Copy letter from [William] Sharpey; to [George Alexander] Hamilton, Treasury 'Sir, In compliance with the order of the House of Commons of the 11th April 1862, communicated in your letter of the 12th [instant], I herewith transmit a return of the application of the sum of one thousand pounds annually voted to the Royal Societyfor each year since the last return, which included the year ending in April 1855'. 22 April 1862