She omitted to ask Lord Melbourne when he thinks it would be convenient for Lord Palmerston to come down to Windsor for a few days, as it is the Queen's wish to ask him in the course of the Recess.

The Queen is very thankful to Lord Melbourne for his kind enquiries after her health; she is sorry to say she had one of her bad headaches yesterday, but feels very well this morning and thinks a drive will quite cure her.
[Pageheading: ARMY ESTIMATES] _Queen Victoria to Viscount Melbourne._ WINDSOR CASTLE, _29th December 1837._ The Queen received Lord Melbourne's two letters yesterday evening, and another this morning, enclosing one from Lord Duncannon.[82] The Queen is very much gratified by the kind expressions in the letter she got last night; she is grieved to see Lord Melbourne is so much oppressed with business.
The Queen thinks Lord Melbourne has acted with the greatest judgment with respect to Sir J.Conroy,[83] and highly approves the course he intends pursuing.
The Queen regrets that there should be so much difficulty with respect to the Report of the Army Estimates, but fervently trusts that no serious difficulties will arise from it; she will be very anxious to talk about this and many other matters when she sees Lord Melbourne, which the Queen _hopes_ (as Lord Melbourne says nothing to the contrary) she will do on the 3rd or 4th.
The Queen thinks that it will be quite right if Lord Melbourne writes to Lord John about the Staffordshire Yeomanry.

The Queen will be delighted to see Lady John Russell's little girl, and would be very happy if Lady John was to bring the _Baby_ also.

The Queen begs Lord Melbourne to invite them (Lord and Lady John) in her name on the 8th, and to stay till the 11th.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are here, and the Queen is very sorry to say, that from what she _sees_ and _hears_, she has reason to fear all is _not_ as it _should_ be; _her_ mother is most _markedly_ civil and affectionate towards both the Duke and Duchess, and spoke Politics with the former.

The Queen will tell Lord Melbourne more about this when she sees him.
The weather was beautiful yesterday, and the Queen had a _long_ drive and _walk_, which have done her great good; it is still finer to-day.
[Footnote 82: Commissioner of Woods and Forests and Lord Privy Seal.] [Footnote 83: Sir J.Conroy, who had been Comptroller to the Duchess of Kent, made certain claims which it was not considered expedient to grant.