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W(illia)m Routh, London, to William Crawshay (II), Merthyr Tidvil, to acknowledge the receipt of correspondence relating to Farrer, with which recipient's father agrees.

Sends copy of a letter from the Fontine Iron Co., Coalbrookdale, announcing that the Shropshire irormasters have agreed to advance pig-iron by 10/- and bars by 20/(to £7;) his hope that this will bring more orders to the London House at £6 and that recipient's father can be persuaded to take them. Routine advices.

Sends copies of Letters 537(a) and (b) and deplores the unsatisfactory position created by Bibby: their only satisfaction is that Bibby is safe.

The probability that an advance in price will not appear for two months, although the output of iron is certainly less than the consumption; the continuance of Bailey and the British Iron Co. at £5. 10s; the demand of the Staffordshire ironmasters for a 5/- advance. Routine advices.

Routine advices relating to orders and convocation of the Bute Canal Committee. The remark of recipient's father that recipient can be sole proprietor of the works whenever he can engage to buy out the father's interest.

Sends the copies of Letters 538(a) and (b) for recipient's information.

Concerning underselling by Guest and Hill at the risk of incurring bad debts; the coming failure of Gasebrook and Munro with whom Guest is deeply involved; the attitude of recipient's father to the men; and his belief that a rise in wages, by forcing up prices or by causing bankruptcies, would benefit stockholders. Routine advices.

The difference between himself and George Crawshay as to the correct interpretation of the wishes of recipient's father: George Crawshay considers his father to have peremptorily ordered the firing of the furnaces; the writer considers otherwise. [Vide Letter 679(b)].

Reporting the debate in the House (of Commons) on Littleton's motion against the "Truck Masters" which was carried by 197 votes against 27, Hume leading the opposition and being cheered by Thompson and Guest, "Ought not this to be known in your neighbourhood?" [Vide Letter 479].

Sends particulars of the Navy Contract (inscribed on the Letter) and copies of the last correspondence with Bibby. Concerning an offer of a berth for young Davis and the probable cost of his outfit.

Sends copies of the Acraman correspondence now concluded by the withdrawal of the original offer of £5 2s. 6d. to him. Concerning a berth for young Davies. Routine matters. [Inscribed on Letter 549(a)].

Routine business advices; the fewness of enquiries as to price even in spite of the partial stoppage in Staffordshire. [Added by Robert Moser: - personal, concerning recipient's son, Robert].

Routine advices and business gossip; his belief in imminent trade improvement; Blakemore's fury against the Canal Company [Glamorganshire] for allegedly reducing his output capacity.

An account of his discussion of Major Holford's claim for water rents (against Cyfarthfa) with Thomas Farrar, who is noncommittal and has not taken Counsell's opinion; his suspicion that Meyrick (a solicitor) is communicating with Farrer.

An account of the testing of Mr. Joyce's nailmaking machine which produced 1 1/2 lbs. of nails per minute, and which Joyce may be induced to bring to Wales under a promise of secrecy from recipient. The financial arrangements for exploiting the machine, and the extent to which recipient is offered an interest.

Clarifies the attitude of recipient's father to the reduction of ore-stocks, ore-mining, blowing-out of furnaces, and discharge of men in which, however, full authority is delegated to recipient.

Sends Gandell's report on the iron trade in Staffordshire and a list of 31 furnaces which had been blown out since the Gloucestershire meeting; discusses the prospects of improvements in springs rumours and news concerning rivals, and routine matters.

Routine business advices; and assurances that George Crawshay had no unkind intentions in the recent angry correspondence.

Sends the address of Thomas Farrer, whose brother he has been to see. Routine matters.

Concerning the dispute between the [Glamorganshire] Canal Coy. and the Marquis of Bute, in which the arbitrator has reported only the evidence of a lock-keeper on the Canal side against a host of evidence for the Marquis; advice to apply for a rehearing. Routine business advices.