At the B.A.A.S. meeting, JH spoke and was thanked by the most eloquent speaker he has ever heard, an American minister by the name of Everett. Everett is 'worthy of a much better country.' JH has also been busy in the magnetic committee.
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At the B.A.A.S. meeting, JH spoke and was thanked by the most eloquent speaker he has ever heard, an American minister by the name of Everett. Everett is 'worthy of a much better country.' JH has also been busy in the magnetic committee.
Has arrived safely in Cambridge, and explains arrangements for MH to come some days later.
The meetings of the B.A.A.S. council have gone well so far; JH sends more details on travel arrangements for MH [see JH's 1845-6-17].
The weather is great in Cambridge for B.A.A.S. meeting; JH was at a small dinner party given by William Whewell, where the talk was mostly of architecture. JH refers to a battle in the Section A meetings between David Brewster and G. B. Airy.
The B.A.A.S. meetings are continuing, and JH has had an opportunity to talk to Charles Pritchard, who feels that their son William is doing very well at Pritchard's school; more about MH's travel arrangements [see JH's 1845-6-18].
Writes at the end of a very busy day of meetings, which was capped by a meeting in the Senate House, where Roderick Murchison spoke very eloquently, and Samuel Wilberforce thanked him even more eloquently, supporting the findings of geology in so doing. In the last part of the letter marked 'Private', JH expresses concern about the conduct of 'W. W.' [William Whewell?].
There has been a great disagreement between W. W.[William Whewell?] and S.[Adam Sedgwick?]. JH, together with others, has been instrumental in bringing the two back together again, at least for the time being.
Had to leave Cambridge suddenly and was thus unable to take his leave of JH. Will always remember his visit. Would like the manuscript of JH's address.
Comments on MF's experimental results when an electromagnetic field affects polarized light.
Returning JH's [?] to keep for him. Does not think [Forster] is wrong in his assumptions. Mesmerism is better than electricity.
The paper for the prize essay has been withdrawn. Tring Agricultural Association has published the results of Mr. Forster's experiments, which so far have been very successful. Was grateful for his poetry. Has been ill as well as JH. Hopes he is improving.
JH does not appear to have received his last letter. Has not been well, but hopes to be better for tomorrow. Own brother has been behaving in a peculiar manner. Daniel has been dealing rude blows. Hopes to visit JG's laboratory. Has now visited the laboratory and spent two agreeable hours.
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JDH comments that he has received some corrections from [Miles Joseph] Berkeley but does not think that the number of errors justify the printing of a new page. Berkeley's manuscript was illegible, JDH had to make a new copy & look up species names in [Elias Magnus] Fries. Berkeley's corrections are generally not good, those he did for THE LONDON JOURNAL OF BOTANY contained many errors. Mentions that a paper Berkeley produced with Montague contained 70 mistakes. JDH finds it curious that [William] Wilson & [Thomas] Taylor were pleased with the work when JDH added a great deal to both of their contributions, at least Berkeley's work is his own. JDH is pleased that his father has 'weathered upon' [Lovell] Reeve, the publisher, & that the [BOTANICAL REGISTER] is coming to an end. JDH is trying to write an introduction to FLORA ANTARCTICA but he is very caught up with lectures. Discusses the series of lectures he is giving at Edinburgh [University], he does not use the useless material he is given but speaks freely rather than reading & it engages his students. He has or will cover the subjects of plant physiology, nutrition, circulation, life, irritability, respiration the Linnean system & the origin & distribution of species; he finds the last a particularly challenging subject. [Gilbert] McNab arrives in London soon. Asks that Bessy [Elizabeth Hooker] give [Joseph] Dayman their copy of FOLIA SYBILLINA. JDH has heard from Dawson [Dawson William Turner?], who is going to Yarmouth. JDH has left letters for a Mrs Sprot & Admiral Tait. JDH mentions other people that he still has to call upon in Edinburgh including the Gibsons, Craigs, Mackes, McKenzies, Kays & Fullertons. Comments that Dr [Robert] Graham is still ill.
JDH writes that George Arnott Walker-Arnott returned him a letter from Dr [John] Scouler saying that it suits his [Arnott's] ideas but JDH is not sure what he means by this. JDH encloses a number of letters [not present]: one for [Thomas] Twining in Twickenham regarding a recommendation for Gilbert McNab who is going out to India to work for the Assam Tea Company, & other letters from [John] Gunn, Scouler & Sinclair. States that he has written again to [Carl Ludwig von] Blume as he may not have understood the last letter. He dined with E. Henderson who asked him to meet a Baillie body & Principal [John] Lee, who is more favourable to JDH than Principal [Duncan] Macfarlane. Lee told Henderson that the body was afraid of JDH's wisdom. Asks his father if there are any changes to the distribution list for FLORA ANTARCTICA as it is time to start sending out copies. No further news apart from a visit to the Garden by Prince Henry of Holland. Thanks his father for the name of Fevillia which he would not have guessed otherwise. Notes that [Robert] Graham is still ill & speaks very little. Page 2 of the letter consists of a pre-printed form divided into 18 boxes which each contain at the bottom 'Antart[arctic] Exp[edition] 1839 -- 1843. J.D.H.' & above which are printed the names of Sub-Antarctic islands and other places visited i.e. Campbell Island, Lord Auckland's Islands, Falkland Islands, Kerguelen's Land, Hermite Island, Cape Horn, New Zealand & Tasmania. These are assumed to be samples of plant specimen labels with a space to write in an ID number and species name above the location they were collected. JDH has written across this form that the samples show credit to Arnott's taste who arranged them on JDH's behalf at [William] Wilson's suggestion. To print 800 would cost 18 shillings incl paper.
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