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bridge home of Milton and Darwin, interesting memo 

 rials of whom were shown me. Among the guests was 

 Dr. Creighton, professor of ecclesiastical history. The 

 early part of Creighton s book on the &quot;History of the 

 Papacy During the Reformation Period&quot; had especially 

 interested me, and I now enjoyed greatly his knowledge 

 of Italian matters. He discussed Tomasini s book on 

 Machiavelli, and sundry new Italian books on the relations 

 of the Popes and Fra Paolo Sarpi. 



November 30. 



Took tea at St. Mary s Hall with Sir Henry Maine, and 

 continued our discussion on his &quot;Popular Government,&quot; 

 which, while opposed to democracy, pays a great tribute 

 to the Constitution of the United States. Dined with 

 Professor Creighton ; met various interesting people, and 

 discussed with him and Mrs. Creighton sundry points in 

 English history, especially the career of Archbishop 

 Laud; my opinion of Macaulay s injustice being con 

 firmed thereby. 



December 1. 



Went in the morning with Sedley Taylor and Pro 

 fessor Stuart, M.P., an old friend of former visits, and in 

 spected the mechanical laboratory and workshops. There 

 were about seventy university men, more or less, engaged 

 in these, and it was interesting to see English Cambridge 

 adopting the same line which we have already taken at 

 Cornell against so much opposition, and surprising to 

 find the Cambridge equipment far inferior to that of 

 Cornell. Afterward visited the polling booths for an 

 election which was going on, and noted the extraordinary 

 precautions against any interference with the secrecy of 

 the ballot. Also to the Cavendish physical laboratory, 

 which, like the mechanical laboratory, was far inferior 

 in equipment to ours at Cornell. In the evening to the 

 Greek play, the &quot;Eumenides&quot; of ^schylus, which 

 was wonderfully well done. The Athena, Miss Case of 

 Girton College, was superb; the Apollo imposing; the 



