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vouloir bien etre, aupres de la Societe Royale Finterprete des senti- 

 mens de profond respect et de gratitude dont je suis penetre, je dois 

 ajouter aussi (comme deja I'aura fait, en mon nom, M. le Chevalier 

 Bunsen, mon noble et spirituel ami) que je suis heureux d'adresser 

 ces lignes a celui pour lequel dans ie Cosmos meme j'ai ose deposer 

 I'hommage de ma vive admiration. 



Je suis avec la plus haute et respectueuse consideration, 

 Monsieur le Comte, 

 Votre tres-humble et tres-obeissant serviteur, 



Le Baron de Humboldt. 



A M. Le Comte de Rosse, P.R.S. 



Gentlemen, London, February 3, 1853. 



By the kind indulgence of my co-executors, Mr. George Thornton 

 and Mr. John Daniell, I am permitted to announce to you a most 

 interesting bequest to the Royal Society, from my uncle the Rev. 

 Charles Turnor, F.R.S., who was suddenly taken from us on the 

 12th ultimo, namely, a collection of drawings, memoirs, a few me- 

 dals, and other articles enumerated in a list, illustrative of Sir Isaac 

 Newton. 



The well known property at Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire, which 

 formerly belonged to Sir Isaac Newton, was purchased by the an- 

 cestor of Mr. Turnor in or about the year 1730, four years after his 

 death. 



My father-in-law, the late Mr. Turnor, wrote what he could col- 

 lect in his ' History of the Soke of Grantham,' and his younger 

 brother, the Rev. Charles Turnor, continuing the subject, has at 

 great expense devoted much time to this collection. I m.ay there- 

 fore be excused in saying that it is from no common hand you re- 

 ceive this valuable addition to your Library. 



We send you a copy of the Codicil of the Will relating to the 

 bequest, and will immediately arrange the several articles in the 

 collection for delivery to you. I should certainly w^ish the Dial 

 presented by Mr. Charles Turnor, to either form part of the collec- 

 tion, or be placed near it, as it was taken from the wall of Sir Isaac's 

 residence at Woolsthorpe. 



I am, Gentlemen, 

 Your obedient and humble Servant, 



Frederick Manning. 



To the Secretaries of the Royal Society. 



Extract from the Codicil to the Will of the Rev. Charles Turnor. 



" I give and bequeath to the President and Council of the Royal 

 Society at Somerset House, Strand, London, the sum of two hun- 

 dred pounds free of legacy duty, in trust, that they shall apply and 

 expend the same, at their discretion, in the com]jletion of my col- 

 lection called the ' Collectanea Newtoniana/ within the period of 

 twelve months after my decease. And I hereby give and bequeath 

 all the materials of which the said ' Collectanea ' is composed, to the 

 same President and Fellows of the Royal Society absolutely, to be 



