Caroline disapproves of his not washing.

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Received call from Lady Mary Ann Gage, widow of Sir Thomas Gage, who said that Gage wished for his friends and Smith to have any duplicates from his considerable natural history collections. Invites Smith to visit so he can look over the collections at Hengrave, [Suffolk].

Thanks JH for the letter informing FZ of his nomination to the Astronomical Society. Describes how JH can send packages to Geneva via the British Consul.

Was joined by Colonel Burgh Leighton when walking in the quarry. Plans to make caves next summer to store "warlike instruments" and "relicks". Sketches a design for a signalling device. May go with his father to visit the Earl of Powys at Walcot; visited Mrs and Miss Reynolds and William Pemberton Cludde.

Thanks JH for the 'kind notices respecting the tabular numbers' in a paper of JH's. Comments on the demands made of William Herschel despite age and health.

Gives directions for some time measurements involving rockets JS was planning in conjunction with JH. Mentions various double stars.

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Thanks for turkey. Lady Banks recently called on him "as fat, as talkative, & as laughing as ever", concludes that ladies do not affect to mourn as long as they used to; recalls a young Carlisle widow who married a former sweetheart the day after lamenting the loss of her "dear mate". Bemoans the political jobbery being exhibited in Parliament, "who can deny but that all men have their price". Received a plant of 'Neottia speciosa' from the Bishop of Durham [Shute Barrington] but unsure if he can keep it alive. The Bishop has been advised to stop riding; Goodenough often sees him being driven in Regent's Park looking as young as he did thirty years ago. Their Linnean dining club now has between thirty and forty members. His granddaughter's bad back continues. [William] Bullock [(c 1780-1849), naturalist and antiquary] has brought to London two native Laplanders and a herd of reindeer which he hopes to naturalise; he says that Bagshot Heath has enough reindeer moss to support a herd of 100,000.

John and William Langton will handle legal matter of Mr. Davenport's overdue rent. Sends JH's stockings. Mrs. Goodall says wonderful things about JH. Mary Baldwin leaves Slough on Wednesday. MH cannot stay alone; will seek another companion.

Urges JH to come to Brighton and then to return with him to Cambridge; stresses that both he and Richard Jones are anxious to talk with JH.

Thanks for turkey. Looked into the loss of Smith's letters, they may be in a parcel left at [Dawson] Turner's. Dulness of London.

Begs JH to leave work and relax with RJ and William Whewell at RJ's house.

Advises PL that he has been elected an associate of the Astronomical Society.

FB was elected associate of Astronomical Society.

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Urges Smith to write to Archbishop of Canterbury [Charles Manners-Sutton (1755-1828)] at once in support of [William] Swainson as a candidate for British Museum. Political meetings beginning to be held in London, Goodenough thinks it time that party men unite for the benefit of the country and for all ranks of mankind to retrench and "live as they did sometime back" to allow prudence. The government busy curtailing and displacing the clerks in the office but doubts it will save anything.

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