s molein.]

This appeals to the feelings: but we must attend to general
consequences.

Please to present my respects to my worthy master Mr. Paley--let
him know that we have this year gone through Mechanics--Locke on
the H.U., Duncan and Watts, etc. Logick--Dr. T. Clarke and Dr.
Foster on the Attributes, Mr. Paley's Moral and P.
Phil.--Spherical Trigonometry--and are going to lectures in
Astronomy--That I have written a Gr. Ode in Sapphics--that it
has been examined--that I am advised to hazard it in the
Lottery.

This year has been distinguished for remarkable events in the
litterary world, wh our narrow limits will not permit us to
mention.--The learned Dr. Parr _began_ an edition of Horace--it
will _come out_ a 4to on _Human Evidence_--(a very interesting
subject in _Jurisprudence_)--caused by a political
frate.--Porson will vacate the University Scholarship next
October.

I am your most obliged humble servant,
T. KIDD.

Trin. Coll., Camb., April 24--92.

The majority of those that went to Cambridge seem to have gone to
Colleges other than Christ's, but of those who went there one, Adam
Wall, son "pharmacopolae haud indocti" was Second Wrangler in 1746, and
had a distinguished Academic career, his own son William was Senior
Wrangler, John Preston gained the "wooden spoon" in 1778, but was
afterwards elected a Fellow of his College, while Thomas Paley his great
nephew, was Third Wrangler in 1798, and a Fellow of Magdalene. All three
were Christ's men. This was a very good proportion of successes, seeing
that only thirteen boys went there from Giggleswick in Paley's time.

Not only in the educational improvements, but also in the financial
increase of the School property, these years were similar to the
beginning of the 17th century. North Cave and Walling Fen were enclosed
by Acts of Parliament, and land worth L140 in 1768 was valued at L750 in
1795. The Exhibition Fund had no balance in 1765, while nine years later
there was L100 in the bank. A new School had been built, the teaching
staff increased and new Statutes made. Surely a great and enviable
Headmastership.

CHAPTER VII.

The Rev. Rowland Ingram, B.D.

On the death of William Paley the Governors at once began the task of
finding a successor. They inserted in the newspapers an advertisement