Describes R.S.L. Council meeting regarding succession of presidency. Most members wish to nominate JH to serve for a few years. ES urges JH to accept. [Marked 'private.']
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Describes R.S.L. Council meeting regarding succession of presidency. Most members wish to nominate JH to serve for a few years. ES urges JH to accept. [Marked 'private.']
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Has written a letter to Mrs. James Maclaren and enclosed three orders of admission to the British Museum.
Is off to Scotland and has not been able to collect the parcel. News of the Cape. Dr. J. R. Innes's letters. Is sorry to hear of Lady Herschel's slow recovery.
Sending a Latin poem he has written on the death of Caroline Herschel. Comments on the troubled state [Revolution of 1848] of Paris at the time.
Asks when JH can receive CL and Edward Sabine at Collingwood, that they may explain to JH why R.S.L. Council desires JH to serve as president.
Discusses ES's visit with Charles Lyell to try inducing JH to accept nomination for R.S.L. presidency. In light of JH's earlier letter, ES did not propose JH as nominee, but others regard JH's nomination as exceedingly important.
The [British Museum] board accepts, with regret, JH's resignation as a Trustee.
Sorry JH will not undertake R.S.L. presidency. Discusses meteorology and magnetism. [J. D.?] Robinson's instrument works well.
Sending him the material on mineralogy for the new manual. Comments on the difficulty of writing this sort of work and gives an outline of how he has written it.
May alter his own article on mineralogy as he pleases.
Is prepared to enlarge the Admiralty Manual provided the extra material is of good quality and not too bulky. Will contact John Murray [Jr.] about printing and publishing rights. Will give W. R. Birt every facility for a separate publication.
Submits a paper [on ethnology] for JH's Admiralty Manual. Welcomes information from JH on the subject.
Sends astronomical observations of the Rattlesnake received from Mr. Dayman.
Expresses thanks at considerable length for gift of JH's Cape Results.
Has been working for a long time on the supposed influence of magnetism on chemical action. Outlines an experiment he has used to show whether magnetism affects chemical action; would like his comments.
Has had a note from the carpenter stating that the dome is ready; will notify him when the ship in which it is to sail is decided. The two papers of the Admiralty Manual are in progress by W. J. Hamilton and F. W. Beechey.
Submits a hastily written paper for JH's Admiralty Manual. Hopes it will suit JH's purpose. Comments in response to JH's remarks on systems of orthography.
Explains orthographical details (nasal ng, etc.) and suggests individual letter values. Invites JH to make alterations in JP's paper for JH's Admiralty Manual.
Has forwarded JH's note to Robert Mallet, who no doubt will compress his part. Encloses his own part,which he fears may be too long. Would like a chance to see the proofs. When completed would like several copies.