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On headed notepaper for Studley Royal, Ripon. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.

Victoria Mansion, Marine Parade, Brighton. - Meant to write yesterday to say how pleased he was to hear of the birth of Milnes's son and his wife's safety, but was prevented by the state of his mother's health: regrets to say she is 'very dangerously ill'. Hopes the boy will be 'as good a fellow as his father', and trusts it will 'be a long time before he inherits the broad acres of Fryston'. His wife is 'delighted' and sends her congratulations.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Is writing on the train going home. She and Sir George received the news of [James] Croppers death from Edith by the same post as Elizabeth's letter about his illness; he 'will be a great loss to a large circle'; sad for him to die away from home, but he showed 'remarkable energy to have been sightseeing [at the Paris Exhibition] to the last'. Hopes Robert will return today and have lots to tell Elizabeth. Sir George was pleased to get his letter; Caroline would like to hear about the Exhibition. Had a pleasant stay at The Park [with her sister Annie Philips] then spent two nights with their 'old friends' Lord and Lady Ripon, who are 'most delightful people & in perfect sympathy with us politically'. Lady Ripon has seen much of Mr [Samuel] Cronright-Schreiner and 'admires him extremely'. Hopes the Queen of the Netherlands' choice of husband is popular. Glad Elizabeth is sleeping better; hopes she does not find the English autumn too trying, but she has Italian sunshine to look forward to. She and Sir George have got 'several books on Sicily to read' and she thinks they will indeed 'accomplish the journey there'.

Embossed notepaper, South Terrace, Dewsbury. - Has applied for post of Secretary to the East & West India Dock Company; requests testimonial. Postscript: has one from the Earl de Grey and Ripon.

Enclosed: printed verses by Robinson, offprint from The Country Words, May 1870 (3ff); Robinson's Yorkshire Worthies, North of England Tractates No. 5, 1860, 8 pp.

Avranches, La Manche. - Is seeking India Office nomination for her son Hugh; would Houghton intercede with his neighbour Lord De Grey as Sir Charles Wood's list seems to carry no weight; her husband served 15 years in the India House but retired with a spinal injury following a rail accident in 1853; has learned of impending vacancies from colleagues there; deaths of her brother and sister.