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Manchester. - Houghton's offer to approach Sir Henry Storks about a position in the Control Department will be of great value; believes he has been bypassed owing to lack of influence; present post in the Pay Sub-Department was a temporary measure and never intended to exclude him from the Control Department.

90 Eaton Square. - Governor Mathew wrote in November that he understood Grattan wished to exchange his Consulate for another post; if so he suggested discussing the matter with Milnes.

B[owder?] Park. - Will bear Milnes' recommendation of Mr Lodge in mind.

Bowes. - Has known Charles Hopkin Mackay since coming to Bowes three years ago; Mackay has been at Mr Shaw's academy about sixteen years; he is able and industrious; Mrs Mackay is infirm and walks with two sticks; hopes they will only need temporary relief.

Hadleigh, Suffolk. - Sent tale two years ago in the vain hope of 'benefitting pecuniarily'; Milnes' graciousness despite inability to assist; seeks presentation to Christ's Hospital for one of his sons; has three others and a wife to support on the slender salary of an uncongenial post; harassed by creditors; can Milnes assist? Begs to suggest 'thtat the unpublished struggles and privations of some persons are oft-times as worthy the consideration of the affluent Samaritan, as are the newspaper-paragraphed distresses of a less retiring class of importunates'.

Regrets absence in Holland prevented his attending breakfast.

Thornes House. - 'Here comes Punch, but alas! no Judy' - Mary [her sister in law?] has a bad sore throat, and there is a 'cry against my leaving the Greeks' [her children?]. She and Mary had 'resolved on rebellion had we been able to bring our combined forces into action, nobody will believe me that a long evening drive is good for my health', and she would have enjoyed Milnes's lecture. But she must 'submit' and wish him 'every sort of success' and sympathy for his efforts on behalf of 'your honourable Neighbours'.

Photo by Keith Rose' stamped on back.

Disappointed that Bristol lacks a memorial to J H Monk, G E Street has done wonderful work in revovating the cathedral

The Secretary of State for Education has supported the Inner London Education Authority's decision to cease to maintain the St James the Less Primary School

Relief halftone, Cambridge Portrait Gallery No. 12 in the Supplement to The Gownsman

Letter of 6 Nov. 1833 (sent to Henrietta Milnes at Milan) includes a note (perhaps incomplete?) from Richard Monckton Milnes to his mother, which mentions the funeral of Arthur Hallam, as well as one from Rachael Milnes to her 'very dear Harriets' [daughter-in-law and grand-daughter].

Delighted at Burn's account of CJM's progress

Hopes the matter of J H Monk's authorship will be settled

Do not think that they can publish the lesser works of J H Monk unless it is at CJM's expense

Typed list of papers gives 'Newton's Principia' as the tenth item in the box; this was probably an MS draft or proof of Rouse Ball's 1893 paper, but an attached note lists it as not present on 20 Aug. 1964.

Two copies

(Partly printed in Goulburn, i. 107.)