Letter from Augustus [Desire] Waller, Weston Lodge, 16 Grove End Road, to the President and Council of the Royal Society Remarks on the 'essential condition of the freedom and impartiality' of' the deliberations of the Council of the Royal Society, and the problems arising from confidential statements being publicised outside and giving currency to 'possible prejudice of candidates whose names have been under consideration, 'and the statements become subject to criticism or contradiction'. Describes an instance where 'A.W.' has been subjected 'to a statment of such possible prejudicial character'. 18 June 1891