Plans to come to Down on Saturday.

Returned Adam Bede two years ago.

Wishes CD would return Tylor’s Early history of mankind

and his own Himalayan journal with his notes, "both of which I have lent, i.e., lost".

Lyell well and full of "Insular" difficulties which he will propound.

Plans to write a book on expression. Questions WB on orbicular muscle in screaming infant and function of muscle contractions in looking at a distant object.

Sends fourth volume of A. E. Brehm’s Thierleben. First three sent at V. O. Kovalevsky’s request. Asks CD’s support for an English edition, since this is the first extensive popular work based on CD’s theory.

Has abstracted for insertion in his sterility chapter [Variation 2, ch. 18], FM’s observations of plant’s pollen being poisonous to itself.

Occurrence of mimetic plants.

Colouring of Planariae.

No summary available.

Agrees to allow Lord Oxmantown [Laurence Parsons] to add JH's remarks to Lord Oxmantown's paper.

Has lost Alexander Herschel's Paris address. Otto Struve will be visiting the Observatory on 10 Aug.

Sends the remaining papers belonging to JH. Is grateful for his assistance.

Thanks for kind reply and favorable opinion on his Geometry. Arthur Cayley also expressed a favorable opinion on his writings. Would like a testimonial from JH for the Chair of Mathematics at Cork.

Cannot supply testimonial as he has no knowledge of any other of JM's writings, nor does he know him personally.

Laurence Parsons (Lord Oxmantown) has gone to Ireland to discharge his duties of High Sheriff. Sends finished proof of the engraving of Orion; comments on this. Has not worked on the nebula himself for many years. [J. K.?] Hunter was a good artist.

Asking for answers to specific questions in hydrodynamics, which may be related to a future patent application.

In light of JH's interest in and contribution to photography, encloses with explanation photographs produced by 'the Carbon process' using Indian ink coloring.

Expresses gratitude for JH's considerations of his work on the Bank of England. Claims the Bank needs major reform. Wants an influential voice to back his claim; asks JH to be that voice.

Regarding a suitable coachman for JH.

Expresses awe at scientific advances during SW's lifetime. Concludes that scientists since Francis Bacon failed to account for human variation when concluding experimental results.

Thanks JH for response. Continues to criticize Francis Bacon. Quotes Scriptures: fallen nature accounts for human errors in observations. [Emphatic JH annotation: No answer.]

Because RW has had no response from JH, he is worried that if the letter and printed material were not lost, then JH must be dissatisfied with what RW had written about JH's father, William.

Thanks RW for sending copies of RW's memoir on JH's father. States that JH has now revised a catalogue of all JH's father's double stars.

Thanks WP for having sent chart of the Orion nebula. Comments on its quality.