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more honour from having a person so eminent as your- 

 self among her Professors than she can bestow on you 

 by receiving you into their numbers." 



These words from the Dean foreshadowed the wel- 

 come with which he and Mrs Liddell received the new 

 Professor and his wife. Their constant kindness led to 

 a warm mutual friendship, which was greatly prized, 

 and which throughout a thirteen years' residence never 

 faltered nor varied. 



Professor Prestwich was the recipient of a number of 

 congratulatory letters, all expressive of the pleasure 

 which this appointment gave. A telegram was put 

 into his hands on the evening of the 1st July, dated 

 from the " Scientific Club," with hearty congratula- 

 tions. It bore the signatures of "Ansted, Rupert 

 Jones, Dallas, Wallace, Woodward, Seeley, Lobley, 

 Davies, Morris, Green, Hudleston, and Marshall Hall." 

 This evidence of affectionate interest from the friends 

 he valued gave him the keenest pleasure. 



A note from Professor Owen is dated 8th July 

 1874:- 



MY DEAR PROFESSOR, Let nie first congratulate Oxford on 

 your acceptance of its Professorship of Geology. When I first 

 heard of the probability, I thought it too good news to be true. 

 Next accept my best thanks for your prompt transmission of the 

 vertebra of Ceteosaurus Oxoniensis, Phillips. It has arrived in per- 

 fect safety, and I trust you will receive it in as good condition 

 when the lithograph is finished. Believe me, most truly yours, 



KICHARD OWEN. 



The new Professor lost no time in securing a house 

 at Oxford, where he and Mrs Prestwich were received 

 with the most hospitable kindness by Dr 1 and by Mrs 



1 Now Sir Henry D. Acland, Bart. 



