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Congratulations on the birth of C J Monk, Blomfield to ordain his brother George at Christmas, pleased to have one or both of his names given to James Henry Monk's son

Monk's mother's report of her meeting with Jane, supporting William Clark for the Chair of Anatomy, cannot attend Blomfield's christening due to the election, dined with Samuel Parr

Election for the chair of Chemistry, working on Aristophanes' Peace, conduct of Smith the University printer

Sends his work on Sappho, pities Monk for E H Barker's attacks, Mawman disappointed that Murray will sell Museum Criticum, characature of Dr Parr

Letters dated 22 Mar. 1844 - 17 Jan. 1855

Palsgrave Head Court near Temple Bar -- Thanks him for the present; has cancelled the leaf of the Saxon Coins containing p. 218 and sends the new one to Ducarel after the Archbishop of Canterbury pointed out an error. The leaf is not with the letter and may be the one now bound in the volume.

Monk has made his peace with Dobree, Barker's forgeries, Burges' review of Porson's Adversaria, John Murray wishes to sell Museum Criticum

Living in "sad tumult and stir", dined with the Bishop of London, pleased to have got rid of TD [Mr Davis] "but he has left his sting behind"

Gives his mpression of Charles James Monk, CJM does not wish to enter the Church, Whewell is not popular as Master

[London] - CJB has been unable to examine the Athenaeus. If the MS notes on the Athenaeus are really by [Pareus] then the College would do well to purchase them.

JHM will be required to appoint another trustee of [ ]

Concerning the changes to exams.

The union of the sees of Gloucester and Bristol

CJB thanks WW (in the form of a hexameter) for his hexameters translated from German [Verse Translations from the German, 1847].

Part of a collection gathered by Cordelia Whewell. See also items in this box: 26-125, and 273-323.

Franks of:

• Hon. Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham
• Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich
• Christopher Bethell, Bishop of Gloucester, later Bangor
• Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of Chester, later London
• Thomas Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury
• Robert James Carr, Bishop of Chichester
• Edward Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff
• Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York
• William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury
• John Banks Jenkinson, Bishop of St David's
• John Kaye, Bishop of Bristol, later Lincoln
• Charles Thomas Longley, Bishop of Ripon
• John Lonsdale, Bishop of Lichfield
• John Luxmoore, Bishop of St Asaph
• Spencer Madan, Bishop of Peterborough
• Edward Maltby, Bishop of Chichester, later Durham
• Herbert Marsh, Bishop of Peterborough

Preparations for the first volume of the Museum Criticum, Blomfield's remarks on The Electra to be incorporated inMonk's article, notices of new classical books, Monk's 2nd edition of Hippolytus, disagreement between Monk and Dobree over the editing of Porson's Aristophanes

London - Mr and Mrs Blomfield enjoyed their visit to Cambridge and look forward to WW and Cordelia Whewell staying with them on Friday.

London - CJB has now read over half of WW's Bridgewater Treatise with great pleasure. The Archbishop talks about it in the strongest terms and 'thinks it is the most important work we have had for a long time'.

Fulham - CJB has received WW's Bridgewater Treatise: 'I may very safely thank you for the service which you have rendered to the cause of Religion'.

Fulham - CJB has read the remainder of WW's manuscript for his Bridgewater Treatise with 'great satisfaction'.

London - CJB has not time to look over the whole MS of WW's Bridgewater Treatise [Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, 1833]: 'much harm may be done to the cause of Revealed Religion by the use of weak and untenable reasonings, and the injudicious pressing of questionable analogies'. CJB would be willing to read a part of the treatise which WW thinks is representative of the whole. WW should not make his account of undulations a material part of his argument.

Rheola, South Wales - Davies Gilbert has consulted CJB regarding the subjects to include for the Bridgewater Treatises. He has recommended WW to do the branch on astronomy, for which he would expect him to receive six or seven hundred pounds.

Fulham - unable to accept his invitation as he caught a cold on a confirmation tour of Essex

Thanks Monk for the copy of his portrait

Supervised College Examinations from 9 until past 8 each day, 5 out of 7 in the first class of the first and second year are his own pupils, election for the Woodwardian chair, Thomas Smart Hughes' opponent in his act for BD was Blomfield, James Smith's attack on Cambridge for opposing his application as Professor of Botany on the grounds of his nonconformity, hopes he will get a set of rooms vacated by Hailstone, Professor Everett in Cambridge