Letter, from Edward Wolstenholme Ward to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sydney Autograph letter signed by sender. Sad to hear of John Frederick William Herschel's suffering and retirement from Mint. Describes production rates, problems, equipment, personnel, and quality of gold at Sydney mint. Starting an observatory. G. B. Airy promises to send astronomer. New South Wales legislature is not friendly to scientific research. Describes Australian society. 28 December 1856