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(or Clift) the curator of the Hunterian Museum, the 

 man who exposed Sir Edward Howe, who invited us 

 to come and see that museum. While we were con- 

 versing, a gentleman, whom Hooker did not at 

 the time recognize, addressed us, and after some 

 conversation with me asked me if I would like to 

 be introduced to Sir Astley Cooper, and see his mu- 

 seum. I answered of course that it would be a great 

 gratification, when he introduced himself as Bransby 

 Cooper, the nephew of Sir Astley, — of whom I have 

 heard formerly not a little, — gave me his address, 

 and Joseph Hooker and myself are to call on him on 

 Monday next. I was introduced also to Dr. Roget,i 

 but saw not so much of him as I could wish ; so you 

 see I have met more distinguished men in one day 

 than I might elsewhere meet with perhaps in a 

 whole life. But I must break off ; I am engaged to 

 breakfast in the morning with Hooker, to meet also 

 Dr. Richardson. . . . 



Whitb Bear, Piccadilly, IStK January, 1839, Friday evening. 



I am not yet in private lodgings, but hope to be so 

 to-morrow. You must not expect me to mention half 

 the things I see in a day here in this busy meti-opolis, 

 where as yet everything I have seen has been viewed 

 in the most desultory manner. I breakfasted with 

 Hooker and Richardson, who left me for a half hour 

 at the Adelaide Gallery, where I saw very many things 

 to interest me, which we will not stop to talk of now, 

 as I hope to be there again; among other things, a 

 live Gymnotus or Electrical Eel, which gives powerful 

 shocks, they say, for I did not choose to feel it myself. 



1 Peter Mark Eoget, M. D., 1779-1869 ; secretary of the Koyal 

 Society, London. Wrote Animal and Vegetable Physiology, and the 

 well-known Thesaurus. 



