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Aldeburgh - Has been to Rome with his wife, went to the Mithraic Temple at San Clemente, had many talks with Father Delaney; writes of the state of religion: thinks the church is stagnating; thinks politicians should take a course in the study of anthropology, adding the study of heredity; thinks Dean Inge in his 'Outspoken Essays' understands the times, and admires his 'Idea of Progress'; Bury's book of the same name claims that 'the number of civilizations which have reached a given stage and gone under, is beyond compute'; agrees that Germany should pay for her 'brigandage' but thinks money should be advanced to pay the miners to dig the coal that France needs; Frazer writes of [Oliver] Lodge and [Arthur Conan] Doyle, and Clodd quotes Sir Bryan Donkin that he classes Doyle among the 'mentally defective'; he is publishing a book 'Magic in Names'; wonders if Frazer is going to supplement 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' as Frazer has said that it hung on the issue of a book by a French scholar on the early history of Christianity; asks if Frazer has examined the evidence advanced by Prof. Elliot Smith on the origin of Pre-Columbian civilization, backed by [W. H. R.] Rivers in [A. H.] Keane's Man Past and Present' and quotes [A.C.] Haddon; finds as he gets older the more he values an open mind; the servant problem not helped by the promising house maid who hid her pregnancy and gave birth in the middle of the night.

Seeking funds for excavation of the basilica of San Clemente, Rome.

Wickham Court, Bromley. - Must write to tell Milnes how much she likes the inscription for the memorial [to her father at St. Paul's Cathedral], a copy of which Mr Murray has sent her: 'No words could express more truly what he really was, or draw out better in relief the whole man. I rejoice that the Inscription was entrusted to you'. Sends regards to Milnes' wife, and adds postscript saying that she hopes he is 'stronger than you were'.

Admiralty. - Difficulty of obtaining a messenger's place from Baring, especially for those over 30; Milnes's protégé unlikely to succeed; own position offers no preferments except schoolmasterships; unable to visit Woburn but 'shd like to see you draw on the buskin again - histrionics... are still allowed in reformed Abbeys'; opposition to Wiesman's belief that Catholic Bishops have the right to govern Protestants. Postscript: asks whether [Kingsley's] Alton Locke will do some good.

[Rotherfield]-Greys Rectory. - His son went home as he thought he must serve three more years before admission into the P & O; has told him to reply; visiting [North] Pinder but will leave today.

On embossed notepaper, Chantry, Berkeley, Gloucestershire. - Has just accepted the living of Cirencester; would formerly have been pleased to undertake Houghton's scheme of 'working up a languishing school'.

Believes that no writs for Wakefield and Gloucester will be issued this session so it is not necessary to seek a candidate, suggests possible candidates to act as a locum tenens for CJM

On headed notepaper: Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Board Room, Manchester. - Agrees that ''it can make no difference to the L & Y Co that our superintendent is made steward we should be rather glad that it is so if Edward Binstead [?] wished to continue in the Cos service I do not see any objection to it'.

24 Barrington Crescent, Brixton. - Has decided to distribute 'the 250 of the Observations in London that I have printed'. The enclosed observations [no longer present] are 'therefore complete'. Much neglect at present in the construction of flues; hopes his paper 'will have some good effect' and that people 'will begin to think of their own safety'.

Found Milnes' chimneys at Fryston 'very badly constructed. One of the chimneys runs under the landing place on the first floor'. Gave instructions to 'have it well attended to as Mr and Mrs Milnes were not at home'. 'Several chimneys in many of the residences of the nobility I found very dangerously constructed'; describes a fire at one property he visited.

Sharrow Moor, Sheffield. - Writes concerning his father-in-law Timothy Smith, now 88, who many years ago lived at Serlby Hall as footman to the Dowager Lady Galway; he was an 'especial favourite'. Milnes's father knew him well, and always treated him kindly; he gave him permission to reside rent-free in a small cottage at Bawtry '"as long as he lived"', which Smith did up to about ten days ago. However, he is compelled by poverty to leave the cottage, being now widowed, infirm and weak. The parish is not willing to incur the expense of a nurse, so 'he is offered the alternative of the Union Workhouse, or the stoppage of his trifling weekly pay'. His relations, 'although very poor' so have taken him to Sheffield to live with them. It is 'a sad blow to him to relinquish a favor so kindly bestowed upon him bu one whom he holds in such affectionate remembrance'; Smith asks Siddall to thank Houghton for allowing him to remain in possession of the cottage; he retains the key of the cottage, and Siddall asks Houghton to let him know how best to return it.

Brooks'. - Regrets that the course he has taken regarding 'the fault committed by [Milnes'] servant' has unintentionally given him annoyance. Called on Milnes at the request of 'the Committee of the Society which has undertaken the prosecution' to learn his view of the case; Milnes said he 'wished to take no part in it & even declined hearing what the Father & Mother of the girl who was assaulted had to say'; Raynham agreed with Milnes that the father 'would well be able to prosecute', on the father's unwillingness, the 'Society considered they ought to take up the case'. Is sure that if Milnes heard all the facts he would be 'as indignant as I am of the shameful conduct of your servant & would approve of a prosecution by the Society', but even so he regrets that 'even for a short time' he has offended Milnes; trusts Milnes will no longer consider that Raynham has done wrong regarding this matter.

Resolution of the Fawcett Society on the European Common Market and Equal Pay

On the Children's Family Trust