Jacob Herbert to Faraday   1 September 1852

Trinity House | 1, Sept. 52.

My dear Sir,

The enclosed papers1 will I think explain the Nature of an alteration which our Committee have adopted in the burning of the Concentric Wick Lamps, and which is consider’d an improvement as respects the power of the Light from the Lamp, and in other respects - but I think it has not yet been brought under your notice.

It has been suggested that notice should be taken of it in my Letter to Col: Aspinwall2 - but as it reduces the number of Wicks by the discontinuance of the Central or 7/8ths Inch Burner, - I have been unwilling to do so without first submitting the matter to you; - and I have therefore been instructed to make this Communication to you, and to request to be favor’d with any observations which may occur to you on this point.

Mr. Wilkins will attend you, if you desire him, - and give you any further information which you may require3.

I remain, | My dear Sir, | Always faithfully yours | J. Herbert

M: Faraday Esq

1
These papers are in GL MS 30108/1/54 1/2.
2
Thomas Aspinwall (1786-1876, Smith, C.C. (1891)). United States Consul in London, 1816-1854.
3
Faraday’s reply of 3 September 1852 was read to Trinity House Court, 7 September 1852, GL MS 30004/25, p.139 which reported Faraday’s approval of the plan.

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