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appear, that extreme indefiniteness is the distinguishing character of this problem. All the data, by 

 which the probabilities that either A or B would possess this particular combination of coins could 

 be determined, are wanting. The algebraic solution of the problem must therefore involve a sum- 

 mation through every possible hypothesis for each datum, and no judgment could venture to assign 

 limits to the resulting probability which did not leave a very wide interval to indefiniteness. It seems 

 impossible to conceive any addition to the data which would render the evidence of guilt conclusive 

 which would not also diminish this interval, although therefore the conclusiveness would not be a 

 consequence of the greater degree of definiteness, the progress towards the former would neces- 

 sarily be accompanied by a corresponding progress towards the latter. 



JOHN TOZER. 



Temple, March, 1844. 



