Pamphlet: "Intermediate Education in Ireland." A letter to Sir J Bernard Burke from Lord Randolph Churchill. Sent with CHAR 2/134/1.

Covering note by John Seely [later Lord Mottistone] (29 Chester Square, [London]) referring to correspondence about the formation of the Parents' League and discussing the issue of religious instruction in Voluntary Schoools. 2 papers.

Resolutions on the Education Bill and the Licensing Bill passed by a conference of representatives of Congregational churches in North Glamorgan, [Wales].

Letter from R Morant (39 Rutland Gate, [London]) to WSC approving his words on education during his recent speech in the Manchester Free Trade Hall and stressing the importance of the subject.

Letter from R Morant (39 Rutland Gate, [London]) to WSC commenting on WSC's proposed letter [to Rev Samuel Proudfoot] on the Church and education [see CHAR 2/29/29].

Letter from Rev Samuel Proudfoot (Halton, Lancaster) to WSC repeating his view that Low Churchmen were more generally opposed to the Education Bill than so-called High Churchmen. Defines his own moderate Protestantism.

Letter from T Horsfall (Swanscoe Park, near Macclesfield, [Cheshire]) to WSC criticising the Education Bill and hoping that it will not weaken the Government's ability to deal with land reform and housing. Signed typescript.

Letter from WSC to (12 Bolton Street) to [Rev Samuel Proudfoot] asserting that the separation of Church and State could be agreed to by liberal-minded High Churchmen and that the Church of England should maintain "a sturdy Protestantism" in ritual and doctrine. Typesript draft with passage about the wrecking of the Education Bill by the High Church party struck through. See also CHAR 2/29/29.

Letter from WSC (12 Bolton Street) to R Morant on the extremely enthusiastic audience response to WSC's declaration in favour of the separation of religious and secular education during his speech in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Copy in the hand of Annette Anning.

Letter from WSC to (12 Bolton Street) to [Rev Samuel Proudfoot] asserting that the separation of Church and State could be agreed to by liberal-minded High Churchmen, that the Church of England should maintain "a sturdy Protestantism" in ritual and doctrine and that the Education Bill was wrecked largely by the High Church party. Typesript draft, marked into sections probably by R Morant. See also CHAR 2/29/26 & 32.

Letter from Reginald McKenna (Board of Education) to WSC (12 Bolton Street) responding to remarks made by William Joynson-Hicks [later Lord Brentford] about the funding of a particular Jewish school and discussing in general the government grant made to voluntary schools. Signed and annotated typescript.

Letter from Walter Jackson (St Eval, St Issey, Cornwall) to [WSC] on his application for an appointment at St Helens [Lancashire]. Advises WSC that his re-election for North- West Manchester is entirely dependent on the Education Bill.

Letter from Canon John Richardson (St Augustine's, York Street, C-on-M, Manchester) to WSC complaining of the "complete hash" made of school finance by the Board of Education and enclosing a related statistical statement [see CHAR 2/38/43]. Sent back with CHAR 2/38/56.

Printed statistical statement showing the deficit between the expenditure of Roman Catholic schools in Manchester, Salford, Bolton [both Lancashire] and elsewhere and the proposed Government grant under the Education Bill. Compiled and annotated [by a Mr O'Dea]. Sent with CHAR 2/38/42. See also CHAR 2/38/50.

Notes [by a Board of Education statistician] criticising figures on the expenditure of Roman Catholic schools compiled by a Mr O'Dea [see CHAR 2/28/43].

Notes [by a Mr O'Dea] attacking the financial provision for Roman Catholic schools in the Education Bill. Annotated with refutations by [a Board of Education statistician]. Sent back with CHAR 2/38/56.

Letter from Sir Robert Morant (Board of Education) to WSC thanking him for the letter from Canon John Richardson [see CHAR 2/38/43] and refuting the attacks by a Mr O'Dea on the financial provision for Roman Catholic schools in the Education Bill [see CHAR 2/38/51-55].

Page from the Gloucester Journal: speech by Herbert Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] at the National Liberal Club attacking the power of the House of Lords with special reference to the Education Bill and the Licensing Bill and the reply of Lord St Aldwyn [earlier Sir Michael Hicks Beach] at Gloucester.

Letter from Herbert Samuel (Bedford Hotel, Brighton, [Sussex]) to WSC praising his speech of the previous night on unemployment and arguing for a comprehensive state system to deal with the problem, including technical training to correct the imbalance between skilled and unskilled labour caused by mechanisation.

Letter from Canon John Richardson (St Augustine's, York Street, C-on-M, Manchester) to WSC warning that the Education Bill will alienate Roman Catholic opinion from the Liberals.

Letter from P.A. Shaw to WSC, on the Free Church Council scheme for national education.

Letter from WSC to P.A. Shaw, on the need for amendment of the 1902 Education Act [carbon, with ms annotations].

Cutting from the Morning Post, report on speech by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord St Aldwyn to his constituents in Clifton, on the Education Bill, resistance to the payment of Rates, the growth of national expenditure and the reform of the Army and Navy.