Tour notes composed to assist JH's travels in Sicily.

Acknowledges receipt by Jameson & Aders of Astronomical Society's 1824 gold medal, to be delivered to J. F. Encke in Gotha. [JH annotation: Encke confirmed receipt of medal.]

Is leaving from Cambridge. Hopes that he will come. Has some new things on functional analysis to discuss.

Enclosing a draft for his dividend, which he hears will be the last. Hopes he changes his fellowship for a better one, but would be pleased if he would delay his decision for a while.

Reckons Smith amongst his "oldest and most valued friends"; about to marry; their new address, invites Smith to visit but hopes to see him in London before then; vouches for Smith's belief of botany as a "medium of communication with interesting and cultivated minds", it being instrumental in bringing him and his fiancée together. Recently called on [William] Roscoe who showed him "beautiful specimens" of his forthcoming work on 'Scitamineae'; believes Roscoe could have acquired more subscribers by making it more known.

Bristol Institution thanks Smith for his good wishes; usefulness of the Institution. Responds to Smith's queries about botanical part of a course of lectures held at the Institution; an application for second course rejected.

Regarding the change of ownership and policy of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Would like a paper from him for the first number. Marked 'Private.'

Observations of Venus by William Herschel and JH. Only J. H. Schröter claims to have seen 'deep marginal indentations' that JP claims.

Please recommend London instrument makers to supply new Edinburgh observatory. Josef Fraunhofer was asked to make only lens for transit instrument, but wants to make entire instrument. [JH annotation: Recommended Fraunhofer for entire transit instrument and Robert Molyneux for clock.]

Henry Kater's triangulation survey of north Scotland. Edward Sabine's study of pendulum lengths at various latitudes. François Arago did not receive letters from JH and Francis Baily. Comments on rumor of [Isaac] Newton's madness. JH plans to reduce transit observations of fixed stars at Greenwich since [James] Bradley's time. Are French and other astronomers in agreement on common system of reductions? Will visit Paris next month. Observed curious phenomena in voltaic electricity.

Thanks for the two volumes of Smith's "English Flora", gratified by Smith's address to him. Intends to come to London in April.

Thanks for the two volumes of "English Flora". Goodenough doubts the propriety of the Linnean Society opposing the new Asiatic Society's publication of descriptions of oriental productions to stop them from obtaining a charter as they would continue publishing without a charter, and in any case more publications excite more industry. Hopes [Alexander] Macleay did not propose it himself; suspects Joseph Sabine who is "warped by horticultural interests".

On the matter of helping a friend who is being maligned [Mrs. Bowdich], and about JH's projected Continental tour.

Sending a pamphlet. Engaged with W K Brown in promoting a subscription and a Committee in Norfolk for Greek independence, has succeeded in forming a Committee in Suffolk. Comments on varying levels of support received from political figures including [Sir John] Gladstone and [George] Canning. A controversy at Cambridge University between Heads of the Senate and Dr French and Professor Sedgwick. Asks whether an identification as to the language of the foreign words in the appendix to Dioscorides has been made. Remarks on [Johann Gottlob] Schneider's translation of Theophrastus and other works. Working on a translation of Schneider's Greek and German dictionary. Notes Samuel Parr's 77th birthday.

Thanks for "English Flora". Her health. Asks if the orchids 'Ophrys apifera' and its relatives are confined to the northern hemisphere or are also found in the tropics.

Would be pleased if JH would obtain some flint-glass for him when he goes to Munich.