150 GEOEGE JOHN EOMANES 1881* 



In this Journal constant mention occurs of con- 

 certs and of the pleasure given by amateur musical 

 friends. The late Professor Eowe's name often occurs ; 

 he succeeded Professor Clifford at University College, 

 and besides his great mathematical attainments he 

 was also a most accomplished musician. He played 

 Schumann especially in the most poetic way. 



Journal, Feb. 1882. — Lecture by Professor Tyndall 

 on the action of molecular heat. Triumphant vindi- 

 cation of his own work against Magnus and Tait. 



April 2. — Sunday, the 25th, we spent at Oxford, 

 met the Warden of Keble in Mr. F. Paget's rooms, 

 as a year ago we had met Dr. Liddon. Met Mr. 

 Vernon Harcourt at Christ Church. 



May. — Met Shorthouse, author of 'John Ingle- 

 sant,' at the F. Pollocks'. He spoke of Mr. Scott- 

 Holland's review of his book. Sir F. Bramwell 

 lectured the other day at the Eoyal Institution on 

 the making of the Channel tunnel, and was as 

 amusing as usual. Tea with Dr. and Mrs. Huggins 

 in their pretty house, which is full of beautiful things. 

 Much talk about spiritualism. 



June. — Interesting talk with Mr. J. E. Green. 

 Both J. E. G. and G. J. E. agreed that Herbert 

 Spencer, Professor Huxley, and Leslie Stephen only 

 represented one side of the question, i.e. that conduct 

 can only be called moral when it is beneficial to the 

 race, and that the ethical quality of an action is 

 determined solely by its effects as beneficial or 

 injurious. This purely mechanical view of morality 

 deprives morality of what both speakers considered 

 the essential elements of morality as such, i.e. the 



