Another copy of the Report of the Standards Commission is being circulated [see GA's 1841-12-25] and needs JH's signature; J. E. Drinkwater is sending in a personal report complaining about the Commission's conservatism.

Sends JH the current position of Gamma Virginis.

A new committee on standards is to be created to oversee the preparation and measuring of appropriate standard measures; seeks JH's opinion about asking Francis Baily and W. H. Miller to do the accurate weighing and measuring.

A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee.

Provides JH with the measurements from a series of observations of Gamma Virginis.

Provides JH with information and advice about large lenses, which JH is considering for a Cape of Good Hope Observatory equatorial telescope.

Describes some available glass discs, which might do for making lenses for a large refracting telescope [see GA's 1843-8-30].

A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee, together with an indication of business to be conducted at that meeting.

Does not believe that a magnetic congress held at this time would be productive or representative; a better job could be done by letter.

Expands on GA's proposed letter writing scheme in place of holding a magnetic congress [see GA's 1844-7-30].

A note accompanying a draft of the report on magnetic observations to date at British stations, and a circular to be sent out.

Has sent on the draft report on magnetic observations to W. S. Stratford for completion [see JH's 1844-10-13].

Accepts JH's invitation to attend the meeting [see JH's 1844-11-1], and offers JH accommodation for the night.

Comments on the various responses to the circulated questions about magnetic observations [see JH's 1844-12-5].

Describes testing William Simms's object glass and then gives details of the equatorial mounting GA used; offers to send carpenter to JH to construct mounting so JH can test object glass [diagram].

Is anxious to know whether JH has used William Simms's object glass, and seeks JH's opinion.

Provides JH with the latest Royal Observatory values for Gamma Virginis [see JH's 1845-9-30], and advises JH to change his method of measuring double stars.

Still trying to solve the problem of jogging Robert Peel's memory [see JH's 1845-10-8].

Thanks JH for his report on William Simms's object glass trials [see GA's 1845-9-29], together with some other astronomical matters, including reference to a letter from F. W. Bessel.

A note to accompany the return of a letter to JH.