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Re. Milman's memoir of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Re. Milman's memoir of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

House of Lords - thanks him for a copy of his Conciones Academicae

Volume with the title page "The Lyndhurst Papers used by Sir Theodore Martin, K.C.B. in writing The Life of Lord Lyndhurst published in 1884." The letters and writings have been tipped in and pasted in with cutouts to show both sides. The letters include those from Queen Victoria (to Lady Lyndhurst), Earl Grey, George Washington (to J. S. Copley senior), George Canning, the Duke of Wellington, T. B. Macaulay, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Robert Peel, King William (1835), Prince Albert, Maria Edgeworth, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Derby, and W. E. Gladstone.

Trinity College - WW notes that the Tithe Bill is got through the Commons and is now in the Lords [see WW to RJ, 9 April 1836]: 'I hope you have now a fair prospect of success both in your public and private project'. WW has taken the opportunity in the new edition of his book to say a word about the controversy between him and the Edinburgh Reviewer ['Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology', 3rd edn., 1836]. Adam Sedgwick's Bevesleiad is reprinted: 'I am afraid that from it and Lord Lyndhurst's [John Singleton Copley] speech people will suppose that at Trinity we practice ourselves in calling names. They ought to make Sedgwick a bishop and put him against Copley'.

Trinity College - WW will be glad to propose RJ's queries to Sir John Malcolm. He wishes RJ would let WW give Lord Palmerston's Committee 'at least one of your works. I do not think it will be a disagreeable business for the university to turn him out upon that senseless obstinacy of feeling against the Catholics; and to turn him out for a man like Copley [John S. Copley - Lord Lyndhurst] whose talents are too much entangled with a character of doubtful honesty to make him a respectable member'.

Cambridge. Discusses Lord Lyndhurst as a politician, life peers.

Hagley - looking forward to a quarrel with Lord Lyndhurst

92 Eaton Square - Lord Lyndhurst going to Cambridge to canvass support

The living of Cowley

WW is pleased JCH found his advice on architectural matters useful [see WW to JCH, 27 Sept. 1840]. He cannot yet give any authority on the projection of JCH's roofing. At Cambridge there is the imminent prospect of elections to the Chancellorship and High Stewardship: 'For the latter, the University looks to Trinity for a candidate. The younger men have set their hearts upon Lord Lyttelton, and I shall vote for him if he is proposed: but I think the wish of the University is for some older man; for instance Lord Northampton. The alternative is a Tory candidate - Lord Lyndhurst or Lord Canterbury'. WW would not be pleased if Lord Lyndhurst represented them.

It gives WW 'great pleasure that among a number of our young supporters there is really a desire to establish a better and sounder standard of conservative principle than is implied by accepting Lyndhurst [candidate for the office of High Steward of the University: see WW to JCH, 28 Oct. 1840]. Lord Lyttelton is too young to represent and give expression to this yearning. JCH says 'that the Oxford men have come forwards more strenuously than we have in this attempt to purify and elevate the current principles of action. True: but they have come forward before they know what they have to say; and have promulgated doctrines so hasty and exaggerated, and in many instances so untenable and irrational as to be very unworthy of university men. Is it not better to wait till we can be consistent with ourselves? You think perhaps I talk too much like a system-manager; - be it so'.

Hagley - Lord Powis' address has put an end to speculations about the posts of Chancellor and High Steward, Powis most popular, Lyndhurst only a poor Baron, under no circumstances would he stand in a contest but he would accept a post if no-one stood against him, visit of Gladstone:

Bank Street, Norwich - had no vote in the election for High Steward but campaigned on behalf of Lord Lyttelton, "Lord Lyndhurst had evidently a strong influence on the corrupt affections of the country", agitation of the Chartists at an emancipation meeting, concern
about his Roman history

WW is pleased that JCH agrees that Prince Albert is the fittest person for Chancellorship: 'all people here fall in with the plan, except the Johnians who have put forwards Lord Powis, and must wait to see what he will do'. WW is glad that no one thought of Lord Lyndhurst: 'Indeed I do not see how they could, after (not to speak of other grounds) the atrocious bad faith of the heads of the party to their followers'. WW gives a brief history of an impoverished Trinity sizar, John Cartman, who WW sent away on finding his 'character and conduct not good'. He has subsequently become a private tutor and WW hopes he has mended his ways.