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Thanks Nora for her letter. Quotes a sentence in the autobiographical fragment relating to Henry Sidgwick's interest in psychical research, and his 'hope of direct proof of the continued individual existence which he regarded as necessary from an ethical point of view'; would not quote the words [presumably in the obituary notice of Henry Sidgwick he is writing for the January 1901 issue of Mind], but intimate the general intention, and would make no comment.

Is the book WW mentioned the one on Natural Theology reviewed in the new Quarterly Review? HB thought WW spoke of it as a book on morals and general jurisprudence.

Edinburgh - JDF feels a great regret that he will be unable to invite WW to stay in Edinburgh at the time he is expected at Glasgow. JDF is sorry and astonished by the 'species of persecution to which you had been subjected by Sir D. Brewster, and I heard privately that your forbearance on the occasion had been remarked with admiration'. JDF has an incomplete series of WW's tidal researches and wants him to supply him with the missing ones.

Includes ms. letter from Taylor re Alice Stott's work, and Professor Schoute.
Letters from Kathleen Murray, Norman T. Gridgeman (writings on Boole), Bernard Harrison (with photographs of Booleana), Henry W. Gould, G.F. Heaney (on Robert Everest).

Herstmonceux - JCH is very pleased with the appointment of Alfred Ollivant as the Bishop of Llandaff - 'a most conscientious appointment it seems to me, on the part of Lord John [Russell]'. JCH's 'first wish was that Trench [Richard C. Trench] shd succeed him in the Professorship [of Theology]; for Maurice [John F. D. Maurice] seemed to me out of the question. However, after talking over the matter with Esther [Hare] in the morning, I was brought to wish that I might myself be allowed to take part in helping to work out the new system in my beloved University. At the last election it seemed to me that I had no right to come forward in opposition to a man so far superior to me in theological learning as Mill [William Hodge Mill]'. However, although JCH knows 'that in many things his claims are higher, I shd not shrink from opposing him. For I cannot think that his doctrinal views are those which are the most likely to promote the cause of Christian truth in our days'. JCH's 'own views have become much firmer of late years, and I have a securer knowledge of the foundations on which my doctrines rest. The many testimonials of gratitude & affection which I have received from students of Divinity at Cambridge encourage me to think that, if I were living amongst them & opening my heart & mind to them, I might render them service in helping them to steer among the quicksands by which theological speculation in these days is best. And it might be of some use to shew them that one may admit and recognise whatever is true and valuable in German theology, and yet retain a strong conviction of all the positive truths of the Gospel. Many signs show that this is one of the main perils of our days; & we cannot escape it by turning away from it. We must face it dauntlessly & overcome it'. Obviously JCH will not stand for the theological chair if WW is considering it. Would it be possible for JCH to take a B.D degree, or a D.D. in time to be qualified for becoming a candidate?'. Could he take the Professorship with his current living?

Thanks WW for a copy of his Mechanical Euclid ['The Mechanical Euclid', 1837]: 'If I were allowed to criticise, I should feel disposed to submit, that geometry can stir more than 'four steps' without resting her foot upon an axiom. Up to the 28th Prop. of the first book of Euclid...I should be disposed to say there was nothing which it was not mere 'idleness and avoiding of labour' to refer to an axiom. Whether the great sticking-point about Parallels will ever be really got over, time must show; but if anybody should ever be fortunate enough to light on such a discovery, I apprehend there would be an end of Axioms in Euclid'. It is because we are unable to get over this point we retain the axioms. TPT believes 'that the mystery of parallels is lodged, or to be sought for, in what for shortness I will call the Platonic property of the sphere, namely that by which any sphere or spheres can be turned about the centre without change of place' [see his 'Geometry without Axioms. Or the First Books of Euclid's Elements', 1830, in which he tries to establish the theory of parallel lines without recourse to any principle not founded on previous demonstration].

With carbon copy of letter from R. A. Butler to El Marques de Santa Cruz, 30 Oct. 1959

Paris, Quai d'Anjou 17.

Expresses his and Mary's joy at 'each successive piece of good news' about Sidgwick. About to depart for the Tyrol the following day. Thanks him for his 'most kind and generous letter.'

On Ireland

On Ralph Richardson

Pilgrims Place House, N.W.3 - Hopes to visit; encloses a prospectus for his book [not present]; publisher has declined [her?] 'Petites Comédies'; he is facing the same situation for his 'Première Année'.

1490260 Cadet Luce JM, N troop D Battery, 124 OCTU, Llandrindod Wells. - Thanks Trevelyan for the long letter and news of his parents; hopes his father will go to America. Is in his second month of training and still learning 'infantry stuff': will not begin real anti-aircraft training till next month. Got leave last weekend with two of his friends, met Joan [Allen?] and climbed Snowden; then showed her the camp at Llandrindod before she left for Cardiff. Has received a letter from Dick Bosanquet, who is very sad about the death of his cousin Wendy. Glad to hear of Julian's success; hopes he will enjoy Army life [with the Royal Engineers]. Asks if there is any news of Tet Htoot.

Kings Coll Camb. - Sends an enclosure, which is his only copy so he asks Bessie to be careful with it. Expects he will never be able to do anything with it, but would like to have her views: so far she is the only woman who has seen it. Is feeling 'rather useless and depressed', but hopes it is the weather rather than old age.

7 page list of Frazer friends and acquaintances, primarily from Glasgow.