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17 Great Queen Street, Westminster. - Asks if Milnes has seen Woolner's fine bust of Tennyson, which was exhibited at Dickenson's in Bond Street and is now in Manchester; proposed presentation of bust to Trinity Library; Woolner will not part with original but can supply a copy for £100. Tom Taylor suggests subscribing for an extra copy for Tennyson himself. Invites Milnes to join Committee and encourages others to do so. Does not know Tennyson personally; subscription list 'ought to be wider than his intimate personal friends and narrower than his idolators'.

Signature and title on recto of flyleaf. Contents on first page: pp 3-11, 'Introductory Statement'; pp 15-25, 'Correspondence of 1863; pp 27-54, 'Case submitted by Whewell, 1864'; pp 55-57, 'Counsels' Opinion thereon'; pp 79-101, 'Correspondence, March 1866, on the method of procedure; pp 102-111, '[Correspondence], 1866, on the terms of the proposed Instrument'; pp 75-77, '[Correspondence], 1883, on whether Judges could bring their wives'; p 113 'Dr Thompson's views of the effect of the Instrument'; p. 71, 'On the Reception of the Judges circ. 1830'; pp 65-69, 'Taylor's Ballad on the dispute between Denman & Whewell'; pp 65-69, 'Practice (1879) of giving Invitations to dine in Hall'; pp 115-[118], 'Correspondence (1918) on the Judge's Lodgings'.

Newspaper cutting pasted to page 118: 'Correspondence in May 1918 between the High Sheriff (Sir George Fordham) and the Town Authorities'.

Trinity College stories gathered by McTaggart from Henry Jackson and others, numbered and arranged by date from 1896 to 1924. Includes light verses related to College matters by James Clerk Maxwell (no. 398), F. M. Cornford (no. 434, 445), and J. K. Stephen (no. 442), and a cutting of a poem about William Whewell by [Tom Taylor?] (no. 401); printed obituaries of William Hepworth Thompson, a letter from James Mayo dated 20 Jan. 1905, and two letters from Henry Jackson dated 8-9 Oct. 1879.

Trinity College. - Was surprised this morning to receive two letters, from Macaulay and [Tom?] Taylor, with the news that the former had offered the 'presidentship' of the [Apostles] dinner to the latter, who had accepted it. Spedding's clear opinion is that honorary member 'were ghosts who could only speak when spoken to, but even supposing the appointment lay with the existing President, it was clear that whatever power Macaulay had must have expired immediately after the appointment of C. Buller'. Notes that 'Historically the London dinner is only the Cambridge dinner transferred, of which the President was regularly appointed on a Saturday night'.

A new member, named [John Daniel?] Williams, was 'evangelised' yesterday, who 'testified his faith by abandoning a literary club in Trinity which goes by the name of the "Roaring Cockatoos". Thompson is recovering well and was out for a while yesterday. Hopes Milnes will not be annoyed by the part Harcourt took about the dinner.

6 Aubrey Road, Notting Hill. - Her affairs have been managed by Tom Taylor and the late Mrs [Helen?] Praed; requests contribution to support children; her son, helped into the Merchant Navy by the Earl of Ellesmere, is reported lost in the China Sea. Postscript: Tom Taylor's address is 8 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall.

Cambridge. Has received the offer of the post of Private Secretary to the President of the Board of Health, co-apostle Tom Taylor is the Permanent Secretary, inclined to accept.

31 Onslow Square. - Tom Taylor mentioned Milnes' letter about 'Euphorion's Dirge' [Goethe]; encloses own version of the Helena, which was published in Fraser next year; hopes to improve on it in work on the second part of the Faust. Enclosed: 'Goethe's Helena: translated by Theodore Martin' [printed].

Ripon, Azerley Hall. - His son R. Evelyn Crompton desires a clerkship in the Foreign Office; testimonial from his private tutor, Rev. W. H. Pritchett; Tom Taylor suggested joining a large firm as a civil engineer but this might stifle his scientific aspirations; Hammond's advice as to Foreign Office appointments; has never before sought a favour.

Asks Sidgwick to consider presiding over the Apostles Society annual dinner in 1900. Mentions previous men who have presided over the event, for example, T. T[aylor] in 1871, and Lord Houghton in 1880. Remarks that Sidgwick 'last presided in 1875.' Claims that it would give great pleasure to the society if he [Holland] could announce Sidgwick's participation 'on the 14th', and mentions the possibility of a second dinner for 1900. Claims that 'it would be good for the Society to hear an address from [Sidgwick].' States that [Ailsa] and he, 'or others, in London could do all the arrangements for [Sidgwick] next year.' Asks Sidgwick to let him know in a few days.

Letter enclosing his printed "Memorandum on the Whewell Scholarships, to be submitted to the Council of Trinity College, Cambridge, and to the electors to the Whewell Scholarships". With a copy of a poem in Punch by Tom Taylor about William Whewell, with note, "Copied by me Decr 4, 1906 in Hall during Scholp. Examn. H. Montagu Butler."