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Berlin. - Mrs Vandervell mentioned Milnes' wish to see him about a Prussian military commission; would prefer to work for his own country in the diplomatic or consular service.

Contains note, [?] Mrs Vandervell to Milnes, partly written in 3rd person: forwards Campbell's letter from Berlin; thanks Milnes for writing to her sister Mrs [Sarah?] Carter; Mrs Stevens; Papa has returned money to the Knottingley man and suggested giving it to a charity. End of note missing.

On headed notepaper of the Newspaper Press Fund, 24 Cecil Street, Strand, W.C. - Has been directed to communicate a copy of the resolution passed at the Annual Meeting on 28 Feb., moved by George Godwin and seconded by James Mould, that the members of the Fund wish to convey their sympathy and condolences to Lord Houghton at the death of his wife. Byrne expresses his own sympathy in addition.

Embossed notepaper, 'Palace, Abergwili, Carmarthen'. - Recollections of figures commemorated in Monographs, including 'the excellent renegade who treated us with anecdotes of Napoleon' [Suleiman Pasha?] at one of Houghton's breakfasts; accounts of von Humboldt and Whewell are surprisingly charitable. Landor well represented; 'I met him at Whewell's table. He unfolded his ideas of the most pressingly needed reforms of the Church. "I would give every Bishop £500 a year. The Bishop of London only should have £1000. And I would make it a capital felony for any Bishop to leave his Diocese." Whewell got very hot indeed and we narrowly missed a scene'. Sydney Smith's antipathy to Bishops appeared to be aggravated by seeing Thirwall.

Knottingley. - Begs to be considered for an additional incumbency which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners are to establish. With enclosure: copy testimonial to George Steward from inhabitants of Knottingley [names and occupations given], 18 Jul. 1843.

3 Essex Court, Temple. - Requests House of Commons Order for a night when Peel is likely to resign.

1951 (card), 1953–56

(Three messages.)

Bangalore. - Has written to Milnes to seek renewed order for transfer to the 16th Lancers. Maj.-Gen. Lovell confirms that objection has been lifted owing to Wharlton's good conduct since [reduction?]; would be able to return home if transferred; health good.

Endorsed by Miles: '9th lancers coming home'.

Incomplete: beginning missing

New York - JL sends WW two articles he has written on the subject of the plurality of the worlds. The subject has aroused a great deal of interest in JL's country. His interest in the subject arises 'from the impossibility of harmonizing the theory with the scheme of redemption'. JL had written on the subject before the knowledge of WW's essay ['Of the Plurality of Worlds: An Essay', 1853]: 'Our first and earliest ideas of creation furnish an imaginary analogy in having a Plurality of Worlds, but every advance in knowledge lessens the possibility and finally shows it impossible'.

Trinity College, Cambridge.—He came up safely, but caught a cold on the way. Miss Fison was married on Thursday. Discusses a suitable time for his parents to visit. Encloses photos of scenes from their play.

(Undated, but evidently written shortly after Clifford came up for the beginning of Easter Term 1871, which began on 14 April. Anna Fison’s marriage probably took place on the 13th, and the letter was probably written at the weekend.)

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Trin. Coll. Camb.

Dear Papa and Mama

I can’t find any larger paper though I know I have got a lot somewhere. I came up safely on Monday, but caught a little cold on the journey and more from the smoking of my bedroom chimney which made me arise in the middle of the night, take up my bed and walk into the sitting room. But this is over now, and my face has been tolerably free from pain for a day or two. Miss Fison (Mrs Potts’s sister) was married on Thursday {1}—they wanted me to go there in the evening, but of course I am only able to go out a little in the middle of the day. I want to know when you would like to come up and see me, because you must do it before I leave my rooms. There are some nice lodgings nearly opposite me that I can have. One course of my lectures will be over quite early—by about the last week in May—and perhaps that will be the best time if if suits you. The Long Vacation is difficult to arrange yet, and if I come up here at that time I shall probably be very busy about my things. There are 2 bedrooms and a sitting room in the lodgings. I enclose 2 photos of scenes from our play. the† shirts should be red of course, but they do not look well when coloured. My very best love to all the little ones.

Your most loving son
Willie.

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{1} Anna Fison married David Walter Thomas, a Welsh clergyman, at Cambridge in the second quarter of this year. She was still unmarried on 2 April, the date of the census. Her sister Jeannetta was the second wife of the mathematician Robert Potts.

† Sic.

Includes copies of letters, Jul.-Aug. 1947, from Julian Cadbury to his parents from Palestine.

Birkbeck Bank Chambers, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C. - Encloses a page from the 'Illustrated London News' of May 9, 1903 showing an image of the annual burning of the effigy of winter at Zurich.

Second letter on topic of baseball.

Letters dated 15 April 1922 and 27 Mar. 1926.