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PE's notes on Medea and oversights of Porson - the Germans will be envious.

Accepts PE's offer of commentary on Medea for 5th No. of Mus.Crit. Urges PE to write an account of the ed. of Sophocles. Dobree collating mss. of Demosthenes in Paris - soon to be returned to Vienna. JHM drawing up notes on Alcestis, to be printed in new year. Punctuation marks in Alc. 29-37 and Med. 84f.

PE back from Paris, JHM from North Wales, and ready to publish 4th No. of Mus.Crit.

Apologises for not seeing PE in town - everyone's minds in such a state of high fever that he could not think of Greek. PE to Paris - asks for notes on mss. Of Alcestis.

Coming to town in a few days - some confidential things to discuss. Allies now in Paris, and the pictures, statues and mss. are safe.

PE has been generous in some way to or about Barker (who has been the author of a forgery, and is preparing an attack on JHM). On PE's advice JHM has not written to the Gentleman's Magazine - but asks PE to do so on his behalf.

Loves PE's critique on the Ajax, and looks forward to his edition of Sophocles. More on Barker - invokes PE's help.

Publication of 2nd ed. of Hipp. Contribution requested for Museum Criticum.

Something else has been sent under separate cover (rejected by the Post Office as too much for one cover). A) In PE's note on a word, he ought to differ, not from JHM, but from Porson, whose opinion JHM had defended. B) Begs PE to delete any reference to the Class.Journ. - not so much Barker, as the behaviour of the editor towards Blomfield and JHM.

Thanks PE for his remarks on the Alc. Has been held up by indolence, the examination for the new Pitt University Scholarship and suspense until the allies are at Paris and Bonaparte killed. 3rd No. of Mus.Crit waiting upon an article by PE, either on Alc. or on Oed.Col. PE thinking of a book expedition to the continent. More on Barker, who has turned to the Monthly Revie as a vehicle to attack the Mus.Crit. and promote his own editions. Barker has followed Dr. Parr on an unwelcome visit to Dr. Butler at Shrewsbury. Blomfield's wife has been dangerously ill.