Encloses letters from two owners [W. Corbett and C. Randell] of large farms concerning fields with ridges and furrows in the direction of the slope. All local men agree the ridges do not change shape.
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Encloses letters from two owners [W. Corbett and C. Randell] of large farms concerning fields with ridges and furrows in the direction of the slope. All local men agree the ridges do not change shape.
Down parish and family matters.
Work will prevent his visiting Down as he had planned.
On his mother’s death.
Charles Landseer would like to know whether dogs have orbicular muscles.
Lady Lyell has died of typhoid.
Herbert Spencer is anxious to know about the state of affairs [fund for Huxley].
Edinburgh Review article [review of Expression, Edinburgh Rev. 137 (1873): 492–528] is "a thoroughly nasty unfair review as ever I read".
Darwins and Lubbocks wish to continue using the school room as a Reading Room for workers in the winter months and asks Ffinden to support them.
Describes a seance attended by George Darwin and Myers.
Answers Emma Darwin’s request that the school room be used in the winter as a Reading Room. Protests the Darwins approaching the Education Department directly.
Invites AG to stay at Down.
Describes voyage to New Zealand.
The occurrence and prevention of scale in boilers.
Anxious to hear Murray’s reply [to CD’s letter 9598].
Parish and family news.
Francis Darwin’s marriage; Francis serves as CD’s assistant.
Explains more fully why CD cannot sign Miss Cobbe’ anti-vivisection petition.
CD asks her to tell him how sorry he is not to be there to see Whitney today. He hopes that Whitney will give him another chance when next in England.
On an elephant’s crying when foot was operated on.
ED asks MCS (Lady Derby) if Lord Derby would consider signing petitions from Mr Olmsted.
Possible quotations about shame for CD.
Further observations on expression of her dog.
Describes the wedding party given for herself and Richard Buckley Litchfield at the Working Men’s College in London.