He recounts the transaction whereby they had been purchased from a sister of a former MP called Brand and names two people who might have the deeds. He complains of the brevity of Edward's letter but admits that he himself had little to relate. He suggests that, if his book had not already been printed, part of the prayer for Parliament might provide a suitable motto for the section on elevation of mind. He writes of the effect of lending the first volume of his work to leading Italians, particularly to the leader of the Jesuits, who was a strong abolitionist. Because of it, he was convinced that they should broadcast information in French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and he had arranged for M. Pacod to translate his book into French. He would write to Trew but asks Edward to whip up the committee about it in the meantime.

In answer to Edward's letter about Brick Lane, dated 31 Jan, he gives his opinion that it would suit Edward and his family very well during the winter and should therefore not be given up, though he had not yet discussed this with Hannah. He reports on a shooting expedition with St. Aubin and Charles, during which he had had a good view of the ex-King Don Miguel, and on the visit to a female prison with Sarah Gurney, at which they were shown 60 murderers. He mentions the asylum to which men in Italy could send bad wives to be converted into lambs by the Sisters of Charity, suggesting it might be a good thing to introduce into England. In a postscript, he refers to the good news he had received of the Bolanos mines and asks his opinion of Johnson's land.