TALBOT8615

Trin Coll. ¹
Sunday evening

My dear Father.

I received your letter some time ago, informing me that 115·£ had been remitted to Mortlocks Bank. for which I am much obliged. I hope you have received the 3. examination papers which I sent you a few days ago – on Euclid. algebra. & Statics. I have been reading Optics in Goodwin’s book. Goodwin is very short. As Goodwins book only contains what is rqu required for the 3 days examination in the Senate house. I suppose you know wherein the first 8 days differ from the rest. The calendar. explains it. Parkinson ² is the book most commonly read for Optics here, & I suppose I shall read something in that soon. At present I am reading Phear’s. Hydrostatics. ³ which seems a nice book. I had read – Goodwins Hydrostatics through once at Millburn ⁴ which was very short. I is Brewsters ⁵ book on Physical Optics? I am obliged of course primarily to read those books which my coach thinks most likely to be of use in examinations, &. Coddingtons ⁶ optics are I believe read occasionally. but Parkinson seems the commonest book used. I find. that I get on much better this term though there is room for improvement still. You didnt write to me about my wildflower as you promised. D^r Vaughan ⁷ hs has. been preaching the University Sermon these 2 last Sundays – they were very good sermons and I believe that he is to preach on the 2 next Sundays. Did you see in the Times that { ^Dhu- Juleep Singh. ⁸ or whatever his name is, has bought Hatherop Castle in Gloucestershire, wh & that the estate of Hatherop was of old part of the possessions of the Abbey of Lacock, & came into the possession of Sir Will. Sherington. ⁹ who sold it to somebody. the in the possession of whose descendants I think. it said, it had remained till it was sold. the other day.

I owe a letter to Ela. ¹⁰ & another to my Mother. ¹¹ and purpose to write them soon

Your affect son
Charles.

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H. Fox Talbot Esq
Millburn Tower
n^r. Edinburgh