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HT presents his compliments to WW for the 'Verse Translations from the German'.

Apologises for what he feels to be 'an apparent intrusion into matters too private and personal.' Explains that he has read Henry Sidgwick's works, such as The Methods of Ethics, Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers and Philosophy, Its Scope and Relations as a student of philosophy at Queen's College in Belfast. States that the first result of studying The Methods of Ethics was to fill him 'with a reverence towards the moral and intellectual nature of its author', and claims that there is no man to whose opinion on any question which he investigated he would attach so much importance and authority. Claims that the works also inspired another feeling in him 'one of a purely emotional nature, something, perhaps, akin to love, if that were possible towards one whom one has never met.' States that as the feeling has grown stronger he has wished to know more about Henry's life and character, but has only been able to secure two short biographical sketches - 'one in Bryce's Contemporary Studies, and a short obituary notice in Frederic Myers Fragments of Prose and Poetry'. Wonders whether a memoir might have been printed for private circulation and if so suggests that she might send it to him.

War Department, Washington. Dated June 12, 1889 - Several of his letters to Frazer have been misaddressed and are being sent again; is revising his new books and asks for any references he may wish to send.

Edinburgh - Could WW send Professor Jameson 'a complete and authentic copy of the lecture delivered by you at the Society of Arts for publication in his journal now in the press' ['The General Bearing of the Great Exhibition of the Progress of Art and Science', 1850]. JDF took a second trip to London 'to make a more careful study of parts of the exhibition and to endeavour to procure some modest instruments for my collection in connection with my lectures'. This proved very difficult as 'the better class of exhibitors' did not want to part with them. However, Mr Biddell (a cousin of Mr Airy's), was in charge of the machinery department and in the end he was able to procure 'more than I could have hoped for the college nearly £200 worth of apparatus, chiefly models of machinery and engineering matter'. The Norwegian glaciers are very similar to the ones in Switzerland. 'We have got a favourable part of a committee of the H. of Commons on the urgency of the trigonometrical survey of Scotland. we are now opening a battery to press for the geological survey'.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey - Now has the bark from Mr Honey which looks like Erythrophloeum, but is still waiting on the specimens from the others; re: Mondjo, they have failed to trace this name and speculates that it is 'Datura fastuosa' collected by the Swiss missionary [Henri] Junod for [Hans] Schinz.

Thurlby Hall, Newark - EB returns George Green's memoir - 'altered and freely cut down, as yourself and Mr Murphy were so obliging as to suggest'. EB considers WW 'our sole calm examiner' on Political Economy, but 'was disheartened by 'Definitions come last', yet this is merely to say, that analysis precedes synthesis'. Under the title of 'Heresies' EB gives two kinds of Rent - 1. Of consumption and 2. Rent from capital invested: 'The equation has two roots, like the two spheroids of equilibrium, one the active speculating Rent of high let land, and the other the passive slovenly Rent of land underlet - the conditions of the Labouring Class depends on the number of farms sufficiently large to employ labourers. Parishes split into pieces are always at war with the poor, as each man is sufficient to labour his own land, and does not employ a labourer without compulsion'. EB claims that the word capital should be replaced with 'Productive Power, land, labour, machinery, money etc, all having distinct 'Laws' - It is incorrect to think labour alone productive'.

The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691 - Offers Shaffer an honorary Doctor of Letters.

Asks Sidgwick to put his name down [as one who supports the setting up of a Syndicate to inquire into the issue of allowing of alternatives for one of the classical languages in the Previous Examination], and as agreeing with the letter signed by Sidgwick and others [see 101/99;102].

Congratulations on engagement.

The Strathcona Club was a residential Hall and Club built in 1933 to provide accommodation and a social centre for research workers at the Rowett Research Institute. It was named after Lord Strathcona, the principal benefactor.

Correspondence and papers dating from 1949, 1961, 1962.

Press cuttings about money-lending in India, India Bill, Ministers and election prospects, letters to and about RAB (4 docs), Sefardi Jews and the India Bill including letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, appreciations of India Bill from Asiatic Review, seating plan and menu for Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Name Day Feast 1935, Quetta earthquake, two letters of congratulation on RAB's talks at Imperial Defence College, Prime Minister's visit to Stanstead Hall including photographs (3 docs), article by RAB: 'After eight years - India Act on statute book', Essex politics, General Election including photographs (3 docs), other parties' election propaganda, article by RAB 'A victory of peace', 'Candidate's suggested meetings for General Election 1935' etc. with annotations by RAB, Naval Conference, award of V.C. to Captain Meynell, death of H.M. |King George V, Locarno Treaty, Cambridge Union debate in support of socialism opposed by RAB, three letters of congratulation on Bridgwater meeting, Indian reform including photographs (2 docs), Declaration of abdication of Edward VIII, birth and christening of Samuel James Butler, coronation of H.M. King George VI, coronation letter from Richard Clive Butler to his grandmother, RAB's accident with letter from RAB to parents, letters re RAB's move to Ministry of Labour, International Labour Conference at Geneva, new Government, 40-hour week, RAB's account of proceedings at Geneva with photograph, instructional centres, Mastership of Pembroke College, Cambridge, article by RAB on 'Great Britain and the 40-hour week', opening of rope-works at Leith with letter from Aunt Isabel Ross

Includes invitations to Royal Evening Party, Buckingham Palace, 23 April, and the marriage of the Duke of York to the Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Westminster Abbey, 26 April.

32 and 34 Bloomsbury Street, W.C.1. - Printed message inside: 'With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from TIME and TIDE". Hand written message on the back page of the card, saying Bob's was a 'lovely [emphasised] Christmas Card' [this year's "From the Shiffolds"?]; this card is a 'most unworthy' reply. Quite understands about the review: expects everything he writes is 'booked well in advance by editors', but asks to be remembered for a translation or poem if possible. Sends Christmas greetings to both Trevelyans. Hopes Bob's operation [on the prostate, see 4/246?] will 'not be too uncomfortable; and is very sorry about it.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Has looked through three volumes of the "Yellow Book" and agrees with Robert that there is 'a certain collective energy and enthusiasm' which makes all the contributors 'do more vigourously [sic], or at any rate more oddly, what they regard as their ideal'; [Henry] James's two stories are very strong; [Walter] Sickert's illustrations 'most curious - in a way better than Beardsley's. The Charles Adamses, 'a pleasant couple', are staying; he is enthusiastic about going on to Flodden; he is seventy one, and his great grandfather [John Adams] was 'deeply interested in the world' up till the age of ninety. Charles Adams has seen bigger battles than Flodden, and was 'asleep in his saddle during Pickins's [sic: Pickett's Charge] at Gettysburg'. The 'Cambo folk' [Charles and Mary] are coming for lunch, with the [Malcolm?] Macnaghtens and 'all the babies'. In a postscript, notes that he has had another letter from [Theodore] Roosevelt, with 'three new spellings'.

Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, near Bath.—Thanks him for his article on The Merchant of Venice. Is sorry that the British Council have disappointed him. Suggests that he might get supervision work in Cambridge. Is excited that [Godfrey] Lienhardt is interested in the Church. Term is nearly over. Urges Smith to finish his article on Twelfth Night. Was interested by C. S. Lewis’s British Academy lecture on Hamlet and enjoyed the revised preface to his Pilgrim’s Regress. Recommends Does God Exist? by A. L. Taylor.

Short obituary, by 'a correspondent' [Frazer].