“The Companions of St. George will be capable of holding land, but not as the St. George’s Company,—that is, not as a corporation. Land must be held by or for them as individuals. You may have a piece of land conveyed to, say two hundred Companions; naming each of them; but for the sake of convenience you would have it conveyed to two or three who should hold it upon trust for the Companions generally. “You can only obtain the countenance and supervision of the law for your Company on certain conditions, and when you came to us we were careful to explain this to you. You at once told us the conditions would not do for your Company, therefore we have had to do the best we could for you, treating your Company as an association without the countenance and supervision of the law. “Forgive us for quoting from a letter of yours to us of the 27th May, 1875. ‘Mr. Barber’s notion is the popular one of a Mob of Directors. But St. George’s Company must have only one Master. They may dismiss him at their pleasure, but they must not bother him. I am going to draw up a form myself, and submit it to Mr. Barber for criticism and completion.’ We think you may rest satisfied with matters as they are. “We remain, dear Sir, “Yours very truly, “Tarrant & Mackrell. “John Ruskin, Esq. “Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.” II. Affairs of the Master. £ s. d. Balance, May 16th. 1225 19 1 460 0 0 ---------- £765 19 1 Spent. £ s. d. May 17. a. Messrs. Weldon and Inglis 23 0 0 b. Mr. Stowe, Camberwell Green 11 0 0 Warren and Jones 21 19 3 June 1. c. Annie Brickland 10 0 0 8. d. Furniture of new Lodge 300 0 0 Downs 44 0 9 3. Kate 50 0 0 ---------- £460 0 0 a and b. The first of these bills is for a sealskin jacket; the second for a gold and pearl frame to a miniature. Respecting my need for these articles, I have more to say when my lecture on Jewels can be got published: it is fine weather just now, and I can’t see to it.