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of science and those anxious to promote its progress 

 in obtaining more adequate recognition of the import- 

 ance of science to the public welfare and in urging 

 the necessity of some well-considered measures of State 

 action. 



History here repeats itself, for the matter has been 

 taken up (1905) by other scientific men, particularly by 

 Sir Norman Lockyer, who has inaugurated a move- 

 ment of a similar kind which I hope will meet with 

 general approval, my efforts in this direction having 

 apparently been premature. 



On October i2th, 1870, I received the following 

 letter from the late Mr. George W. Callender, the 

 well-known surgeon, offering me the post of lecturer 

 on chemistry at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. 



47, QUEEN ANNE STREET, 



Oct. i2tk, 1870. 

 DEAR SIR, 



Odling has written to you respecting the vacancy at St. 

 Bartholomew's which has occurred by reason of the unhappy 

 death of Dr. Mathiessen. I need not say how pleased we should 

 be to welcome you among us, and I venture to hope you may 

 think it worth your while to take the matter into your con- 

 sideration. Odling has, I believe, represented to you the 

 general position of the affair ; but I shall further be very 

 pleased to give you any information in my power respecting 

 the duties and emoluments of our chair of Chemistry. I 

 believe it is considered that our laboratories are in excellent 

 order ; in fact, poor Mathiessen was left to order and to arrange 

 for just what he liked, and he was quite satisfied with the 

 result. 



With kind regards I am always yours faithfully, 



GEORGE W. CALLENDER. 



This invitation I felt obliged to decline. 

 In December, 1870, I went to Sicily with a number 

 of scientific friends, on a Government expedition to 



