Skeptical of reports of seeing Jupiter's satellites with the naked eye.

Sends JH bulbs of Cape flowers to plant. Thanks him for sending JH's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 'The Walk.' Describes the obelisk placed on JH's telescope site at Feldhausen. Reports of effort to install improved roads in the colony. Construction of St. George's Church completed. Describes planned Botanical Garden at the Cape.

Thanking him for his Uranography; comments on this.

Is shortly leaving for the Tyrol. Has been engaged in unsuccessful comet hunting. Has found stars not in JH's catalogue and comments on these.

Thanks for all the help with the benefit society material.

Hopes Richard Farley's proof was in order. Gives details of steel pens he uses. Picture he sends is by W. H. Smyth. Is moving to new address.

The benefit society is launched and all is well.

Send money for Richard Farley to the Nautical Almanac Office. Has just moved house and is in the process of moving thousands of books.

Committee on Physics will meet 2 May.

Delighted by Prince Albert's benefaction to [WB]. Curious results by [Robert Hunt] may lead to 'chemical discoveries of a new order.' Gratified by attention given JH's testimonial for Hunt.

Willing to chair B.A.A.S. meeting next year, provided no other duties are imposed on JH's time and that no one else desires that office.

Thanks JD for sending JD's Mémoires de chimie, which JH praises lavishly as a contribution to organic chemistry of 'great importance and originality.'

Sending back a note, which JH had included by mistake with the proof of F. W. Bessel's letter. Thanks for his corrections to the proof.

Advice on how to obtain admission to Christ's Hospital for one of JH's sons.

Name of Prince Albert's private secretary is G. E. Anson. He is abroad at the present but sees he will be soon returning.