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He wishes his lordship success in his attempt to preserve the sees of St Asaph and Bangor separate and inviolate. Everything, however, will probably turn on the view taken by the Archbishop, for the Duke of Wellington will certainly support the Archbishop. He cannot understand the low secular views which men who ought to be swayed by far higher principles permit themselves to take with regard to the Church. One of the sorest evils under which they labour is the paucity of bishops and the unmanageable extent and population of most of their dioceses. If there is a jealousy of admitting a larger number of spiritual peers into the House of Lords or if it is feared that the creation of new bishops without seats in the House might endanger the seats of those who are now members of it, it seems to him that the remedy is a very easy one. Let all the present bishops retain their seats in the House and none others. In every archdeaconry at least let there be a suffragan bishop, subject to the control of the present bishop in each respective diocese, and wherever there now is or ought to be a rural dean let there be an archdeacon. Most of the present sees might be raised to the dignity of archbishoprics and the Archbishop of Canterbury might bear the title of Patriarch. He should not be sorry if their bishops, instead of having seats in the House as spiritual peers, had to regulate the Church in matters of doctrine and discipline in an ecclesiastical synod. These are, perhaps, day dreams, and what they have to do is to meet the exigencies of the present hour. His lordship's proposed Bill will drive the cowardly heads of Oxford to petition against the union, a duty which they have hitherto shirked from fear of the Duke. He has not yet had leisure to read Lieut. Eyre's work. He is expecting Herbert Cornwall and his son today. They had the bishop of Tasmania with them yesterday - 'very inferior to your friend of New Zealand'.

Chagrined when he read his letter. The major has stolen a march upon the recipient- he hinted a design of opposition against the writer who never dreamed it was his friend Owen who was to occasion it. 'Your unkindness hurts me more than my vote can hurt you.'.

Declaration of trust concerning the manor of East Hamstead in co. Berks.

Thanks him for invitation to stay at Havod on his way to the audit at Carmarthen on 23rd.

Has made his collection and sent Mr. Child a bill for £821 17s. Mr. Whittle of Montgomery's obligation to Mr Baldwyn. Thomas Evans refuses to make the survey of one of the lordships, Mathraval Freeth and Freeth y Drim because of old age, etc., and will be employed by Phillpott at Crowther's coppice by the Key. The wood near the Forge should be surveyed.

Sends £6 6 0. Has a messenger to carry a letter to Joseph Thomas for him to come to Powis Castle on Wednesday. Lewis of the Mill is gone to the Groe to see the soldiers exercise but will see him tonight. It being the Flannel Market Mrs. Thomas is very busy.

Sorry he did not receive the hare and three cocks. Will write to Mr. Palmer concerning the Park and Cwm Bruth. His unwillingness to go to Pool; the obstacle is about repairs and the expense of moving. His collection of rents.

Received the £50. His son will transcribe the accounts. Wrote to Mr. Jones about the partridge. The writer's health.

Mr. Aubins brings Dungan £62 17s. which is every shilling he has of Lord Powis's. Sent the rest of the rent money to Mr. Baldwyn.

Sent his lordship Mr. Davies's bill for his rents in 'my' collection and Woods also, Mrs. Edwards of Mellyn y Greeg excepted. Mr. Maurice at Can Office made the writer a tender of the old rent but no more. Sent the two leases of Morgan Evans of Gwenynog Ucha and the new leases to Mr. Prichard, with the grant of Sir Edward Herbert to Piers and Bluck. Warns against Teague Pryce. Query about Bluck's marriage. Encloses depositions of Mr. Wheeler's honesty. Forty cords of wood stolen from Lord Powis. Hopes Wheeler will not get a lease of the Forge. Mr. Smytheman and Co. desire a lease of the Forge; can advance the rent £15 more than Wheeler is to pay by his extended lease. Wheeler's opposition to inclosing the wood above his house on the waste. Suggests raising the rent of Joseph Thomas of Llyssyn. With a draft memorandum on Bluck.

Has gout. To let Mr. Farmer send him a Shrewsbury bill for £50.

Payment of the money to Mr Child will be very agreeable. Still confined to bed.

Repairs on Bunners Farm. Arrangements for cutting the wood.

Attended Mr. Baker at Llangynog and Mathrafal Forge. Mr. Wheeler has put people to fell the woods. Thomas Evans promises the measurements of the woods.

The order to Mr. Wheeler to fell the underwood. Will call on Mr. Baker at the Forge.

Tho[ma]s Worley to Richard Wolfe, bailiff in Oswestry, to give notice of the collection of rents. Gives list of defaulters for post fines.

Concerning the plan for the market house at Llanfair. Before next Michaelmas will give notice to the tenants of the farms in Kerry desired by Mr. John Herbert. Cannot do so before. The rent will be four times the present. Has set Penygelly, which John Herbert desires to have, at an advanced rent of £4 a year.

Mr. Smitheman did not meet him at Myvod. Sends specimen of the ore of the trial in Halcetor. Little ore there but a good vein of brows 'span'. To meet Pryce Maurice at Melin y Greeg on Friday concerning Mrs. Edwards's affair.

Will wait upon Mr. Tudor with the leases. Has sent terms of leases to Plowden and Potter. Will wait on Mr. Waring. Took possession of Mr. Wheeler's house, land and forge. Opposition to cutting down the rails at Llanfair from Rees Jones. Wants orders about John Bowen of Coch y Dwst in Radnorshire. Bidders for Cwm Breeth farm.

Arrears of Mr. Aubin.