How is he during this spell of cold weather? Gives reason why he resigned from the College. Gives a theorem. Has no news of his own successor at the College.

Has heard a rumor that he is not well. One of his daughters has been recuperating at Hastings. Sends a paradox. Comments on the editing of Isaac Newton's book on Daniel by Benjamin Smith, his nephew. R.S.L. has produced Vol. 1 of the list of scientific papers. Blaise Pascal affair is in a lull.

Sends a theorem, which beats Blaise Pascal's by points.

The theorem is one of the consequences of the Julius Plücker system. Comments on JH's proposed method.

Many thanks for the Latin translation of Frederick Schiller's poem. Comments on various points of poetry. Further about the Pascal-Newton letters. Regarding William Pearson and the founding of the R.A.S.

Further concerning the Newton-Pascal letters. Comments on the various line endings for poetry. Why in Runic Almanacs the days of the week begin with Monday.

Regarding David Brewster and the inaccuracies in his life of Isaac Newton.

In one of JH's letters he mentions a name of a forger; was it G. B. Libri? It would not be easy to detect a forgery.

Further points on the Michel Chasles forgeries.

T. A. Hirst is trying to get Michel Chasles to give up his authority.

His son George has died and was buried yesterday. Wife is bearing up well. Is ready to assent to the publication of the song.

Has managed to write out the song and insert the Blaise Pascal verse. Gave some advice to an Assurance Office yesterday, so he must be improving. Illness in his family this season has taken the form of great prostration. Gives curious confirmation of Isaac Newton's lack of knowledge of French. Blaise Pascal affair is growing into an epic.