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Trinity Lodge, Cambridge
March 10th 1891.

My dear Librarian,

I have the pleasure of sending you, in a truly splendid dress, the Autograph Score of Doctor Hubert Parry’s “Blest Pair of Sirens.”

I am to-day writing to thank him for his generous gift, which was formally accepted by the Council last Friday {1}.

The letters of Doctor Parry and Professor Stanford {2}, which I enclose, will, I trust, be preserved.

Believe me to be
Most truly yours
H. Montagu Butler

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{1} 6 Mar.

{2} The other two letters pasted into this volume.

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10 Harvey Road | Cambridge
March 2. 1891

My dear Master,

I have the pleasure to send you with this the original autograph score of Hubert Parry’s ‘Blest pair of Syrens,’ which he wishes to present to the College for the Library. It struck me some time ago that as the College possessed the Manuscript of the poem, {1} it would be of interest & of value to them to possess also the original of the magnificent musical setting. Parry was, as is his nature, most unwilling at first to do anything which looked (as he put it) so “bumptious,” but I quieted his qualms on that point.

I send you herewith a letter {2} he wrote to me asking me to forward the score to the Council, & which, as it is really addressed to them altho’ through my mediation, I should be glad, if they wish, to leave in their hands.

Believe me, my dear Master,
yrs very truly
C V Stanford

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{1} R.3.4.

{2} Parry’s letter of 28 Feb., also pasted into this volume.

G K M Butler would have been elected a Fellow if there had been four vacancies instead of three, F A Simpson particularly pleased with his performance in history, electors think him safe for the following year, Nevile Butler working at the Foreign Office.

Action against Bertrand Russell, many years before good relations with the Germans will be restored.

Birnam Hotel. Thinks Nevile Butler might get a military staff appointment, war against Bulgaria.

Nevile Butler visiting Harrow and to dine with Lord Haldane, Agnata Butler "active amongst the Belgians and the invalids", death of Charles Eyre.

Birnam. J R M Butler heading through France, hopes he learned much from Nevile Butler, H M Butler has forgotten much of Horace, wishes to find out more about Gordon Butler's death.

Typed copy. Union Club, Alexandria. Journey to Egypt, Australians and New Zealanders, troops are over-officered, so one in two are held back in reserve, mobilisation of all male Greeks in Egypt.

Trinity Lodge. Thoughts on the death of Gordon Butler.

Hannibal and Bonaparte, Germans are beginning to feel the British push, Cambridge doctors heading for Egypt, Cyril Alington made headmaster of Eton.

Describes a visit to George Butler's boyhood house, has preserved the letters of George Butler, Harrow-Eton cricket match.

Trinity Lodge. Sudden death of Charles Dalrymple, Arabs have taken Mecca and Medina, thinks Lloyd George will succeed Kitchener.

Announced that he has arrived in Cannes 'after a somewhat trying journey': the worst part being the Dover to Calais crossing which he found so rough that he was afraid to subsequently take the night train to Avignon 'for fear of being regularly knocked up'. Was glad to instead spend a morning in Paris, a town he 'love[s] above all towns', where he suffered the effects of a very cold North Wind. Refers to the tradition of selling étrennes [new year's gifts], which he does not wish to 'transplant' to Britain; it is bad enough having to give presents to friends when they marry. Reports that he spent some hours in the Louvre, and found that his feeling for Greuze had grown.

Travelled on to Avignon that night, where he encountered a snow-storm. Remarks that the Palace of the Popes 'looks much more like a great barrack which it now is than like a palace'. He stayed in Marseilles on Wednesday night, and the next morning saw the Mediterranean for the first time. Complains that it has rained every day since he arrived. Reports that Symonds 'does not look at all well, but says he is better', and has sprained an ankle. Mentions that Montagu Butler is there, and that he intends to see him soon and hopes to hear about Haileybury and A G Butler. Reports that [Roden] Noel 'left a wideawake' with them, and asks her to send it to him in London. Asks her to keep carefully any letters about his room or else [ ] belonging to him that she may find. Reports that he had 'a melancholy business at Hastings dividing the library [of his friend Cowell, who died the previous month]'; he could not take all the books and those he had taken will 'oblige him to line [his] room with bookcases'. Remarks that this 'complete break-up, extinction of a family is very sad.'

Tributes being paid to H M Butler, funeral to take place at Trinity and Harrow.

Letter from V. H. Stanton to Trinity Master H. M. Butler forwarding a letter from E. F. Russell offering the painting to Trinity from the Office of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, with further correspondence from Russell as well as the Secretary of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa Duncan Travers. Six letters total, with a slip of paper identifying Smythies, and an envelope addressed to Butler.

Brookthorpe, Gloucester. Thanks him for her kind words about the memoir; recalls the pride and pleasure F. W. Maitland took in being made an Honorary Fellow of Trinity; is sorry to hear of Professor Butcher's illness; thanks him for his kindness in entertaining Fredegond.

Trinity College, Cambridge - A letter of condolence on the death of Butler’s sister Mrs Louisa Jane Butler Galton

Trinity Lodge. Has been suffering an illness, examined Classical candidates with Duff, Bernard Butler has been made a colonel, Nevile Butler now in Dunkeld.