Regarding some queries of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of Southern Stars. He was severe on Edmund Halley. Can JH inform him if the acorns sent fell off the tree or were beaten off.

Thanks for the acorns; will put them into the ground instantly. Received dispatches from the Admiralty yesterday; also a bag from Bedford. Cannot find the Greenwich Observations for 1830 in the Observatory Library.

Resumed the N. L. Lacaille operation on Saturday. Discusses the position of Lacaille's Observatory. Has obtained an old plan of the area.

Approached Col. R. Thom[p]son on the subject of some rockets, and he advises an official letter to the Officer of Ordnance. Is inclined to use gunpowder instead if JH is agreeable. Hopes Lady Herschel and the new infant are progressing.

Sending some barometric comparisons. Had a narrow escape from Table Mountain fog. Has been quail shooting. P.S. If JH would like to see some quail shooting, join him this or tomorrow evening.

T. W. Bowler came and apologized after JH had gone. May get less trouble from him in the future. Sends the book for JH to look over.

Thanks for the perusal of J. A. Lloyd's paper. Has written to him on the subject of the pendulum. Had only one letter from the Elizabeth. No satisfactory news of [Andrew?] Smith's expedition. Unable to make any circumpolar observations due to the deviation of the transit instrument.

Has taken the liberty of sending James Fayrer with his levers for JH's advice.

Gives news of his seizure. Gives readings for JH's nebulae. William Meadows will point out the observations in the transit book.

TM's nephew will deliver the letter to JH during his travels. Writes of his geological studies of volcanic rock and rock from the lower parts of the earth's crust.

Is greatly exercised over the passing of the Vagrants Act, which JP believes is intended to, and will, discriminate against the blacks.

In his travels, GP met James Stewart (Margaret Herschel's brother); gives GP's assessment of James Stewart. Comments on JH's intended voyage to the Cape, and wishes him well.

Poem in honor of JH's arrival at Cape of Good Hope.

Feels uneasy giving response to members of expedition into interior, who requested government instruments, until TM hears from Admiral [Frederick] Warren and judges expedition's chances for success. Asks JH's opinion.

Wants advice on reading thermometers and barometers. Asks for some temperature readings JH made. Will send some Calcutta newspapers. Invites Herschel's to dinner.

Introduces Captain James Alexander, who has explored Africa. Will hail JH's return from the Cape with pride.

JH's last letter before departure has brought AQ great pleasure. Has not received JH's memoir on absorption of light. Has mentioned JH's name in an attempt to explain the idea of Cambridge Reunion. Disappointed at not yet having received equatorial and mural circle. Asks for news of JH's observations.

Has JH's memoir on elliptical orbits of Saturn. Asks for JH's indulgence with lack of astronomy in annals. AQ has no big instruments. Has planted thermometers for experiments. Finally received transit instrument from [H. P.] Gambey.

Has heard from Charles Babbage about JH, JH's father, and their telescopes. Describes telescope commission. Hopes to get to know JH better.

Thrilled that JH has arrived safely in Cape Town; notes that JH's Cape Town trip has captivated the intellectual world.