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Lincoln's Inn - Ker has always been very proud of having brought Jones [Richard Jones?] and Lord Brougham together, particularly since the latter did not really want to. Nevertheless, after meeting Brougham admitted that Jones 'was one of the most remarkable men he had met'.

Slough - Richard Jones's book has safely reached him [An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation, 1831]: 'It is long since I have met with a work on P.E. [Political Economy] that is intelligible to my obtuse faculties, but this speaks plainly and not in parables. I am afraid it is almost so plain that people won't see how deep it goes'. Thanks for 'the No. of the British containing your views of science and of Lyell' ['Charles Lyell's 'Principles of Geology' volume 1'. British Critic 9, 1831]. JH does not think in many fields of science 'Britain is really the preeminent nation she was - In geology no doubt we take a decided lead, but as to the more other great departments I am not convinced'. JH thinks WW has been too critical of Lyell. Dionysius Lardner has informed JH that WW is to review him ['A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy', 1830]. JH recommends WW to read a 'book by Dr. Abercrombie of Edinburgh on the intellectual faculties (or some such title)'. JH gives a short critique of Jones' simplistic expose of Ricardo and Malthus's doctrine of rent.

32 Harley Street - JH, Ryan [Edward Ryan?], J. S. Lefevre, T. L. Hodges and JH have concluded that 'a letter drawn up by Lefevre on a full knowledge of all the circumstances should be signed by some of Jones' friends and handed in to Lord J. Russell personally by Mr. Hodges [concerning RJ's work on the Tithe Commission?].

JH and Margaret Herschel will be delighted to see WW. He is very pleased to hear that WW is editing Jones' posthumous works - JH has some sheets of RJ's lectures which went to the press but were never published. He is grieved to hear that George Peacock is so ill. 'What a queer book that is of Herbert Spencer!'