You were so kind as to express a wish to see my son.  He is now with his regiment, the 16th Lancers, in Ireland, and has lately obtained his Lieutenancy.  He will be twenty years of age in January.  I will make known to him your kind wish, and doubt not that he will pay his respects when he visits London.

Believe me, My Dear Sir James,
Yours very faithfully,
W. H. SLEEMAN.

To Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart,
       &c. &c. &c.

P.S.—­In page 217, line 4, vol. i., of my Diary, the printer has put “months” for weeks.  Pray do me the favour to have this corrected.—­W.  H. S.

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My Lord,

Your Lordship’s wishes in regard to the papers on Oude affairs shall be strictly attended to.  They are locked up in my box, and no one shall see them.  I had no wish to print any but those I mentioned in my last letter, and they are locked up with the others, which I have not looked at since I left your Lordship’s camp; the Diary, excepted.

Things in Oude are just as they were; and the King’s ambition seems to be limited to the reputation of being the best drum-beater, dancer, and poet of the day.  He is utterly unfit to reign; but he is himself persuaded that no man can be more fit than he is for anything, and he will never willingly consent to make over the reins of Government to any one.  It would be impossible to persuade him to abdicate even in favour of his own son, much less to resign his sovereignty in perpetuity.  If our Government interpose, it must be by the exercise of a right derived from the existing relations between the two Governments, or from our position as the paramount power in India.

Of this your Lordship will have to consider and decide when your mind is relieved from Burmese affairs, which appear to be drawing very quietly to a close.  I shall not write publicly about Oude affairs generally till I have your Lordship’s commands to do so.  The Diary will continue to be transmitted regularly; but the Periodical General Report will be suspended.

Mr. Bushe remained a few days at Lucknow.  He has since seen Agra, Bhurtpoor, and other places, and is now on his way back to Calcutta, well pleased with his tour.

With great respect,
Your Lordship’s obedient Servant,
W. H. SLEEMAN.

To the Most Noble
The Marquis of Dalhousie, K.T.,
Governor-General of India.

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Lucknow, 2nd January, 1853.

My Dear Sir James,

I enclose two sets of Tables of Errata for the Diary, and must pray you to do me the favour to have one set put into the two volumes of the copy you have, and the other sent to the Deputy-Chairman for insertion in his copy.  I did not take the liberty to send a copy to the President of the Board of Control, but if you think I should do so, I will.