The life and letters of Herbert Spencer . ry of Truth, and there in thatdeep appreciation of Principlp:s which characterizes the realreformers of the day. The buoyant hopefulness of these utterances have theirpathetic contrast in his description, half a century later, ofthe moral and intellectual progress achieved, and in hisoutlook on the social and political horizon at the timewhen his labours and his life were drawing towards theirclose. The idea of starting such a periodical shows how muchthe young man was influenced by the desire to possess amedium for the dissemination of his ideas. For
The life and letters of Herbert Spencer . ry of Truth, and there in thatdeep appreciation of Principlp:s which characterizes the realreformers of the day. The buoyant hopefulness of these utterances have theirpathetic contrast in his description, half a century later, ofthe moral and intellectual progress achieved, and in hisoutlook on the social and political horizon at the timewhen his labours and his life were drawing towards theirclose. The idea of starting such a periodical shows how muchthe young man was influenced by the desire to possess amedium for the dissemination of his ideas. For a living,his hopes were centred on a type-founding inventionwhich was expected to realize a fortune, if only he couldfind the necessary capital, estimated at from ^5,000 to^7,000. On the advice of his uncle Thomas, he wroteto Mr. Lawrence Heyworth to enquire whether, amongstyour mercantile friends, there are any of enterprizing char-acters who are seeking investments for their capital. Thecorrespondence with Mr. Heyworth which ensued led. EDWARD LOTT,from a Sketch made by Hevhert Spencer,between 1SJ1 and IS 14. 1841-44] Literature Jl^ooed but not Won 47 to nothing from a tinancial point of view. In anotherrespect it led to something he vakied more than money—the friendship of Mr. and Mrs. Potter and their childrenand grandchildren, which brightened the whole of hisfuture life. Teaching, never lost sight of altogether, was againforcing itticlf upon his attention. His uncles suggestionthat he should take pupils independently of his father hethought a very hazardous experiment, and a private tutor-ship would lead to nothing permanent. His own plan wasthat his father should continue as at present, he himselftaking pupils who would board with his parents. If thissucceeded, his father could, after a time, relinquish privatetuition and devote all his attention to his boarders. Adraft prospectus was drawn up and sent to Hinton, whereit was objected to as being too ambitious. An offer
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