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Eliza Young would like WW to consider writing a biography of Thomas Young. If not who would he recommend - Mr. Drinkwater?

Trinity College - WW has a few copies of the preface to his new volume of Dynamics which is to be published next October: 'In this I have said a little about the arguments concerning my view of the nature of the laws of motion'. He hopes this will answer some of the objections which are likely to be brought towards him by Drinkwater [John E. Drinkwater Bethune] and Ellis [William Ellis?].

Trinity Lodge - WW is busy examining for fellowships. He wants to know how RJ's recovery is going. RJ will have been as shocked as WW was to hear of the death of Drinkwater [John E. Drinkwater Bethune]: 'I had heard not a word of his being out of health. That fatal India!'.

Trinity College - Edward Ryan has promised to come to Cambridge and meet RJ. WW will also try to persuade John E. Drinkwater Bethune to do the same.

Haileybury - Thanks WW for his tracts - 'I have read mine as you may imagine with pleasure because you know how completely I share your views - I sincerely think the banishment of the obsolete geometry which you and others effected in your youth a much less substantial benefit than that you will confer if you can make the mathematics of Cambridge a course of sound logical discipline ['Thoughts on the Study of Mathematics as Part of a Liberal Education', 1835]. Drinkwater [John Elliot Drinkwater] who occasionally spars at your philosophy goes along with you here he tells me altogether so he is in a fair way to be wholly converted I trust'. Drinkwater has recently 'been appointed a sort of draftsman to the Home Office he has instructions to prepare plans for 4 bills on church matters and has asked and got leave to take me into council - we have produced a sketch of a tithe bill which I think thoroughly good but it has not yet been accepted at head quarters - I am as pleased as I can be in my present state of spirits with having got again some hold on a measure I have always continued to persuade myself ought not to be settled without aid from my wisdom (all this is between ourselves)'. The fate of Haileybury [East India College] is still under consideration.

RJ has shown the dedication and preface ['The History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Time ', 3 vols., 1837] to Drinky [Drinkwater?] who has made some remarks which RJ disagrees with: 'I do not think you have spoken too much of yourself in the preface and I like it much but look at Drinky's notes'. RJ was examined in front of a committee at the House of Commons yesterday. RJ has heard that Adam Sedgwick is to made the Bishop of Norwich.