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Believes R[evans] wishes appointment of Secretary to Irish central Board or possibly the English appointment. 'He wd therefore probably produce, in England, partial damage, & here universal ruin.' Suggests recipient should recomment Revans for next vacant Bishopric. Refs to Lord Morpeth and [? Henry] Tufnel[?l]; economic matters, etc. Published.

'I have heard from Ld J[ohn] R[ussell] explaining that he did not impute to me (as the papers represented) a design to send out all the worst moral characters to the Colonies.' Ref. to article by Stanley on Ireland; family news.

Has heard that recipient is ill; is to send letter on transportation to Royal Commission; disapproves of Howick [Grey]'s scheme of 'punishing men at home & then sending them to N[ew] S[outh] W[ales] to be reformed... If this is resolved on we may have another half century of folly.' 50 petitions against Irish Poor Law; comments on University of London.

Complains that English always ready to suggest measures for Ireland but never to ascertain the facts first; points out falsehoods of opponents of Education Board; critical of Sir J[ames] G[raham]; desires to know whether govt wishes him removed from Education Board; critical of Mr & Mrs Hall who represent the 'mixed system' as having failed and also the Bishop of Exeter believes both political parties are 'guilty of great misrepresentation and other injustice.' Family news. Published.

Notes on Irish politics and attitude of English; critical of attitude to Irish Poor Law. Leaf missing, Not signed.

Desires copy of report of Tithe Commissioners; comments on Chadwick [torn]; 'At Alban Hall where I was at a loss for secondary punishments, I used to enter a delinquents name in a black book, where he stood as a kind of debtor to be punished only if he appeared a 2nd or 3rd [?time]; & then, for all, together. Might not a tattooed mark on the sole of the foot, or somewhere out of sight, be the punishment in some cases? The man on a 2d conviction wd suffer for both offenses [sic]. Pray suggest in yr report on paupers that any female receiving relief shd have her hair cut off: it may seem trifling, but "hae nugae, etc." '1st a good head of hair will fetch from 5 to 10s wh wd be perhaps a fortnight's maintenances'; family news. Torn. Published.

Encloses letter to be passed on to Lord M[?elbourne] if thought desirable; does not intend taking proceedings against the Standard and other libellers; writer's Sabbath to be reprinted; family news; has written to Lord Grey.

Complains of mutilation of an article by him; believes Education Board should ask the Tory ministry-elect whether they intend continuing with the education policy of their predecessors. Published. Note the incorrect date in the published edition.

Jokes about his secretary [Charles Dickinson]; encloses letter from Lord Duncannon and his reply (see C862]; has seen Lord Lieutenant re Irish Church and gives his views. Published.

Re letter to Morpeth on tithes in Ireland; fears 'stale-mate' over issue; increase in grants needed for Ireland, especially for education; comments on progress of RC on Irish Poor; critical of Revans who has caught 'the infection of the mob - radicals.' Family news.

Is sending 'Memorial' [see C556]; petitions to follow. 'The Prot[estant] ascendancy men have got up a protest, wh however contains no arguments, tho' the first part of the plan is one they have had 4 years to think about.' Pleased with Poor Law Report, sends review.

Re MSS of writer's works: has received sketch of Tithes Bill; hopes Education Board will not be mentioned. 'What will be the end of this strange business at Oxford? Will they cut the knot by making H[ampden] a bishop!'.

The date of the 'memorial'; asks for books for Dr March's Library, Dublin; invites recipient's son to stay; 'I like Chadwick's [? constabulary] papers very much, would he like to be a Police Magistrate?' Lord Henley's Church Reform.

Critical of Edinburgh [Review] and N[apier]; suggests that if article ['Ireland in 1843'] cut, it should be printed in full in pamphletform; news of O'C[onnell]'s future plans and of his suggestions re the Queen's visit.

The ideas in writer's last letter were really those of Hinds and recipient has misconstrued them; if the Whigs fail, Peel could return and shut out those Tories who opposed him. 'According to this view, his course will have been rather bold than cowardly.' His Rhetoric held up in printers because men busy printing papers for new railroads.

Congratulates recipient and his son; family news; has been to Manchester where they 'attribute Peel's measures to his dread of the [Anti-Corn Law] League. What say political men in London?'. Included is a note from Mrs Whately on her tour of Germany.

Gives number of students at Maynooth; critical of O'Connell's attitude over attack on a Mr Waller and his family believes O'Connell being pushed by the agitators among his followers and he is finding it difficult to restrain them.

Disagrees with Russell over Commission; compares with Irish Poor Law enquiry; the Hampden case; the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy; sees the first Reform Act as a failure. Published.

Re proofs sent to recipient; comments on Ecclesiastical Government of the Church.

Has sent recipient's 'Proofs a Preface' in strict confidence to Lord M[elbourne]; comments on Irish Church.