Describes the wedding of her sister Sarah and related festivities. She misses CD very much.

Rejoices in what she hears of his voyage and his pleasures in it.

Writes of her new life, and of their relatives and friends.

The Darwin family are anxious for FEEW's and Hensleigh's opinions of CD's journal. EW is convinced that Henry Holland is wrong if he thinks it not worth publishing.

Thanks for ham and corrections in spelling. Gives account of his social activities in past week.

Second Living Cirripedia volume published. Asks THH's advice on presentation copies for continental naturalists.

THH's review of Vestiges of creation in [Br. & Foreign Med.-Chir. Rev. 13 (1854)]. CD is almost as unorthodox on species as the author of Vestiges, but hopes not quite so unphilosophical.

Hopes L. Agassiz was sounder on embryological stages than THH thinks.