Unable to send the Parramatta observations as the vessel is leaving too soon. Has just returned from a meeting to consider [William?] Ritchie's new optical glasses. George Dollond speaks well of them.

Encloses Annual Report of the R.A.S. Hopes he has been amused by the French pamphlets on JH's discoveries relating to the moon. Capt. George Back will be proceeding this year in the Terror to investigate the discoveries of J. C. Ross and John Franklin on the N. coast of America. Read JH's last note about the comet to the Society [R.A.S.?].

Received his last letter regarding Alpha Virginis in time to read it at the council. Has sent him all Stratford's Ephemerides. Regarding the sounding of the Brazil Banks. Back goes to Wager River the first week in June.

Is enclosing some accounts of the eclipse of the sun. The St. Helena instruments have arrived. Some observations are going to be made in Upper Canada. G. B. Airy proposes some extensive magnetic observations at Greenwich. Is going to Greenwich to see and plan extension to the observatory.

Basil Hall has just brought in the accompanying work of J. B. Biot. Sends another batch of Met. Obs. Is pleased with the success of JH's lunar discoveries.

Is sending Captain W. F. Owen's Quarterly Meteorological statement.

Is sending a paper which has barometrical information of interest. Comments on sea and atmospheric pressure. William Whewell and J. W. Lubbock are working on the tides.

Sending the meteorological reports. Hopes JH will let him know when to cease sending them. William Whewell has produced an interesting instrument. The sensation at the B.A.A.S. meeting was the manufacture of diamonds by a Frenchman.