Description | 'Gentlemen:- I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to state that copies of Mr Larmor's letter of the 5th instant, respecting the expeditions to be sent out to observe the total eclipse of the sun, have been sent to Mis [sic] Majesty's Ambassador's at Paris and Madrid and to His Majesty's Agent and Consul General at Cairo with the request that they will inform the Governments to which they are accredited of the proposed arrangements and will apply for the facilities and assistance desired. I am, Gentlemen, Your most obedient, humble Servant, F H Villiers'. |