94 LIFE OF SIR JOHN LUBBOCK on. 



involved in it, but certainly his remarks in this 

 note to Lord Buxton indicate that he may have 

 imposed on himself more self-denying ordinances 

 than we might imagine. 



In the same year he was invited by a number 

 of scientific men to stand for the University of 

 London. The Committee included Sir George 

 Airy, the Astronomer Royal ; Sir B. Brodie, 

 Sir D. Brewster, Mr. Busk, Mr. Darwin, 

 Sir C. Lyell, Professor Max Muller, Sir James 

 Paget, Sir Andrew Ramsay, Professor Frankland, 

 President of the Chemical Society ; Professor 

 Graham, Master of the Mint ; Sir W. R. Grove, 

 Sir John Herschel, Professor Hirst, Sir Joseph 

 Hooker, Professor Huxley, Professor Thorold 

 Rogers, Professor Sylvester, Professor Tyndall, 

 Mr. Spottiswoode, Sir W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 

 Professor Sharpey, Mr. Herbert Spencer, Mr. A. R. 

 Wallace, Mr. Wheatstone, and many others. 

 Sir W. S. Savory, Dean Farrer, Professor Carey 

 Foster, Professor Odling, and Dr. P. H. Pye 

 Smith acted as Secretaries. 



He expressly states his appreciation of the 

 honour of being supported by such a Committee, 

 comprising all, or nearly all, the most eminent 

 names in Science — no less than nine Presidents 

 of the Royal Society. The form of their address 

 made the honour still more marked. 



The University of London, for instance, they 

 said, " has already rendered the greatest services 

 both to scientific education in general and 

 especially to the Profession of Medicine. How 

 better can it maintain its well-earned reputation 

 and still further influence the country for good 



