The letter, dated 23 September 1834, is printed in _Letters of Bishop Thirlwall_, p. 124; and by Mrs Stair Douglas, _Life of Dr Whewell_, p. 168. Dr Wordsworth’s action was noticed with disapproval beyond the limits of Trinity College, for Professor Babington records in his Diary: _Nov. 17 [1834]\._ Attended a meeting at Mr Bowstead’s rooms at Corpus, to vote an address to Mr Connop Thirlwall expressive of our sorrow at his being prevented from acting as tutor, and of our disapprobation of the discussion of things not forming part of the duties of tuition being made a cause for depriving a tutor of his office. _Nov. 29._ A meeting was called for 28th to take into consideration the address to Thirlwall. Laing, Henslow, and I supposed that it was this day, and went, and found that the meeting was over and the address, much to our sorrow burnt. (_Memorials, etc. of Charles Cardale Babington_, 8vo. Camb. 1897, p. 33). Professor Mayor (_Ibid._ 265) conjectures, with much probability, that the address was destroyed at Thirlwall’s own suggestion. It is curious that his friends should have deferred their action for so many months. Footnote 56: _Life of Dr Whewell_, by Mrs Stair Douglas, p. 211. Footnote 57: _Letters to a Friend_, p. 191. Footnote 58: The preface to the first edition of vol. i. is dated ‘Trinity College, June 12, 1835.’ He was instituted to Kirby Underdale, 13 February, 1835 (_Letters_, p. 136), but he did not take up his residence there till July following (_Ibid._ p. 137). The dates of the subsequent volumes are ii. iii., 1836; iv., 1837; v., 1838; vi., 1839; vii., 1840; viii., 1844. Footnote 59: _Letters_, &c. p. 138. Footnote 60: Preface to the second edition, dated ‘London, May 1845.’ Footnote 61: _Letters_, &c. p. 194. The letter is dated April 9, 1846. Footnote 62: _The Personal Life of George Grote._ By Mrs Grote, p. 173. Footnote 63: _Memoirs of Viscount Melbourne._ By W. M. Torrens, M.P. Vol. ii. p. 332. Lord Houghton in the _Fortnightly Review_, February 1878. Footnote 64: _Letters to a Friend_, p. 278. Footnote 65: _Letters_, &c. p. 161. Footnote 66: _Letters_, &c. p. 292. Footnote 67: _Charges_, vol. ii. pp. 90-100. Footnote 68: In his charge for 1851 (_Charges_, vol. i. p. 150) he announced his intention to devote the surplus of his income to the augmentation of small livings, and in 1866 he pointed out that the fund had up to that time yielded £24,000 (_Ibid._ vol. ii. p. 98). Footnote 69: