Sends a letter of praise for the family Herschel, including especially JH and his father, William.
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Sends a letter of praise for the family Herschel, including especially JH and his father, William.
Final pay approved for JH. Thomas Graham has not yet received full authority [as JH's successor]. Production of Crimean Medal. No success in finding Benjamin Wyon's model of Kaffir Medal in War Department. Encloses reply from Philadelphia Mint regarding new weighing machine. Shipment of copper to Sydney branch mint. Cost of producing Kaffir ribbon. Wyon's dies are breaking.
Sign and return three enclosed letters from Cambridge University Commissioners to Lord Palmerston [H. J. Temple], John Russell, and Lord Chancellor [R. M. Rolfe] regarding amended Cambridge University bill.
Told John Romilly that JH cannot attend meeting to review amendments to Cambridge [University] bill. Large protest meeting by university residents yesterday. Believes Lord Chancellor [R. M. Rolfe] will abandon bill. GP's view of how amended bill should distribute authority at university.
Appeals to Lord Chancellor [R. M. Rolfe] are producing great changes in [parliamentary bill for new statutes at Cambridge University]. But Heads of Houses are angry. William Whewell's responses are 'arbitrary and despotic.' Extreme agitation at Cambridge.
Will communicate with the other committee members about a replacement for the Melbourne University professor who died [see JH's 1855-5-23].
About transferring the Melbourne University funds into a trust account managed by the rest of the committee [see JH's 1855-3-23].
Regarding the non-arrival of his star catalogues. Thinks that four volumes will finish the observations.
Results of observations using the G. B. Amici micrometer.