We now pass to Newman's letters in the year 1856; and the first of this series speaks of the "Harry" who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume, as having been Professor Alleyne Nicholson, of Aberdeen. He was coming to stay with Professor Newman during term time:-- "7 P.V.E. R.P., "_28th Oct._, 1856. "The grammar used in University College School is _Key's Grammar_.... Hitherto, no particular Greek Grammar has been used in the school, but Greek has been taught through _Robson's Constructive Greek Exercises_, which, I presume, Harry ought at once to work at.... A Greek Grammar by Mr. Greenwood is expected to be ready by Christmas, and is to be brought into the school. It will be new _to all_; and Harry will be on a par with the rest about it. * * * * * "_Robson's Constructive Latin Exercises_ ... are used in the school.... Give him" (Harry) "my very kind regards, and say that his little bedroom here looks to me desolate until he comes; but I cannot flatter him that I have anything to fill up the emptiness of heart he will feel when he loses not only papa and mamma, but also his faithful coadjutor in study-- _Annie!_ Seriously, you will have to consider about his evening _amusements_, for it will not do to be studying morning and night. What think you of giving a well defined time to _drawing_ every evening? He has so much taste for drawing insects that he cannot fail in outline. We have a little room which we call 'the boy's room,' where he can put any of his Natural History collections which you think it well he should try, but we have _no butterflies to catch,--few even in summer." * * * * * At the end of July, Newman went to stay with Dr. Nicholson and his family at Penrith, and there are one or two notes concerning his journey tither. The next letter is dated 24th Aug., 1856. He wrote therefore when the Crimean War was still going forward. That war which, amongst mistaken policies, blundering Government tactics, and aimless ambitions, holds a foremost place. It was not till the end of the year 1855 that it came to an end. After the attack on Sebastopol, the French--whose army had suffered quite as much from the terrible winter and from disease, etc., as our own--succeeded in taking the Malakoff Tower. This made it impossible for the Russians to defend Sebastopol any longer, and in March, 1856, peace was proclaimed. Then followed Russian promises, which were made as easily as they were broken. "7 Park Village, East. "_24th August_, 1856. "My dear Nicholson, * * * * *