Hamilton felt a good deal better early in the morning, and took a rather hearty breakfast of bread and milk, but he exerted himself too much and relapsed towards the afternoon. The doctor ordered his hair to be cut shorter, and sends him powders and draughts. Andy quite well and at his work. Restless till post time, when I got my budget; two from Mamma and one from old Teale. News that Mr Flood is Vicar of Kilmood, M. A. Richards married, Sophia happy page break page 161 at Mauritius, to increase the population at the end of March, Mary well and taking Canterbury Papers^*. Mamma encloses a letter from her to Hariette giving pleasant account of her visit to Bur, meeting the Archbishop of Dublin and other big-wigs; she says she talked with the Archbishop, not the least afraid, and discussed the Apostolic Succession doctrine. How ignorant I feel whenever any one mentions Apostolic Succession. I must get Mary to explain it to me some day. The wind was too high to get to the Island, so the men bagged firewood and carried timber to the beach ready to boat away. Cholmondeley sent us his little tent, and Andy is to take possession of it on Thursday. Engaged the mason and shingler for Monday next; he to burn his own lime on the beach. Lots of newspapers—Spectator, Athenaeum & Household Words: a great stir in England about 'Papal Aggressions' dividing public interest with the 'Crystal Palace', the catchword now for the 'Great Exhibition'. Very cold all day—much snow reported to be on the mountains.