M'Carthy Desmond will at once move that I be put on the West Cork Committee, in place of Nogo, who won't act.

My shares are all at present registered in Val's name.

It will be well, however, to have them all transferred to you.
'Yours ever, 'U.S.
'M'Cleury has pledged himself to put me in again without further expense, if I have to stand before the next general election, in consequence of taking place under Government.

I earnestly hope his sincerity may be tried.' During the month of July, Alaric was busy enough.

He had to do the work of his new office, to attend to his somewhat critical duties as director of the West Cork Railway, to look after the interests of Miss Golightly, whose marriage was to take place in August, and to watch the Parliamentary career of his friend Undy, with whose pecuniary affairs he was now bound up in a manner which he could not avoid feeling to be very perilous.
July passed by, and was now over, and members were looking to be relieved from their sultry labours, and to be allowed to seek air and exercise on the mountains.