He describes the previous day's debate in the House, which had convinced him that he should vote with the government, Wilberforce's speech, which had been poor despite the depth of his feelings, and his enquiries about the Earlham family. He enquires about Priscilla's health and reports that, having thought his letter to his uncle, Charles Buxton, too insipid, he had added a postscript saying that he would vote according to his conscience even if it meant opposing all his friends.