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A silly imaginary dialogue among JH's servants, and about JG's travels in Devonshire.
Regrets he will be unable to dine with him as he will be engaged in Huntingdonshire. Outlines the regulations for foreigners to visit the Dockyard.
Will be out of town for next [R.S.L.?] council meeting. Comments on glass subcommittee report.
Introducing his friend Mr. De Lavigne, who is visiting England. Mentioned him in his memoir on the Measure of the Arc.... Gives news of his own astronomical work. Edward Sabine arrives at the end of the month. Has obtained remarkable results with his two pendulums.
Dionysius Lardner is candidate for Dublin Observatory. Please send Edward Sabine's paper on longitude.
Describes prismatic spectrum of flame of cyanogen and offers to repeat experiment with Michael Faraday for JH's benefit.
On the questions of the usefulness of occultations and the use of mean time in astronomy, JH would much value WS's opinions.
Received letters of 8 Dec. through [Charles] Babbage, including interesting work on statistical returns for Netherlands. Rejoices at prospect of new observatory in Brussels. Promises to do his utmost to help. Honored to be correspondent of Academy of Brussels. Requests AQ address further letters to JH as 'President of Astronomical Society.'