TO A. hancoce:, esq. 275 



Accept my very sincere thanks for allowing me to examine this 

 most curious Cirripede, and believe me, 

 My dear Sir, 



Yours very truly, 



Chaeles Dak win. 



No. 17. 

 (No postal date.) 



Down Farnborough, Kent, 



Peb. 25th. 

 My dear Sir, 



Whenever you have a few minutes leisure I should be 



yery much obliged for answers to two questions, if you can answer 



them. (1) At what depth is Alcippe found? (2) At about 



what date was the shell taken which you sent me in spirits with 



all the specimens of Alcippe. I want to know, because most of 



the males were well filled with spermatozoa. I fear I wrote to 



you at too great length in my former letter. 



Pray believe me. 



Yours very truly obliged, 



Chahles Dakwin. 



The dried specimens you sent me by post lately, swarmed with 

 males, but all too dry and shrivelled to do much good with. 



No. 18. 

 (No postal date.) 



Down Earnborough, Kent, 



March 30th. 

 My dear Sir, 



I am much obliged for your note received this morning, 



with as full answers as you could send to my queries, and for a 



former note received some time since with excellent remarks on 



