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author of an excellent Voyage to New Zealand.* The 

 traveller was implicated in the riots at Frankfort, for 

 which reason it is still difficult to get him an appoint- 

 ment in Germany. If I could travel I would wish for 

 no better companion. 



2. The conjecture from Solingen. 



3. A remarkable letter from Bresson, dated Feb- 

 ruary 6th, 1839. 



4. A very hearty letter from Arago, to whom I 

 had dedicated the "Examen de 1'Histoire de la Geo- 

 graphie du 15me Siecle." I do not recollect if I have 

 given you anything before from Arago's hand. 



5. A note from the King,f at the time when he 

 aided me to a great extent in obtaining the liberation 

 of young demagogues. The case here mentioned was 

 that of young Honinghaus, in which I was certainly 

 successful. The letter of the Crown Prince bears wit- 

 ness to his noble indignation against Kamptz and his 

 like. 



6. A letter from the Duchess of Orleans. 



7. A letter from the King of Denmark. Simul- 

 taneously with Arago I had recommended to the King 

 the great lunar astronomer Hansen,J in Gotha. Our 

 request was complied with, and Arago also received a 

 very kind autograph letter from Christianus Eex, once 

 a constitutionalist in Norway. 



8. Another note from the Crown Prince, cheerful 

 and piquant. It was of great consequence to him that 



* Dieffenbach's " Travels in New Zealand, with Contributions to the Geo- 

 graphy, Geology, Botany, and Natural History of that Colony, with a Dic- 

 tionary and Grammar of the New Zealand Language." 2 vols. 8vo. London: 

 Murray. TR. 



f Then (183G) Prince Royal. TR. 



Hansen's Tables of the Moon, published by the Royal Society of London. 

 TR. 



