Tidd Pratt has given his permission for the rules and they can be enrolled as soon as the tables have been added. Will arrange a meeting date with Mr. Harrison. Leaves home tomorrow.
Regarding Mrs. Tollemache and her views conflicting with those of HJ.
Regarding the principles of trade and business in the parish.
Confesses his error about Mr. Fowler. Regarding the problem of the number of hairs on a human head.
Returns the paper JH sent him. Found it quite a mathematical study. Comments on its theories. Gives a theory of his own.
Invites JH to dinner to meet Mr. Wales, rector of Woodchurch, who will assist in pre-Christmas examinations at 'one of the Classical & Commercial' schools in HJ's parish.
Is anxious that JH's son should have every chance of making himself known. Suggests dates for lectures and fees.
Is grateful for his kind advice and will bear it in mind when at Oxford.
Sends unpublished volume written at the request of HH's children. Experiments with soap bubbles. Heard that JH translated first canto of Dante's Inferno.
A note accompanying additional writings on the behavior of hurricanes.
Regrets he wrote at such an awkward time. Regarding suitable portraits of JH. Will wait for a more suitable one. HF has just had his photograph taken.
Sends hints. Will give explanation at Wednesday's meeting of 'Committee on Charles Babbage.'
Pointing out one aspect of JH's report with which he does not agree, viz., the advantage of very small magnets in observations.
Intended calling on him after he sent the papers, but was prevented. Has had discussions with W. T. Brande about the duties of the secretaries and will see JH about this at the club.
Is returning James South's papers. Will discuss publication matters on Thursday. Encloses a communication from [Thomas?] Weaver. What shall he do about [William?] Nicol?
JH's second note has prevented him writing to [William?] Nicol. Question of communication must rest with John Barlow and S. H. Christie. Sends a note on the extraction of silver. J. G. Children has a method for the South American Bubble companies. Will have a long paper on electro-chemical phenomena connected with copper sheathing.
Let meeting be on Saturday. May visit glass house on the way to Greenwich. Has sent W. T. Brande's paper to the R.S.L. Has JH tried magnetic effects on resin and sulfur?
Hopes to see R. S. Dundas (2nd Viscount Melville) before the next meeting of Council. Approves of JH's views. Everard Home's paper will be read this evening; hopes JH's paper on parallax will follow.
Is still confined to his room so would JH look over the enclosed papers for mistakes. Hopes Council will consider the position of James Hudson.
Will have great pleasure in going down on Sunday and will take his carriage. Hopes Mr. Carter will be in the party.