Papers of William Kingdon Clifford

(Trinity College, Cambridge.) Has at last got sight of the secretary's book [of the 'Cambridge Apostles']: the members elected since himself are J. F. Moulton, F. E. Anderson, G. H. Blakesley, C. Colbeck, M. R. Pryor, and [John] Hopkinson. Concurs with Pollock's advice as to the frequency of electing people. [Henry] Jackson and [W. E.] Currey have 'become angels' [i.e. left the Society], [H. W.] Elphinstone having apparently hinted that the former was staying on too long; [James] Stuart is now secretary. Besides Hopkinson, who 'comes in' today, they have two new men in prospect, but all are mathematicians. The last meeting was in Clifford's rooms, the question being 'wife or mistress?'. At a Congregation last Saturday Sedley Taylor proposed to raise money for a chair of physics by abolishing heads of houses.