Heavy rain all day. I was at work upon the draughts of my Despatches much of the day, which was less interrupted than common. The longest of these is that reporting my last Friday’s conversation with Lord Russell. I have tried to give it accurately, but reporting of this kind is always difficult. I also wrote a letter to Mr Latham, the governor of the Bank of England to obtain specimens of bills from Mr Chase. In the evening as the rain held up I went out and took a walk on the outer circle of the regent’s park. The foliage is in great beauty now—very different in appearance from what it was a year ago. We had a quiet dinner and evening.102