Written from Downing Street.
Will deliver Blakesley's note to [Goulbran] tomorrow
Park Street - Stephen [Spring-Rice] in better health, Edward O'Brien has married
Blakesley's sermon, hate of utilitarian philosophy, enquires whether it is too soon to start Aubrey on College preparation
savings banks, change at the Foreign Office
has discovered Randell of Peterhouse is the son of an acquaintance, Barrowclough will support Lyttleton
Park Street - safe arrival at Bombay of Indian bride on the day prophesied
his misfortune [death of his father), requests Blakesley to look after Charles
definition of "the Church", problem of disengaging peculiar trends from the common truths of Christianity, place of Christianity in schools, doctrine
Belvedere, Earith. Comments on the wanton demoltion of houses which could be used for the poor
Concerning the purchase of Woolner's bust of Tennyson.
Concerning Woolner's bust of Tennyson.
Slough - JH thanks WW on his wife's behalf for his Hexameters. The two halves of the magnetic project devised by JH, WW and Peacock have now been granted - albeit with different measures of 'graciousness and possibly also of ultimate fulfillment'. Nevertheless the naval expedition 'is certainly resolved on'. Although the land stations have been given the go ahead 'nothing is ordered - nothing is referred to the Council of RS nor to the Commn. B. Assoc for discussion, or management - and we know not with what department of the public service we shall be put in communication. This is in a high degree embarrassing'. Since Peacock is a personal friend of Spring Rice he should explain to him 'the extreme awkwardness and inconvenience of the present state of things'. The BAAS grant of '£400 will not meet the cost of the mere magnetic instruments for the fixed stations'.
Concerning Woolner's bust of Tennyson. Letters dated from 26 May 1859-30 Oct. 1859.
Beccles.—Returns a receipted bill, along with some cases and opinions bearing the signatures of various eminent lawyers.
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My dear Sir.
I return you our bill with an acknowl[edgmen]t of having rec’ed {1} the amount, & with it some cases & opinions to which you will find the signatures of the present Chanc[ello]r & Master of the Rolls {2} attach’d—also an opinion of the late Sir Anth[on]y Hart & two Letters from the late Mr Kerrison {3}—one, altho’ the signature only is in his hand-writing is truly characteristic of the man & is no doubt, what it professes to be, a copy from one of his own composition & writing— {4}
Your’s dear Sir very truly
E. C. Sharpin
Beccles Feb[ruar]y 22. 1836
[Superscription:] Dawson Turner Esq | Yarmouth
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The missing letters from words abbreviated by superscript letters have been supplied in square brackets.
{1} Abbreviated by a bar over ‘ce’.
{2} Thomas Spring Rice and Lord Langdale.
{3} Probably Matthias Kerrison, the so-called ‘Bungay millionaire’.
{4} About two lines’ worth of words here have been written over by the writer in order to render them meaningless. The documents mentioned were clearly sent in order that Turner might add them to his collection of autographs.
Concerns the candidatures of Prince Albert and the Earl of Powis for the office of Chancellor of the university.
Proposal to elect Prince Albert Chancellor of Cambridge University.
Written from Torquay.
The Athenaeum Club - WW has just arrived at the Athenaeum Club from the Continent. He has heard nothing from Monteagle [Thomas Spring-Rice] or anyone else concerning RJ's affairs.
Part of a collection gathered by Cordelia Whewell. See also items in this box: 5-25, 114-125, and 273-323.
Franks of:
RJ's letter arrived like a 'thunder clap': WW and George Peacock will set off instantly on the course RJ recommends to London. They will go to either Lord Monteagles's at 37 Lower Brook Streeet, or to 42 Upper Grosvernor Street. WW is delighted with the warm friendship of Peacock's letter: 'The knowledge of such feelings on his part is a great good gained whatever comes of the result'.
Re death of Augustus Stafford.