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such as Lord Beaconsfield and Mr. Glad- 

 stone, &c., &c., all of whom have re- 

 jected such a fanciful theory as that man 

 has been developed from a tadpole, or 

 sinking deeper in the slough of Mate- 

 rialistic error, from an atom of lifeless 

 protoplasm ! 



I will, however, content myself with 

 adding the testimony of three more ce- 

 lebrities, who, though not bearing the 

 honourable title' of " Professors," have 

 proved themselves to be fully qualified to 

 deliver an authoritative opinion on this 

 momentous question. 



1. The first witness I shall call is 

 a very distinguished member of the 

 French Institute, the most scientific 

 society in the world, which thrice 

 rejected Mr. Darwin's claim of mem- 

 bership on account of the unscientific 

 nature of his theories. In M. A. DE 

 QUATREFAGES, you have an authority on 

 this special question who has perhaps 

 as good claims for being heard as any 

 which England can produce ; and this 



