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Milan. - Pleased to hear Milnes' news and to meet Captain Sheney [sic: Cheney?] who brought the letter. Severe fever at end of April; describes symptoms. Glad about Milnes family's stay in Venice; the new Consul-General Colonel Sorrelle is a fine man. Lord George is back from visiting his niece Lady James Stuart and will soon join Colonel Hughes. News of Sir Henry Mildmay and family, and of the Hare brothers: Reginald Hare is a 'good for nothing wretch'; Augustus died of a spitting of blood at Rome. Captain Buller has squandered his own fortune and that of Lady Agnes [Percy]. Duchess of [C...zarro/]; Colonel and Mrs Butler.

Boulogne. - They have made a friend of the doctor; Oliver might enjoy Lake Geneva in summer but will find winter society too bookish for his taste; Milnes' plans to move to Milan, which is 'beset with the fewest English'; Sir Henry Mildmay went there from Paris heavily in debt; musical attractions of Milan; possible events at home; would like to linger abroad for four years but must consider his son - would like him to visit Egypt and Syria. His son reports Savile greatly improved in worldly attributes; Hallam; Cavendish's Cambridge exploits; political effects of Catholic emancipation.

Central section of letter missing.

Boulogne society: Greville only on formal terms with his wife; Graham's daughters; Mr Maxwell the next Lord Farnham 'very gentlemanly but a sad [roué]?; others here are [?] Berington, Kortright, Martin the former MP, Gordon, Sir A. Ramsay, Mr St. Aubin, Brooke Richmond and 'Mrs Salmon the vocalist'; calculation of reduced expenses here - 'we feed our servants on turbots for oeconomy'; turkeys and wild fowl cheap. Bland should bring his household here '& go back having saved 10 or 12, 000 and wonder how your trees have grown'.