Note 40 — PART II.

In fact, in a note to page 247, Sir David thus slily alludes to those “conjectures” of Dr Whewell in his Bridgewater Treatise, to which we have referred (ante, pp. 290, 291):—“A very different opinion is stated by Dr Whewell, in his Bridgewater Treatise;” adding, after citing the passages, “the rest of the chapter, ‘On the vastness of the Universe,’ is well worthy of the perusal of the reader, and forms a striking contrast with the opinions of the Essayist.”—This is perfectly fair.