Declines invitation to dine at Downing College because of influenza.
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Declines invitation to dine at Downing College because of influenza.
Should like to examine the correspondent’s Madeira cirripedes but is too much occupied with other subjects of natural history.
Requests skins of domestic breeds or races of poultry, pigeons, rabbits, cats, and dogs from any unfrequented region. [Attached is a list of people to whom CD has written for pigeon and poultry skins.]
Concerning specimens he wants collected in the Azores.
Questions about stripes on mules.
CD is obliged for the offer, but he is "too much occupied to contribute to any periodicals".
Gives permission to insert in his magazine anything from CD’s works.
Requests that correspondent take some action regarding the state of horses on his farm. Robert Ainslie of Tromer Lodge, Down, was fined in 1852 following CD’s complaints.
Suggests, if further notice is to be taken of Variation, that the reviewer grapple with the subject of Pangenesis. Thanks him for his fair and friendly spirit.
Testimonial for James Archer, who leaves CD’s service after six months.
When CD comes to London in ten days, he will "immediately call on you and explain why I cannot at once answer your question".
Thanks for the photographs.
Agrees to contribute £10 towards a new road in the area of Beckenham, although he doubts whether the road will be of much use to him.
Reports the case of an idiot in his care who apparently chews his cud.
Asks that recipient forward the enclosed message from Dr Hoffmann [August Wilhelm von Hofmann?] which involves an invitation from Berlin Chemical Society to join a committee for a statue in memory of Justus Liebig.
Has heard that Mr Allen wishes to let his house and thinks it probable that it would suit his son [Francis]. Asks whether he may have refusal of it.
Although he formed a high opinion of one of the correspondent’s papers, regrets that he could not presume to give an opinion of the merits of a candidate in chemistry.
Asks about insects and seeds on leaves of Pinguicula.
Asks that enclosed letter be posted for him.
Strongly disapproves of the blackballing of Edwin Ray Lankester by the Linnean Society. States the reasons for his disapproval and hopes they will be considered.