
          shelves in the cases below they have not yet
commenced to put up the seating - I will
write you again on the subject soon

Professor Dod is much engaged in
putting up a mathematical room in
the old [?] hall - it is nearly finished
and makes quite a smart appearance

The college has opened with a good
addition to the numbers _ we have now
on the ground upwards of 240 students
and will have nearly if not quite 370
on the catalogue - The improvements
now making in the lecture rooms are
of a nature to increase the facilities of instruction
and therefore will probably have a good effect
in adding to the reputation of the college. -

I have lately had several communications
from Europe a very kind letter from Capt [Ross?]
relative to magnetism and a still better
one from Faraday He wishes my opinion and
private criticism on his new theory of electricity
and in order that I may do him justice I have
been studying the subject with considerable attention

Mr F sends me [crossed out: the] a copy of his 14th series of researches
and I am much surprised on reading it to find that
although it appears to be on a totally different

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same accomodations as before and will be as pleased to see you - We are all
well except little Mary She has had an attack of the billious [feaver?] but has
partially recovered from this only to take the hooping cough 
        