Edward Sabine to Faraday   4 December 1854

Royal Society, | Somerset House, | Decr 4th 1854

Dear Faraday,

I return Mr: Bate’s letters as the affair is now at an end¹. The Govt applied to the R.S. for an opinion upon Mr. Bate’s claims as stated by himself to the Treasury. The R.S. submitted the subject to a Committee consisting of Mr: Tite², Mr Grove and the Treasurer³; the two former being men of business accustomed to consider such matters - & their report was sent to the Treasury. As regards the Royal Society therefore the subject is closed. What reply the Treasury have made to Mr. Bate I have not heard[.]

Sincerely your’s, | (signed) Edward Sabine.