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Kinmount, Annan. -Declines invitation; “extremely disgusted” with his father.

Appointment of Magistrates at Pontefract

Tariff question; ignorance of Parliamentary affairs; constituents’ resistance to raising of duty on liquorice; Milnes would not enjoy tenants’ dinner to celebrate Pollington’s marriage

London. - Impressed by Houghton's article on Disraeli's Endymion [in the Fortnightly Review]; his kindly allusion to the persons represented; expects Houghton will attend Lords debate soon.

Delivery of Pontefract Addresses to the Queen, Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent [on the Royal Marriage].

Methley. - Previously understood Milnes's bailiff to say that the land required was a 'corner' of one of his fields; would not have parted with this without Pollington [his son and heir]'s consent, but 'as I now understand your note there does not appear the least objection to your taking off the piece to improve your road'. Regrets that he cannot dine with Milnes on Monday, 'my Ladies only returning to Methley on Saturday'.

Fryston. - Arrival of Bland's sons. Has always experienced overcrowding on Rhine trips, but Bland has benefited from depressed state of affairs at home; unimpressed by the Rhine, which lacks fine old trees; advice as to further route. Poor weather and harvest, though gives good account of Bland's estate; economic distress caused by over-production, 'the ever-recurring concomitant of all societies complicated & artificial as ours.

Fryston full of guests: Petre 'sadly down' at times; Mexborough dreads newspaper accounts of Henry's case, his cordiality since election, when Gully's supporters assisted Pollington [his son, later 4th Earl of Mexborough] by tactical voting; huge expenses; unruly local meetings of landowners.

Family movements; might tour the Rhine with Galways - 'I expect to see your daughters' names in pencil over many a chimneypiece'; determined to winter here despite pressure to go to Italy, as he needs rest and quiet. Adds postscript: [Edward?] Beaumont has got into a financial scrape as predicted; illness of Lord Harewood; Wyvill's election prospects; news from Alleyne; Milbanke expects Bland's early return as he had only two more bottles of port left.