Translation (p.6a):
Twenty million of the old
debt paid
By Mr Gladstone twelve
million of annual taxes
were cancelled. And a further
five million in
hand towards lessening
the burdens of the nation;
It is said that the national debt –
increased by seven hundred million
pounds (£700,000,000,) in
the reign of George the 3rd, that is around £23
every minute! That is the fruits
of war.

Translation (p.6b):
Five qualities/properties of the Soul
Understanding. Memory. Love. Will
and Conscience.
Five ideas or feelings
of a man: Hearing. Seeing. Touch.
[In darker ink] Smell. Taste.
February the 7
I never forget
long as i stand on
the spot.