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Cambridge - recovered from illness, [James] Spedding failed [Fellowship examination], College tutors, [Apostles] "grievously thinned", [John] Sterling's son may be apostolic, Spedding taking drawing lessons, [Richard Chenevix] Trench has preached in W. B. Donne's area, death of Arthur Hallam, Tennyson depressed, left some poems with him, George Farish "professes to read law and practices ... the smoking of cigars", Christopher Wordsworth full of modern Greek literature

Writes to tell Sidgwick that, on referring to the London Review, he finds that he had misinformed him about the authorship of the article on Tennyson, and states that it is by J.S. Mill. Mentions that he misses some criticisms 'which existed in the article [John] Sterling did write.' Suggests that this article may be found in Blackwood [it is in fact in the Quarterly Review of September 1842]. States that it is not in the 'Edinbro' [Edinburgh Review], 'but in the LXXXVIIth vol of the blue and yellow [ie the E. R.] there is a very good article by Spedding [on] the two vols. which appeared 1842.' Claims that he should recognise Sterling's 'fine Roman hand' if he saw it, but has no collection of Blackwoods of this kind. Reports that he 'ran down [Saint] Simeon Stylites with his usual vehemence, and rather scoffed at the Ode to Memory, comparing it, unfairly, and of course unfavorably, with Wordsworth's Platonic Ode'.

Rochester. - His son [Robert Wilmot Whiston] is reading for the Bar and seeks pupils or work with Records Commission; would have written to Beresford Hope but he is at Biarritz owing to his wife's serious illness; Spedding's sad end; survived his own cab accident through receiving a copious draught of sherry from 'our "Robert" of the Club'; glad Houghton voted for retention of Candahar [sic: Kandahar, Afghanistan]; enjoying horse riding.

Dresden - Maurice's pamphlet, 39 Articles, "condition of thought", would like to see subscription to the 39 Articles part of the ceremony of commencement of MA, current Bills in Parliament, King made Astronomer Royal, has been abroad for his health, itinerary of European tour, will be returning early due to lack of funds, "not so fortunate as Alfred Tennyson in finding a family of young ladies to empty their full purses into my gaping pockets", has met Tieck, Tieck and Coleridge. Hermann, postscript of Yarrow Revisited, tendency of like to seek out the company of like, conversation the εργον of the upper class, philology

Plymouth - Failure of Tennant and Spedding, his family's new house, organ within, misgivings as to the capacity and honesty of the cabinet, Chancery and Parliamentary reform bills, poor heroic Poles, capture of Warsaw, still has not been given a curacy, application for the Mastership of King's College School, impressed by Tennyson's poetry.