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22 Hill Street, Edinburgh. - Houghton mistaken; repeats no pension was granted to Mrs Alexander Smith; Disraelia ccepted printed copies of petition as equal to original document; they can now be presented to Gladstone. Postscript: will ask John Brown and others to support Literary Fund application.

Hughenden Manor. - Must decline invitation to Fryston with regret; had hoped to visit after Burghley but must return to Town on the 27th; sorry to miss seeing Milnes and his wife.

Hughenden Manor, High Wycomb[e]. - Probable economic effects of local taxation or a sinking fund; necessity of interim measures; 'A well considered protection to the land will be more facile of adoption by the generality when the discussion, & stir, of a year or two, have taught them, that the land has its grievances, as well as its privileges, wh. they have assailed & abrogated. Milnes' other hints excellent and will be used when possible. First meeting of the Buckinghamshire Association for the Relief of Real Property is on 31st October.

Gros[veno]r Gate. - Regrets they must decline invitation to Fryston owing to continuation of business; his wife's forthcoming reception in 'the wilds of Germany'; perhaps Milnes can attend her 'Monster Déjeuner' in honour of the High Dutch Review.

On embossed notepaper, Laughton Vicarage, Gainsborough. - Cicero and Juvenal used the name Endymion to denote a handsome and adventurous youth; significance of his being aided by the wealth of a beloved matron; quotes Homer and Greek etymology.

Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset. - Hopes Houghton's remark about lingering British prejudice against Catholics in his review of Endymion [in the Fortnightly Review] does not indicate support for a new anti-Papal crusade.

Grosvenor Gate. - On the death of Robert Pemberton Milnes. Signed 'D'.

On embossed notepaper for The Hollies, Clapham Common, S.W. - Thanks Houghton for verse-rendition of Knowles's epigram [on Disraeli and Gladstone]; asks if Mrs Fitzgerald [Houghton's daughter Amicia] can send a copy, as he cannot make out all the words.

On embossed notepaper, Knebworth Park, Stevenage - Houghton's complete success in difficult task of reviewing Endymion [in the Fortnightly Review]; will be delighted if elected to the Dilettanti Society.

Cricklewood, London, N.W. - Is acquainted with Houghton through Leeds Exhibition; is trying to obtain a literary pension for [Stefano Ignazio] Valletta, whom he found in sad want at the British Museum Library. Encloses copy of letter from Gladstone and draft of Memorial to the Prime Minister [Disraeli]; asks if Houghton will add his name. Valletta is a scholar with no political connections. Postscript: sends a lecture in English by Valletta [no longer present]. (2 ff.)

Enclosed: copy of letter, 26 Dec. 1874, from William Ewart Gladstone to George Redford (1 f.). Gladstone's own rule forbids his signing the Memorial, but this letter may be used; his sense of Valletta's fitness for aid from the Royal Bounty is confirmed by the Duke of Simoneta's letter. Also draft Memorial in favour of S. I. Valetta, teacher of Italian language and literature in London for forty years.

66, 67, and 69 are addressed to Robert Pemberton Milnes.

The Limes, Nelson Street, Manchester. - Was mistaken in citing Hunter's life of Oliver Heywood as authority for proclamation of Queen Elizabeth as Empress; the correct source is an anonymous history of the Church of England in the reign of the Tudors, published in 1851; quotes extract from Harleian MSS given in the book; if verified it would be more appropriate than Disraeli's references to Raleigh and Spenser.

B[awtr]y. - Uncertain visiting arrangements for Easter; possible inclusion of Mr Disraeli - 'Whatever be his morale, I find both a use & an enjoyment in the occasional society of a man of rare intellectual accomplishment - & this undeniably he is'; continual rain; Galway rowing over his estate; poor prospects for Oxford crew [in University Boat Race] in flimsy racing boat]. Railway dealings with Cooke and others; Bill now less likely to pass this year.

Cadzow, Newport on Tay. - Would have sought an introduction through Mr Hedderwick of the Glasgow Citzen or Professor Nichol, but both are troubled a present. Is seeking pension from Her Majesty's Bounty for her own literary services and those of her late brother [Henry] Glassford Bell; asks if Houghton will promote pension with Lord Beaconsfield. Is alone and in failing health.

On embossed notepaper, 3 Cambridge Gate, Regent's Park. - Thanks for kind estimate in 'Notes on Endymion' [in the Fortnightly Review]; regrets Houghton's allusions to G. S. S[mythe], and 'that most rascally outrage on private life, the Lives of the Strangfords' [the Lives of the Lords Strangford..., by Edward Barrington de Fonblanque, published in 1877]. Endymion is an old name from Lady Beaconsfield's family.

London. - Impressed by Houghton's article on Disraeli's Endymion [in the Fortnightly Review]; his kindly allusion to the persons represented; expects Houghton will attend Lords debate soon.

The Shiffolds, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking. - Thanks his father for sending back the Maupassants [see 46/338], and also for the Saturday Review. He and Bessie were very much interested in his father's letter 'as a delightful bit of biography and autobiography', as was his 'chapter in the Life of Dr Butler [The Harrow Life of Henry Montagu Butler]'. Wonders where the quote about 'Gladstone rising to make his reply to Disraeli' came from;: 'perhaps from Morley's Life [of Gladstone]'.

