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On headed notepaper for West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, 'as from' Heytesbury House, Wiltshire [home of Siegfried Sassoon]. - Was about to ring her on 'a matter of slight public importance, when a private disaster overwhelmed' him: Agnes has given notice, as she 'doesn't like the cooking'. His mother has 'borne it better' than he has so far: he does not see how they can stay on at West Hackhurst. Will talk it over when he returns from the long weekend with Sassoon already arranged. If Bessie is 'driving alone' near his mother, knows she would like to see her. Must post this letter (in Dorking) and board the train.

Tells her to look at the Times, he thinks from last Saturday, announcing that the Dorking town councillors 'propose to cut a chalk cock on Box Hill in honour of the Coronation!'. Wonders if she could contact 'eg some V[aughan] Williamses, find out whether it is true, and join in a protest if it is'.

Cautioning against excessive eulogies.

Refuting suggestions of Carlyle's hostility towards science.

Two small undated cuttings, of unknown source; obituary from The TImes, 31 Oct. 1873.

Printed circular quotes an extract from the Morning Chronicle report of the Annual Meeting of the British and Foreign Institute, in which George Jones mentioned attacks made on the Institute by the Times and Punch, and the letter alleged to be his which had appeared in the latter. 'It was a gross forgery. Even the autograph which followed, which was a fac simile of his own, was forged'. In response to these claims Punch is circulating a facsimile of his letter; 'The original may be seen at the Printing Office of Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, Lombard Street, Whitefriars'.

Facsimile letter by George Jones addressed to 'Mr Punch', dated 9 May 1844 at the British & Foreign Institute, in protest against the 'disgusting attacks upon this excellent Institution' and 'the taking advantage of a mere similitude of names to connect me with a base born intruder who has caused Her beloved Majesty so much alarm'

Condemning the publication by J. A. Froude of Thomas Carlyle's manuscript notebook on Jane Carlyle.

Replying to Mary Carlyle's letter of the previous day.

Objecting to statement that Augustus Stafford was hounded to death by political opponents.

Concerning publication of Thomas Carlyle's memoir of Jane Carlyle.

Perhaps from The Times.

Perhaps from The Times.

On the importance of 'the art of speaking' in education. Note in Robert Pemberton Milnes' at bottom: 'R. O. A. M. from Grandpapa'.

Times 'Saturday Review', 23 Sept 1972 p 8. 'The story, iven here in full, has not previously appeared in England. It is taken from Rose Macaulay, the biography by Constance Babington Smith, which is to be published by Collins on 9 October'.

With proof of letter to The Times.

The Times - Private - Thanks him for his letter, but the editor is 'still unconvinced of the advisability of publishing it', so returns it [not present].

Extracts from deed by the late Thomas Carlyle for founding of bursaries in the Faculty of Arts at Edinburgh University.