Item 81 - Letter from W.H. Smith to Henry Sidgwick

Reports that he has written to Budge that day advising him to stay on at Cambridge as Sidgwick suggested. Claims that he did not 'in the first instance propose an Inspectorship of Schools as the best employment for him.' His own view was that Budge would be competent to undertake a student interpretership in the East, but Mr Gladstone did not seem to be in agreement. Dr S[tainer] suggested the Inspectorship, 'which Budge himself very much desired'. It has become clear, however, that he has no chance of obtaining an appointment, and 'it would be unwise to leave Cambridge until he finds some employment in which his peculiar attainments will be of value.' Hopes that he may be induced to continue on with his studies.