He is, besides, very genial and pleasant, and told me some good anecdotes connected with astronomical observations.
"One story pleased me very much.

Our Massachusetts astronomer, Alvan Clark, has long been a correspondent of Mr.Dawes, but has never seen him.

Wishing to have an idea of his person, and being a portrait painter, Mr.Clark sent to Mr.Dawes for his daguerreotype, and from that painted a likeness, which he has sent out to Liverpool, and which is said to be excellent.
"Mr.Lassell looks in at the side of his reflecting telescopes by means of a diagonal eye-piece; when the instrument is pointed at objects of high altitude he hangs a ladder upon the dome and mounts; the ladder moves around with the dome.

Mr.Lassell works only for his own amusement, and has been to Malta,--carrying his larger telescope with him,--for the sake of clearer skies.

Neither Mr.Lassell nor Mr.Hartnup [Footnote: Of the Liverpool Observatory.] makes regular observations.
"The Misses Lassell, four in number, seem to be very accomplished.