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Caernarvon - The day after WW left Cambridge he reached Jones [Richard Jones]. He spent the next week sightseeing: Portsmouth, Stonehenge and several cathedrals. On his travels he picked up four of his pupils and they all proceeded on to Snowdon where they were joined by the rest of his group: 'The Celts do not please me any better on a nearer view, they seem a very primitive and single headed but a very stupid race'. If the 'new tales of my Landlord' are published could JCH get Deighton [Cambridge book publishers] to send them hither. He would also like Monk's pamphlet [James H. Monk, A Vindication of the University of Cambridge, from the Reflections of Sir J. E. Smith, 1818] and the new number of the Edinburgh Review if it is out. WW received a letter from Monk offering him the Lectureship [Mathematics] which he thinks he will accept.

Disappointed that Bristol lacks a memorial to J H Monk, G E Street has done wonderful work in revovating the cathedral

In the college examination the entire first and second classes in the second year are on Monk's side as are 17 out of 25 in the first two classes of the first year, Lord Brecknock in the third class, William Clark has so much support for the Chair of Anatomy that Dr Woodhouse has withdrawn his candidacy, "disgusted beyond all description" by Samuel Parr

Collections at Tetbury and Cirencester

Suffering somewhat from toothache, Deighton took back "Arnold's Life" without a word

Has abstained from taking any part in the town and gown disturbance, two Fellow Commoners of Trinity injured by police and Bruce of Jesus is dangerously ill in town

Lady Lyttelton enquiring after a governess, possibly for the Princess Royal, sending a copy of The Life of Bentley to Prince Albert

Opposition for classical prizes very strong, is advised to read mathematics with Walton

Has to read his [Latin] essay on Saturday morning, arrangements for him to visit to hear CJM read

Arrived at Stapleton

Enjoying the Long Vacation in Cambridge, idleness banished from Cambridge, reading Thucydides and doing composition with Shilleto, weekly examinations in classics and mathematics

Remembers his long vacations

Sarah Monk's funeral

Disposal of Sarah Monk's effects after her death

Reading Aristotle's Ethics I with Shilleto, making slow progress at Mathematics, Walton says CJM has no chance of being among the Senior Optimes while Shilleto thinks he will be in the second class in the Classical Tripos, worried that his performance will disappoint JHM

Acknowledges donation of £100, wishes to establish a fund for a memorial to J H Monk

Jane's health, ceremonies of the Senate House, 200 invited to a party by Thomas Hughes, Quadrille Ball at Downing Lodge

Has been going through his mother's papers

Academic honours are important but it each man must discipline his mental powers in the most suitable way, CJM's mathematical tutor does not think that he is particularly talented in this area, his classical tutor thinks that he has not done particularly extensive reading, CJM's prizes have led to expectations at degree

Sends £20 cheque, CJM's "Hardwick property"