From Lord Palmerston   3 June 1826

My dear Sir

I send you todays report. The vote of Renouard of Sidney was sent me by Mr. Arbuthnot whose chaplain Mr. Renouard was at Constantinople, & Arbuthnot had the promise by a letter from Renouard the mistake if any must I conceive therefore he will be with his brother the Vice Master. I was told last night by Ld. Carnarvon who had heard it from some of Bankes's friends that Bankes boasts of having 600 promises, if he has not more we shall beat him; I reckon now 150 plumpers & it is odd if out of them we do not get from the Attorney General votes enough to beat Bankes with, but I think we should keep all the plumpers we can beyond the number which can be exchanged with Copley or Goulburn at least if Copley proves as I suppose decidedly stronger than Bankes, because there is no use in giving Copley gratuituous votes & raising him as compared with us upon the Poll; But we ought to be quite sure that Copley will beat Bankes.

My dear Sir

Yrs sincerely

Palmerston

I have not sent any of these circulars to the resident members considering it unnecessary to do so