The only time he himself 'ever saw or heard Disraeli' was when his mother took him, he thinks 'as a boy of seven or eight... into the Ladies' Gallery [at the House of Commons]'; of course he has 'only a very dim recollection of him', especially since his short-sightedness meant he 'could not see him distinctly'.

'[B]eautiful Spring weather here today', with the leaves 'coming out everywhere, though not on the oaks yet'. Has 'just been assisting Julian to shave himself'; he now has to shave 'twice or even three times a week'.

Ravensworth Castle. - Thanks for Scutari stanzas and Introductory Address [to Edinburgh Philosophical Institution]; encloses ballad for Houghton's son and own 'Canzonet to Water'; admires Houghton's poetry without a philosophical analysis of the poetic faculty. Enjoyed Houghton's pun on Disraeli; once addressed Mrs Disraeli as a 'Dizzy-Pated Woman'.

17 Edward Street, Portman Square. - James Orton asked Milnes to sign a Memorial drawn up by Lord Macaulay seeking pension for Atherstone three years ago, but Milnes’ support was withheld in favour of Philip Bailey, who has now received a pension; asks if Milnes will now assist writer. Quotes passage from Memorial. Is past 70 and fears mental debility. Postscript: is enclosing review of The Handwriting on the Wall which might secure Disraeli’s support. (Offprint from the Glasgow Herald).

9 Westbourne Square, London, W. - Death of her husband Sir William from softening of the brain attributed to overwork in hot climates; only has a small income from the Widows' and Orphans' Fund; seeking a grant from the Royal Bounty; will Houghton use his influence with Lord Beaconsfield?

Announces his return [from accompanying his sister Minnie to Wiesbaden], having read all of Myers' books. Claims to be very glad to have 'attained s[ ] views on Paul de Kock'. Asks Myers if he knows what other of his works are worth reading, and states that he quite understands Disraeli's praise of him, and sees his influence on 'D.' a little. Remarks that Taine is 'a clever man', but does not like his work. Reports that the Venns have just returned, but that he hasn't seen them.

Asks Myers if he thinks that [Mandell?] Creighton and Laing would correspond with women [as part of an educational correspondence programme] in English literature. Discusses the need for more money to subsidise 'impecunious governesses', and asks him if he thinks any wealthy person sympathetic to the project would subscribe. The plan is to 'make the poor girls pay for one course, and then give them two more if they like'; a 'certificate of poverty from a clergyman' is always obtained. Refers briefly to the troubles at Rugby [with Henry Hayman].

Embossed notepaper, Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon. - Invites Milnes to Shakespeare dinner at Stratford on 23 Apr; hopes Disraeli will attend; probable announcement that money has been raised for Shakespeare's house.

Article on similarity between descriptions of Mr. Vigo in Disraeli's Endymion and of George Hudson in Irving's Annals of Our Time, as published in the New York Era. Cutting from unidentified periodical.

[Sent from Whittingehame, A. Balfour's house in Lothian]:- He and Nora were very busy up to the end of the previous year, until they escaped to Prestonkirk on New Year's Eve. They arrived in Cambridge on 26 December, on Thursday morning they were completing their arrangements for the Conference of Schoolmistresses on the following day, and their friends arrived that evening 'and educational talk began lasting without intermission till Friday evening...' On Saturday he began to prepare his answers for the Cambridge University Commissioners, and finished them on Monday morning, before his journey to Scotland.

Reports on the conference itself, which 'made up a compact and business-like meeting at the Townhall.' States that he was impressed with the schoolmistresses, who 'said what they had to say in a clear, short, practical way'. They 'fixed a limit of ten minutes for the speeches, but the only speaker who showed the least desire to exceed it was a Man..' Mentions that among the speeches made was one by Professor John Mayor. A short paragraph about the conference was sent to the newspapers, and got into the Times. Among those who came were James Wilson from Rugby with his sister Annie, who is head of a school at Grantham; Annie Marshall from Leeds, Professor Green from Oxford 'with his professorial honours fresh upon him', and Eve 'who used to be at Wellington College. States that Arthur was not able to come because Charlotte was not well enough to be left.

Reports that they have 'delightful weather' there in Prestonkirk, and that his brothers-in-law are all assembled. Claims that he has got the burden of his article pretty much off his mind. Describes the 'lovely winter view' from his window. Sends on Nora's love. Adds that they did not hear any political secrets at Hatfield, but reports that Myers, whom they had seen in London 'had seen Dizzy at Windsor Castle and reports that he bore a remarkably swaggering and triumphant aspect', and they are afraid that 'that Hebrew has been brewing some ill for his step-native land!'

42 Queen's Road, Finchley Road, N.W. - Has published a number of works anonymously; excessive literary toil caused her to break down last spring; poverty was temporarily averted by a Literary Fund grant; now convalescent but unable to work with same intensity. Asks if Milnes will sign her Memorial to Lord Palmerston seeking a grant from the Literary Civil List; Dickens has signed; Thackeray and perhaps Disraeli will do so; Earl Russell only prevented from signing by official etiquette. Appends list of her novels and plays.