent of the glebe gardens in Pool.

Llyssin farm. With copy letter by J. Lloyd Jones to Thomas Jones, Penbryn, Montgomery.

Criticises the conduct and attitude of Mr. Townsend at the lead mine Broke open the stonehouse, then Latimer, Oliver and Peter Pugh went down underground and viewed the whole bottoms. Intended to break into the newhouse. There is a great loss in washing the ore. Extracts.

Draining of the farm at Cheswardine.

Valuation of Lloyd of Domgay's estate.

His account for making a valuation of the estate of Mr Lloyd of Domgay. With draft replies.

Recommending an estate on the River Rea to Mr Lloyd of Domgay.

Requesting payment for valuing Mr Lloyd's estates.

Recommends a reduction in Richard Robinson's farm. Offers the tithes of Mr Lloyd's estate to be sold to him.

A reply to No. MC1/136. It is a great encouragement to those who associate in defence of the Church to know that the measures they adopt are approved by those in high places, and that is why he asked for permission to quote his lordship's approving words in their Annual Report which is to be published in November. He will, however, obey his lordship's directions and will not publish them except verbally among the members and friends of the Bath Lay Association.

W[illiam] Jeffs, v[ice-] p[resident] and secretary of the Bath Church of England Lay Association, St James's Square, Bath, to the Earl of Powis. He encloses the petition of the Bath Church of England Lay Association against the union of the sees of St Asaph and Bangor. See No. MC2/158.

William Jeffs, v[ice] p[resident] and secretary of the Bath Church of England Lay Association, St James's Square, Bath, to the Earl of Powis. He had the honour of sending his lordship on the 12th a copy of the Tenth Annual Report of the Bath Lay Association, and, knowing the deep interest taken by his lordship in the preservation of the North Wales bishopric, he now encloses a copy of a petition to that effect which is in course of signature. He would be glad if his lordship would undertake to present it to the House of Lords and Lord Clive likewise to the House of Commons.

He desires to know whether their petition has been duly delivered to his lordship at the House of Commons. He found that it had been mislaid through the irregularity of the Post Office. Enclosed is a printed copy of the petition. It agrees with that attached to No. MC4/424.

Their petition for the immediate establishment of an independent bishopric at Manchester was presented by the Duke of Cleveland to the House of Lords on Monday last. His lordship will scarcely believe the impetus given to the [Bath Church of England Lay] Association by the encouraging words which appeared in his lordship's letter to him. He always deems the letters he receives as of a private character and avoids the quotation of words without the permission of the party. Would his lordship therefore forgive him should he publicly quote the expression of his thanks for the assistance which they are giving to the righteous cause? His object would be to encourage the preparation of parochial petitions.

He thanks his lordship for a copy of the Twenty-third Report on Public Petitions.

The purchase of Trewern Hall by Mr Robinson. With copy.

The land the writer bought of Robert Boulton, brazer.

He will be happy to see his lordship either today or tomorrow.

He thanks his lordship for a copy of his speech on the question of the bishoprics of St Asaph and Bangor.