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Albury, Guildford. - Seeking information, as fellow council-member, on the Neophyte Society: has received tiresome letters from James Drake and wishes to sever his connection with the Society - who and what are they?

Encloses letter, 12 Oct. 1857, from James Drake, Secretary and Treasure of the Neophyte Writers' Society, to Tupper. Moor Park, Honley, Huddersfield. - Has no further interest in Tupper's reasons for resigning; councillors should be gentlemen; will treasure Tupper's note as 'the novel production of a great philosopher irate'; threatens to publish correspondene. With annotations by Tupper.

Signed W. S. Vaux, Secretary.

Great Malvern [on embossed notepaper: University, St Andrews, N.B.]. - Inaugural meeting of Wordsworth Soiety at Grasmere last night; lists aims of the Society and some of its members; the Bishop of St. Andrews [Charles Wordsworth] is President. Invites Houghton to join Council, listing other probable members; duties will be light.

General material: for individual cases of relief by the Fund see alphabetical sequence.

Stafford House. - Thanks for book; will subscribe for the Poet’s sisters.

5 Albert Place, Kensington. - Was advised to give up newspaper work by Dr. [Thomas?] Rayner but could not afford to do so for long; would like some post which will not damage his health; would her friend Milnes intervene with Lord Palmerston for the sake of Kenney and his father.

Ayr. - Inviting Milnes to attend Festival at Burns Monument. Autograph signatures only.

On printed notepaper, Legacion de España en Londres. - Acknowledges Milnes' acceptance of a place on English jury of the Calderon poetry competition; encloses translation of the rules; announcements also placed in newspapers. Enclosed: announcement and rules of poetry competition organised by the Royal Spanish Academy to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Don Pedro Calderon de la Barca. Translation of document dated Madrid, 1 Feb. 1881.

Autograph signature only.

On printed notepaper, 'Mercury Office', Stamford. - Invites Houghton to join subscribers for a Memorial to the late John Clare to be erected in Helpston churchyard; the Churchwarden, Mr. Bellars, is very much involved. Paradise wrote obitutary of Clare in the Gentleman's Magazine for June. With press cuttings on proposed Memorial to David Gray, and on John Clare's writings whilst confined to Northampton Lunatic Asylum (extract from account by Eliza Cook, 1851).

19 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, W. - Acknowledges £10 subscription for bust of A. H. Clough; it is finished and can be seen at Mr. Woolner's studio at 29 Welbeck Street. Written in 3rd person.

From unidentified British newspaper. Statement by Charles Dickens, 25 May 1858, on separation from his wife, as publicised in American journals.

From unidentified French newspaper.

19 Dec [1850]: enclosed letter to Morton from George Stovin Venables.

English translations of letters dated 1 Mar. [1831?], 4 Aug. 1831, 22 Oct. 1831, 21 Nov. 1833, and 4 Jul. 1835.

12 Cork St., B[urlington] G[ardens]. - Thanks for Wortley's £2; not sure of current balance as Salomons is away; probable costs of granite monument to Hood with a bronze bust by Campbell; favours very simple inscription. Should not get involved with publication of Hood's verse; Moxon will get someone like Dickens to ensure sales. Pleased by Houghton's appreciation of George Sand and the 'humanitaires' but the Fourierists are superior in their ability to organise labour; Milnes would see this if he could conquer his aversion to Fourier's neologisms and read attentively. 'Suppose you stood naked on Kennington Common, on a frosty day, which would you prefer - A humanitaire contemplating you with moistened heavenward eyes & folded arms... A Lord Ashley, who would put you on one glove towards clothing you... Or a Fourierist who would furnish you with a complete suit, and supply its proper warmth to every shivering nerve?' - only the last can solve problems as diverse as the destiny of Constantinople and the economy of a poultry yard; breadth of vision. If visiting Paris Milnes must meet Daly and Pelletan, 'a cher ami once I fancy of G. Sand'.

From unidentified paper.

Lisbon. - Her husband died on March 19th and has bequeathed a corrected copy of his Iberia Won to Milnes; shall it be posted, or kept until she is well enough to return to England?

