He is glad White intends to visit London in the spring. He calls his own letters "rude sketches", due to his eyes, and asks that they are returned to them. He was affected by the destruction of
Sir John Kennaway's house and furniture, despite its imperfections as an example of architecture. Discusses whether it is improper for the
Duke of Bedford's statue to include a ploughshare and ears of corn, but thinks it an ornament for London for all that.
Some of the premiums pictures at the Royal Academy show great promise, some are finished with great care and precision [that] distinguished
David Wilkie's composition. Most, however, are much too small.
White will be lucky if he ever gets another sight of the cloister and chapter house of Westminster Abbey, as they are to be removed for a great street to approach the House of Lords.