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take a good position in Sydney.

Great hopes were entertained as
to the career of one of your great uncles
in that career. I cannot
say that I much like the state of
affairs in Sydney but I infer from
what scraps I read that the Upper
House has too many friends to be
in danger of being swamped by
that rough fellow Reid.

His Billingsgate duel with
Parkes cannot have done good
to the reputation of either of
the combatants? I have just finished
the printing of 2nd edtn. of my NZ. It ought to be out soon here & in London.

Sir Charles Nicholson wrote
a long letter to me the other
day and told me of his son
Charlie's engagement with
evident pleasure. I have not
answered him yet, as I usually
gloat over my English letters for
a week or two before replying.

My reason for writing to you