He was elected second Smith 's prizeman , Ellis being first .
In his second year he became a pupil of the private tutor William Hopkins , and in the Mathematical Tripos of 1839 came out second to Robert Leslie Ellis .
He was elected second Smith 's prizeman , Robert Leslie Ellis being first .
In his second year he became a pupil of the private tutor William Hopkins , and in the Mathematical Tripos of 1839 came out second to Robert Leslie Ellis .