Item 66 - Richard Jones to William Whewell

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Haileybury - The directors of the East India College applied to the board of control to reappraise RJ's appointment for one more year with regret: 'The board of control, with some empty words of civility to myself, refused to make the appointment for more than 6 months. The refusal is considered by all as the knell of the college'. This will mean RJ will be cast off without a pension. RJ has sought a church appointment in Kent - 'The Archbishop sends a kind answer but he has felt obliged to offer it to Lonsdale who having resigned at Stall at Lichfield and St. Georges Bloomsbury, and holding 1000l. a year from St. Davids and 300l. from Lincoln's Inn and having it is said 3000l. a year of his own from his wife's, yet is thinking of swallowing this retired living of 500l. a year out of mere wantoness and caprice'. Regarding other matters the tithe bill is advancing and RJ's friend, D'Oyly, thinks it is time the Church reacted - 'he has spoken to the Bishop of London, who had not thought of me, and had engaged to ask for it for some one else - but admits I am the better man and urges D'Oyly to write at once to the Archbishop - he has done so strongly - and if Blomfield, when consulted, gives as I think he will, his opinion to counterbalance the application he is pledged to, why it may be the most desirable way of applying his weight to help me'. It is not expected that the Archbishop will make up his mind yet - 'In the mean time I most fear those who have the confidence of the Ultra Church, with which the Archbishop's affections go, though his prudence lags behind them - but Rose [Hugh Rose] will take any purely ecclesiastical thing that falls if near London and perhaps may have thought better about this post - I am resolved not to be annoyed with him, do what he will about it and so I stand'.