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Is taking the waters to good effect; describes route he is to take to Dresden; intends visiting Brussels after all. Headed notepaper (colour print of Carlsbad).

Has received letter of 9 July and also letters from Mdme. Arconati and Whately; Mrs Senior and Minnie are at Carlsbad where S. will join them on August 24 - hopes to meet him in Paris.

Sends congratulations to the Arconatis on the birth of a son; met the Holwegs and the Naumans at Bonn; intends visiting Whately at Easter and invites Arrivabene to join him. 'There could be no means by which you can see Ireland or the working of the English poor law better.'.

Cannot see him after all; pleased with news of the Arconatis; shall be curious to see works of Rossi and Leroux and Arrivabene's article on the Tessin. But his object now is '...to see what the Germans have said on Political economy which up to the present time has been a sealed book to me.'.

Believes that last letter [? C43] was not received by Arrivabene and repeats contents; Mrs Senior has broken her 'tendon achillis' while dancing on Christmas Day.

Describes intended route from Germany; hopes to reach Brussels by Oct. 5-6.

Description of journey: 'We are all talking of the chances of war but Count Woronzow who has just come from Prince Metternich's ... thinks we are in no danger.' Comments on his companions Mr Lister and his wife Lady Theresa Lister; asks for letters of introduction.

Sorry to hear of illness of 'the child'[?]; Whately anxious that the translation of 'the Evidences' should be printed in Italy; pleased with Nassau's progress at Christchurch; is not '...wasting his money.'.

Returned to England after staying a fortnight with Whately; little news; Miss Rolph to marry a Lieut. White of Indian army; pleased with success of Nassau [J. Senior, his son] at Oxford; the Clarks are in Rome: is to visit Bowood - Lord John Russell and Macaulay to be there, complains of Palmerston's foreign policy; comment about Guizot.

Sends copy of pamphlet by S. on Poor Laws through Whately; has discussed pol. situation with Stirling, the editor of the Times, who believes Peel will have a majority of 70, S. says 40; believes Peel does ' ... not wish to do harm'; would like a majority of 50 'for us' but 'the landlords are too ignorant & the landed interest too powerful;' sees pol. econ. becoming more important; Whately worried about Ireland.

Bitter attack on the French as ' ... ambitious, faithless, rapacious public robbers...' Explains reasons for statement to this effect; leaves for Europe in August; news of M. de Sauli.

Sends proceedings of the Children's Employment Commission, etc.; hopes he will read Nassau William Senior's articles in the Edinburgh Review.

Hopes package has arrived [see C50]; gives intentions re European tour; discusses division of land into smaller units.

Pleased that Edward [Senior]will see Arrivabene; describes tour; comments on acquaintances: Dr Frank and M. Steinagel.

Describes Switzerland; comments on German politics which is 'unsettled'; wishes to employ a Belgian cook and asks Arrivabene to help him find one.

Describes his visit to Ireland; family news; asks if he has seen H[enr]y Taylor.

Has received his letters; intends staying with Count Solms-Wildenfels; believes Austria must be kept strong '...in order to keep the two great warlike, ambitious, & mischevious powers, France & Russia, in check.' Anxious to see correspondence between [Daniel] Webster and Lord Ashburton; has received note from Webster: 'Lord Ashburton & I talk a great deal, & write very little.' Comments an 'English colony' on tour being the largest.

Is to visit Ireland in Aug. and Sept.; invites Arrivabene to join him.

Excited by invitation; would rather visit him at Whitsun than Easter.

Discusses weather; comments on Count Maronya, an Italian diplomat; describes Germany; comments on Lansdowne's whereabouts. Headed notepaper (Print of Innsbruck).