He was delighted at the appointment and at Lord John Russell's agreement to pay Captain Cook's salary from the date he had proposed. He regrets that the Whigs were going out of office, leaving on record the decision gradually to withdraw support from the Mico Charity despite his letter to Lord John Russell on the subject. The weather had turned cold, so they had decided to leave on the following Thursday. He finishes with a brief account of the deer slain by Edmund and urges her to accept an invitation to dine at Sheringham if one were issued after the deer had arrived. (Copy.)