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Plans to close up his cotton affairs, see the London Exhibition, and come home on 7 June; is not as excited about the exhibition as he was the last time he went, which was 11 years ago; sold 41 bales of cotton and has 256 left; is happy to be making enough money so that they will be financially secure in the years to come; thinks Matthew is spending too much time looking at the "main chance"; is glad that the bust of their father will be done in marble;  Fontaine is taking a few days off work because of a stye in his eye; he takes his breakfast and dinner to work with him to eat during their breaks; Margaret Addison invited William and Fontaine to dine with her on Easter Sunday; received the parcel for Mrs. Cropper; Mary Wakefield is doing well; Mr. Cropper told him that he should visit Fawcett Preston and Co[mpany]'s works; he also said that a brother of his son-in-law, Mr. Jacob Willink works there; thinks that maybe that will gain favors for Fontaine; Robert Leech thinks Tobin will do well in China; William Edward Bold will stay in the lumber [?] room whil he is home for Easter so he [RM] will not have to stay next door; news of friends; walked around Borkenhead Park while he was visiting at New Brighton; saw many old houses; went to Hoylake [?] races, where there was a snowstorm in the afternoon. 8pp ALS