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Authors include: George Canning, George Ellis, William Elliot, William Henry Freemantle, Robert Grant, J R Grossett, Francis Horner, Thomas Kennedy, William Lamb, Charles Long, James Macdonald, Sir James Mackintosh, Dr Herbert Marsh, Viscount Morpeth, George Lord Nugent, Dr Phillimore, David Ricardo, Sir Samuel Romilly, Earl of Rosebery, Charles Tennyson, Samuel Whitbread and William Windham

London. - Is grateful to his uncle 'both for your kind congratulations and for your equally kind advice. Things look well in the House of Commons. [re the Reform Bill] On Monday the Government was victorious by large majorities in two Divisions. Yesterday we again beat the opposition hollow'; they are 'in a very violent temper, and... in a mood to make long-winded speeches. We shall not answer a word till we are in committee', and he hopes the 'force of the other side will go out for want of fuel'. The government have referred applications about the Bill to 'a sort of council consisting of Robert Grant, Carter the Member for Portsmouth, Will Smith's son in law, Kennedy, Brownlow, and myself'. They met for the first time today 'at the Pay office - Lord John Russell's - at one o'clock'. His unlce will see Macaulay is 'not likely to want work': he is 'never in bed till three', but is however keeping 'pretty well'