| Content Description | Explains that it will be clear from Lord John Russell's private letter that he had not forgotten what he said about Comyn; has been asked to draw up a meno about his past services, which he had made complementary, presumably to do with his promotion to the Bath [KCB]; congratulates him on the settlement of the arms debt, which would help Gladstone's budget; does not know if the reduction on the duty of French wine will affect duty on Spanish wine; the Foreign Office is being pestered by enquires about Escalante [imprisoned for preaching without permission in Spain] and he expects D'Orsey [who was attempting to establish a Church of England Mission in Spain] will be troublesome; refers to the question of the Cuba duties; Stuart was in Scotland, but due to travel to Naples; Wyke had been appointed Minister in Mexico. |