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His name, however, still appeared in connection with 

 the post of Naturalist until his retirement in 1885, 

 and it was understood that his services continued to 

 be available if required. Next, in October of this 

 year, the Eoyal School of Mines was incorporated 

 with the newly established Normal School or as it 

 was called in 1890, Eoyal College of Science, and 

 the title of Lecturer on General Natural History was 

 suppressed, and Huxley became Professor of Biology 

 and Dean of the College at a salary of 800, for it 

 was arranged on his appointment to the Inspectorship, 

 that he should not receive the salary attached to the 

 post of Dean. Thus the Treasury saved 200 a year. 

 As Professor of Biology, he was under the Lord 

 President of the Council ; as Inspector of Fisheries, 

 under the Board of Trade ; hence some time passed 

 in arranging the claims of the two departments 

 before the appointment was officially made known, as 

 may be gathered from the following letters : 



To SIR JOHN DONNELLY 



4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, 

 Dec. 27, 1880. 



MY DEAR DONNELLY I tried hard to have a bad cold 

 last night, and though I blocked him with quinine, I 

 think I may as well give myself the benefit of the Bank 

 Holiday and keep the house to-day. 



There is a chance of your getting early salmon yet. 

 I wrote to decline the post on Friday, but on Saturday 

 evening the Home Secretary sent a note asking to see me 



