PREFATORY NOTE, 



The following speeches were delivered on June 23rd, 

 1909, at the Banquet given by the University of Cam- 

 bridge in honour of the Delegates to the Darwin 

 Celebration. It is believed that those who were 

 present may like to possess a memento of that 

 occasion ; and that a record of what was said, probably 

 more complete than any which has appeared in the 

 Press, will be appreciated by those who had not an 

 opportunity of hearing the speeches. We desire to 

 express our cordial thanks to the Proprietors of the 

 Cambridge Daily News for permitting us to re-publish their 

 short-hand report of the speeches. 



GEORGE DARWIN. 

 FRANCIS DARWIN. 

 July, 1909. 



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