H. U. Addington will send JH's letter to Clemens von Metternich via Robert Gordon, English minister to Vienna. JH may include George Peacock's signature also. Printer will send proofs of replies to JH's circular to JH for corrections. JH's estimate for expenses for observatories is too high. Sent copy of JH's circular to Charles Wheatstone.

Published opinions on magnetic and meteorological survey should be restricted to correspondents who were directly involved in observations, particularly foreign participants. Most others may express their views at B.A.A.S. meeting in Cambridge. Recommends omitting M. F. Maury's letter and including that of J. M. Gilliss.

Response to questions on magnetic circular sent out by JH [see JH's 1844-12-5].

ES will write to M. F. Maury. Concurrence of both R.S.L. and B.A.A.S. is needed before congress is announced. Proofs of foreign responses to JH's circular will be ready next week.

Suggests time and place for [committee] meeting. Good report from observatory in British Guiana. Problems in establishing observatories in colonies. Changes occurring at Toronto. Time is not right to propose turning observatories over to colonial governments.

Objection to G. B Airy's suggestion unexpected. Will see Dean of Ely [George Peacock] soon. Must review foreign letters to be sure none of consequence were omitted. Sends copy of the Toronto meteorology.

[Roderick] Murchison, [John] Phillips, and ES will take care of present business. Will not convene B.A.A.S. council until autumn.

Selling price of B.A.A.S.'s catalogue must be decided. Sends JH's report for revision.

Not satisfied with arrangement of subjects in account of magnetic proceedings. Suggests alternative arrangement. [Francis] Beaufort appreciates suggestions regarding colonial establishments.

[John] Stevelly wants ES to write about him. ES sends Stevelly's letter directly to JH instead. Says he is a conscientious and painstaking preceptor.

Consulting with [Adolphe] Quetelet regarding some magnetic instruments. Discusses reply of Treasury regarding various endeavors. Discusses shipping charges on Russian materials.

Discusses magnetic experimentation with regard to naval officers. [A. T.] Kupffer's report is based on proceedings at Cambridge. Discusses scientific conference and foreign governments.

Will neither affirm nor deny that he is Foreign Secretary of R.S.L. Discusses importance of Foreign Secretary.

Wants JH to write the communication to Sir Robert Peel regarding the science conference. Foreign members are particularly anxious that JH do this.

Received JH's note saying Lord Northampton already wrote to Sir Robert Peel. Wants to explain how R.S.L. was left without a foreign secretary.

Does not think JH should write Sir Robert Peel pending his reply to Lord Northampton. Preparing [John] Lefroy's Canadian Survey for publication.

Sends communication on meteorology in Bombay for comments. [A. T.] Kupffer's communication makes ES think large scale magnetical surveys are being planned. Discusses possibilities for such experiments in Russia.

Sent Lord Northampton a statement describing the manner in which foreign communications have taken place. Returning to Woolwich. [Henry] Goulburn may see him there.

Saw [Henry] Goulburn, who will ask Lord Aberdeen to notify foreign governments that the British government will continue the magnetic observatories. Hopes observatories will continue in those countries too.

Thinks Dean of Ely [George Peacock] should be appointed treasurer of R.S.L. Discusses George Rennie and Robert Brown as other possible candidates.