Item 74 - Richard Jones to William Whewell

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Tithe Office - Mr Williams has a history of writing begging letters and is not altogether unworthy. Charlotte Jones has suffered more attacks of faintness. George Peacock 'has lately shewn an occasional want of worldly tact which has surprised and is just now embarrassing me - He wanted me to go to the Home Office on an errand which would have insured I am laughingly told their sending for a surgeon to bleed me and now he is pressing views about Peel's corn-measure which I think vexatious and wanting me to struggle for a modification of it on the part of the church which I should think a great calamity to the church'. As for the new list of towns, this 'will not affect us to the extent of 10s in the 100s if he or any one else can shew him it will do more Peel will remodel it and yet he wants to establish 2 lists for averages by one of which our incomes would be regulated - by the other prices and rents - I think the plan suicidal'. 'The whig-radicals are chuckling at the prospect of embroiling the church and the landowners and the government on this point and have been making some quiet attempts to convert me into a cats paw for their purpose - I laugh at them but am annoyed about Peacock who I know is sincere and honest'. RJ will 'get Peacocks views submitted to Peel if I can quietly but really I cannot adopt them'.