From Lord Palmerston   2 June 1826

My dear Sir,

The following is the Counting up of my Book

Absolute promises 657

Conditional on the safety of other candidates chiefly Copley 15

Total 672 of which are plumpers 145

Suppose we lose 50 by absence our disposable plumpers must bring us up to 650 on the Poll. Goulburn will certainly as you say not turn 500 I should doubt whether Bankes would turn 600 and if so I think that provided we speak enough of our danger we shall find ourselves safe.

Yrs sincerely

Palmerston