17 Great Queen Street, Westminster. - Asks if Milnes has seen Woolner's fine bust of Tennyson, which was exhibited at Dickenson's in Bond Street and is now in Manchester; proposed presentation of bust to Trinity Library; Woolner will not part with original but can supply a copy for £100. Tom Taylor suggests subscribing for an extra copy for Tennyson himself. Invites Milnes to join Committee and encourages others to do so. Does not know Tennyson personally; subscription list 'ought to be wider than his intimate personal friends and narrower than his idolators'.

In French.

Travellers Club. - Concerning alleged bridge of etiquette over a hat belonging to Lord George Loftus.

States that 'having so long and so eagerly looked out for any request for "letters"' the appearance of a notice in Macmillan's Magazine of the impending appearance of a memoir with Henry Sidgwick's letters has come as somewhat of a shock to her. Begs Nora's forgiveness if she has sent any of the enclosed letters [105/45/2-5], but Miss C[arter] does not remember copying them. If she ever tries 'to give some sketch of the inception' of her work on "Significs" she would certainly have to refer to Henry 'as being one of its first and greatest promoters'. Refers to the accompanying letters, and also to the assistance Henry gave her in conversation on the matter. She will be sorry if none of the letters appeared in the memoir. She has often lately longed to tell Henry 'of the abounding signs that the young world is beginning to see...that the key to one of the greatest of the human positions has been lost and must be found'; predicts that she will not live to see the result of such finding, but that it is enough to be allowed to help 'even so little or badly towards it'. Adds that there are many more short letters, but that they are chiefly about dates or places etc.

Accompanied by envelope, addressed to Nora Sidgwick at Newnham College, with MS notes in Nora's hand: 'Lady Welby/Copies of letters from Henry/Received too late to be considered for Memoir'.

Returns the obituary of Henry Sidgwick [included: 106/1B], which he describes as 'a very extraordinary production, and yet touching.' Supposes that 'her feeling pressed for utterance and she [Meta Benfey] thought it was so long ago that it did not matter'. Has translated the exordium and sent it to Minnie; thinks that he had said to Nora the previous night that he would send the translation of the Benfey article to her, but failed to send it, and so sent it to Minnie. With envelope addressed to Nora Sidgwick, postmarked 28 Nov 1906

A volume of verse anthems by Blow, Clarke, Croft, Gibbons, Greene, Humfrey, Nares, Tudway, Turner, Weldon, and Wise, with two anthems by unidentified composers, and a trio sonata by Corelli.

An index pasted to the inside front cover has been written in a variety of hands, and lists some of the anthems in a different order and pagination. The paper is uniform, with 12 staves to a page. There appear to have been four principal copyists, professional or expert hands.

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p. 1: Mr Crofts, 'Praise the Lord, O my soul'
p. 14: Mr Crofts, 'I will sing unto the Lord'
p. 22: Mr Crofts, 'The earth is the Lords'
p. 35: Mr Wm Crofts, 'I will give thanks'
p. 57: Mr Crofts, 'Out of the deep'
p. 70: Mr Crofts, 'O Lord God of my salvation'
p. 81: Mr Crofts, 'I will allways give thanks'
p. 107: Mr Weldon, 'Ponder my words, O Lord'
p. 119: Dr Turner, 'Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle'
p. 131: [Tudway], 'Thou O Lord hast heard our desire'
p. 142: Dr Turner, 'Lord thou hast been our refuge'
p. 150: Dr. Blow, P. H[umfrey], Dr T[urner], 'I will allways give thanks' (incomplete)
p. 169: Blow, 'I beheld and lo' (incomplete)
p. 185: Mr Green, 'Hear my prayer'
p. 197: Mr Weldon, 'Thou art my portion'
p. 207: Dr Blow, 'O sing unto God'
p. 218: James Nares, ['Have mercy on me']
p. 225: Dr Croft, 'Lord, what love have I'
p. 240: Crofts, 'I cryed unto the Lord'
p. 259: ——, 'The Lord is my light'
p. 268: ——, 'Whoso dwelleth' (incomplete)
p. 279: Mr Clark, 'The Lord is full of compassion'
p. 290: Mr Wise, 'Thou O God art praised in Sion'
p. 304: Mr Gibbons, ['Benedictus']
p. 308: Mr Gibbons, 'Creed'
p. 313: Corelli, 'Trio Sonata Op. 1/3'