Asking Moxon for money before completing the Sheridan article; explaining Hunt's becoming a committee-man to help Dowton get a benefit for his retirement from the stage; mentioning Hunt's anxiety about his own affairs.
Concerning Pollock's invitation to visit him at Hatton; his refusal because of illness; his request to come later, although he is a bad diner; his appreciation of Pollock's interest in his book, probably The old court suburb, or, Memorials of...