F. Beaufort to Fanny Edgeworth - Francis Beaufort Edgeworth's medal - health of his family - politics - Catholic emancipation - 31 May - Harry and Lucy to be out in a few days - Margate - Brunel's tunnel - Colonel Trench's plan for a magnificent quay - Bills for Manchester - Liverpool railroad and Bridgewater-Lyme Regis canal - St Catherine dock - opposition lobbies - the press - Irish company for steam packets from Valentia to Canada and West Indies - science