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Great Malvern [on embossed notepaper: University, St Andrews, N.B.]. - Inaugural meeting of Wordsworth Soiety at Grasmere last night; lists aims of the Society and some of its members; the Bishop of St. Andrews [Charles Wordsworth] is President. Invites Houghton to join Council, listing other probable members; duties will be light.

Embossed notepaper, Bishopshall, St. Andrews. - Met Houghton at Shakespeare Tercentenary meeting sixteen years ago; suggested him as Council member for Wordsworth Society at its inaugural meeting. Professor Knight has written twice to Houghton but has had no reply.

Printed notepaper: University, St Andrews, N.B.]. - Thanks Houghton for agreeing to Wordsworth Society's request to join Council. Has discovered several unpublished poems by Wordsworth; believes there is one called 'The Eagle and the Dove' in A. F. Rio's *La Petite Chouannerie..', published in 1842, to which Houghton, Mrs Norton, and Landor also contributed; can Houghton point him towards a copy?

Printed notepaper: University, St Andrews, N.B.]. - Thanks Houghton for copy of Wordsworth's 'The Eagle and the Dove'; would like to borrow the book [A. F. Rio's *La Petite Chouannerie...']

Embossed notepaper: Edgecliff, St Andrews, N.B. - As to Houghton presiding on 8 July in place of Lord Selborne: does Lord Redesdale agree to their using the Committee Room at the House of Lords as arranged; has not requested papers as there were too many at Lambeth last year; hopes Houghton might deliver some recollections of Wordsworth, as he did of Coleridge at Westminster Abbey; can Houghton prevail upon Lord Coleridge to contribute his long-promised piece.

Embossed notepaper: Edgecliffe, St. Andrews, N.B.- Will send proof of Houghton’s address for Wordsworth Society Transactions; Houghton may correct shorthand report taken at his house on 8 July. Promised subscriptions to bust of Wordsworth and prize at Hawkshead Grammar School may be sent to himself or George Wilson. ‘Next year will be our last’.

Embossed notepaper: The Club House, St. Andrews.- Acknowledges contribution of a guinea towards bust of Wordsworth. Will be at Braemar for two months. Wishes to publish Houghton’s delightful speech and would be glad of any other contribution.