John Gell to Philip Gell - has had Mundy with him - Mundy takes up the navigation in the most liberal way and appears to be for it but must see the heads of the bill-Ashe is both a coal owner and proprietor of the Erewash - Derby has no influence on Mundy who offended some of the County by voting against Pitt on the regency question - has seen Lord Scarsdale who will not be much against them, if at all - Mundy says that Lord Scarsdale will oppose the canal - will call upon the Duke of Newcastle who has influence over Sir Richard Sutton - there is no getting at the Duke of Portland until the Irish are gone. 8 Feb 1789