Tells of a declaration and a subscription list to defend the rights of Bishop Colenso.
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Tells of a declaration and a subscription list to defend the rights of Bishop Colenso.
Encloses a paper on a hail and snow storm, which hand over to the British Meteorological Society when he has read it. Would JH request the R.S.L. Secretary to re-suspend his certificate as he understands he has a good chance of being elected this year.
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Would like his fowl skulls back.
Breeding experiments seem to show mongrels are just as fertile as pure breeds.
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Regarding JH's article in Good Words.
Copy of RC's book will be sent to JH from R.S.L. Thanks JH's son for letter.
Returns WBT’s box of skulls. One or two skulls may be elsewhere, but CD does not have the strength to search for them.
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Committee to reexamine Parliamentary standards of length and measure will meet on 11 Feb. in office of comptroller-general of Exchequer [Thomas Spring-Rice]. If committee desires to compare three copies of Standards, those copies will be brought to Exchequer office.]
Discusses printing of JH's catalogue of nebulae.
Sends R.S.L. Council's formal acknowledgement of star catalogue manuscript [see JH's 1863-12-4].
Further regarding the lectureship at the Cape of Good Hope.
Comments and will consider writing on article subjects proposed by Dr. [Norman?] McLeod. Requests Hebrew version of Genesis, chapter 1, with pronunciation and translation guides.
Thanks for further translations from JH and could HK have an extra copy for a dear friend.
John Scott’s paper [see 4332] read at Linnean Society; praised by George Bentham.
Himalayan pine in Macedonia.
JDH is in a quarrel with H. C. Watson.
Received JH's drawings. Will send proof of plate.
Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.
Responds to GS's letters of 1864-2-4 about procedures for printing JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae' and receipt of William Herschel's manuscripts .