A response to JH's actions in seeking a position for [?] Taylor.
A response to JH's actions in seeking a position for [?] Taylor.
Agrees with FB and others about the need for adequately trained men to be sent out to remeasure N. L. Lacaille's arc.
Informs FB that it is JH's intention to resign as secretary of the R.S.L. at the next anniversary meeting.
Has prepared a room for him and Edward Sabine to discuss Australian affairs on Tuesday next.
Thanks for the congratulations. News of his daughter's marriage. Mrs. Beaufort would like to renew her acquaintance at some future date.
Is sending him the plans and report of Klip Fonteyn [?]. He will forward them later to the Astronomer Royal.
Has mentioned to Dr. T. R. Robinson their hopes of supplying the Cape Observatory with an equatorial telescope and theodolite. Encloses Robinson's comments. George Dollond would take two years to mount such a telescope. Curious paper in the Comptes rendus.
Has been requested in confidence to ascertain whether JH would be interested in accepting the Savilian professorship and the Radcliffe Observatory.
Encloses two meteorological reports of J. A. Lloyd (who has been ill with fever), and a paper of Dr. T. R. Robinson.
Would like his opinion on whether an officer should be sent to the Cape to be in charge of the compensation bars sent there recently by the Board of Ordnance.
Sending a letter of Basil Hall's, which please return when he has read it.
Thomas Maclear has sent him another Cape meteorite. Believes that JH gave part of a meteorite to the B.M. so does not see why this one should be sent there.
Enclosing a page and a drawing, which may be of interest to him. Best wishes for Christmas.
Thanks for sending him the requiem.
Sending him the last Comptes rendus that can go by post. Hopes he can arrange some other method. Is always pleased to receive his publications.
Is preparing an estimate for Parliament and would like his views on the usefulness of re-measuring N. L. Lacaille's base, etc., at the Cape.
Is sending him Thomas Maclear's account of taking the field and of commencing his base operations.
Edward Sabine has asked him to forward J. C. Ross's notes. If JH has finished with Thomas Maclear's letter would he return it.
Admiralty wished to present him with another part of the Cape Observations, and will hold it until someone is deputed to call at the office.
His views on the imperfections and lack of suitable instruments at the Cape Observatory.