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Union Society. - Milnes is fined a guinea 'for having taken a newspaper from the Reading Room, before one copy of it had been bound up in a Volume'.

Lettered in gilt on spine: 'Union Society of Trinity College, Cambridge - 1824'. Stamp on verso of second front endpaper, 'Morrell. Binder. London'. Note on first page: 'A few days before the first meeting of the Union Society in Mich[aelm]as term 1824 a small written pamphlet was found in the reading room. The following is a copy'. The following 7 ff., headed 'Union Society. From the Editor', give an account of the debate on the question ‘Is the American or British Constitution most favorable to public Happiness?’

The next section is prefaced: 'The publication of Anticipation [the preceding tract found in the society’s rooms] caused considerable indignation and conjecture as to the author. It was taken away in about a week. Mr. Townsend declared his intention to call out the author if he could discover him. About the middle of November another pamphlet was dropped. It follows.' The following 12 ff. contain the debate on bringing the author of ‘Anticipation’ before the Bar of the House; the last page of this section is a mock list of 'Works preparing for publication', such as '"Puffiana, or Every Gentleman his own Trumpeter", by W. M. P. Esq. Trin. Coll. "Trumpeter unus erat"'.

The final section is prefaced 'Trial of the Man Without a Name, for Administering Poison to the Honble G. O. Townsend'; 7 ff. describing this mock-trial follow.

In the course of the debates the names of W. M. Praed, B. H. Kennedy, and Alexander Cockburn, as well as Bulwer himself, appear.

Trin[ity] Col[lege] Cam[bridge - on college notepaper]:- Has 'written about the Temple', and expects an answer. It was 'with mixed feelings' that Robert 'saw the return of the Fogie for Huddersfield' [Sir Joseph Crosland, in a by-election: see also TRER/12/15A): remembered him well. Hopes he will 'prove a blow that will drive the boards of the Home Rule Ship closer together'.

Hopes his parents are well. Is writing 'by electric light in the Union'. The Decemviri [a debating society] 'abolished monarchy the other day' by a motion which Robert proposed; they have 'a distinct majority now for progress'. Will write at greater length to his mother in the week.

Trinity [on college notepaper]:- Hears [his parents] are visiting the Sidgwicks around the 28th. George says that Charlie is coming to Cambridge tomorrow. Everything is 'very dull here' and there is no news. George made a speech in the Union, which Robert has been told was 'a very good one as a first speech'; he did not hear it himself. Hopes George will go on speaking there. Kitson [Robert or Sydney?] is in Cambridge today, but Robert has not yet seen him.

Went to Harrow yesterday, and had dinner in the evening; Bowen is well. The 'situation in the House [of Commons, or at Harrow?] seems to be satisfactory'.