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(Place of writing not indicated.)

Acknowledges receipt of the last two volumes of his history of the Italian Republic

Seaham, (Co. Durham).

Refers with displeasure to Comber's Adultery analyzed: an inquiry into the causes of the prevalence of that vice in these kingdoms at the present day (printed under the name 'Philippus Philaretes' by J. Stockdale in 1810): 'to analyse a Crime which ought not to be even named amongst us appears to me very improper'.

Dryden Nr Edinburgh. Has not heard from Sharp since he left England, anxiety caused by late harvest, urges Davis to do more foreign business in the city

Discusses alterations to a Parliamentary bill

London. Death of Mr Wilson

Pisa. Discusses health matters, thanks for books, Mackintosh's article, the discovery of new fragments of Cicero

London. Requests paper to be delivered to Hay and Turner on his account.

Slough - WW and George Peacock have 'absolutely turned his [Babbage] brain by your inflammatory conversation'. Babbage has been 'running analysis mad' and so has JH: 'I really have read and written more in the last fortnight than ever I did in twice the time in any other part of my life and I advise you to go and do likewise'. 'The distress of the poor and the pressure of the times forms the subject of conversation here'.

Slough - Baker, [Richard] Gwatkin and Wilkinson have been staying with JH. He is pleased WW is undertaking something definite but wishes it was 'something entirely original. Still I hope your transl. of the application of Geom.y to Alg. will be useful'. WW should give all the forms relative to ellipses of small and large excentricity. A 'compendium of them is a great desiderium'. There 'are divers forms respecting the intersection of strait lines in space which are of the most eminent use in optics which would be valuable'. JH has been working at the demonstration of Stewart's theorems. JH's work on algebra 'goes on steadily but not very rapidly'. Judging by WW's query it does not look as if he is doing much about functions.

JH and Babbage are 'analysing outrageously'. Could WW ask [George] Peacock whether he is making progress in the printing of a work entitled 'A Supplement to Lacroix' which should have been published some months ago.

Direction: 'An die Mohr u- Wintersche, Buchhandlung'.

Reports the death of Francis Horner, proposes a monument, danger to Lord Holland in becoming Rector of St Paul's Covent Garden, no distress among the Poor

Wimbledon. Sharp has declined a request to stand as MP for Leominster, Tierney suggests Hull if Lord Mahon does not stand

Discusses the affair of Lord Colchester, speaker of the House of Commons

Lists Members of Parliament shouting "No" when thanks to the Speaker were proposed

Returns Lord Holland's letter, glad to hear that Sharps Parliamentary matters are managed to his satisfaction

32 Sackville Street. Requests sending of "above articles" and of new catalogue