Believe me, my dear Sir, most truly yours, J. WINTER JONES.” Other letters, in the same congratulatory strain, were received from Dr. Birch, Mr. W. H. Carpenter, Mr. E. Hawkins, Mr. Robert Brown, Mr. G. R. Waterhouse, and Mr. J. J. Bennett. Sir Frederick Madden, as it will be noticed, did not write at the time; but, after some correspondence between Panizzi and the Archbishop of Canterbury, he wrote on the 3rd of April. Much interest will be attached, also, to the opinions of those not officially connected with the British Museum:— “Orleans House, Mercredi soir, 5 Mars. Je n’ai pas voulu vous offrir mes félicitations plus tôt, mon cher monsieur, parceque je voulais en même temps pouvoir vous dire que j’avais parlé à la Reine. Je savais que ma démarche arriverait comme la moutarde après dîner; mais enfin je voulais l’avoir faite pour l’acquit de ma conscience et surtout pour la satisfaction de mon cœur. Or donc j’arrive de Buckingham Palace; j’avais porté mon manuscript, et, tandis qu’on l’admirait, j’ai prononcé votre nom. ‘Oh! a aussitôt dit Sa Majesté, Monsieur Panizzi, il remplace Sir Henry Ellis. Cela m’a paru suffisant, et, bien que vous sachiez déjà à quoi vous en tenir, je n’ai pas voulu perdre un moment à vous le répéter, en y joignant mes plus vives félicitations et l’assurance, déjà vieille, de tous les sentiments avec lesquels je demeure, Votre bien affectionné, H. D’ORLEANS.” “Stover, Newton Abbot, Thursday, March 13th. “Dear Mr. Panizzi, I congratulate you sincerely on your appointment, and hope that you may have health long to enjoy this honourable position, and to devote to it the energy which you have so efficiently devoted to the Department over which you presided. I shall come to Wimbledon directly after Easter, and shall then, I hope, be there during the next five months, so that I shall be able to attend at the Museum, whenever I can be of use. There are, no doubt, a great many improvements to be made in the system and conduct of the British Museum; but they still require much judgment for their introduction, that we may carry with us, as far as possible, the co-operation of the heads of Departments and the general concurrence of the Establishment. The question of first appointments was, as I remember, postponed, and requires to be clearly understood and settled. I am not aware of any other point requiring immediate attention, but shall come to the Museum as soon as I come up to London. Yours very faithfully, SOMERSET.”