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the chairman, Whewell, and I, on three raised 

 state-seats at the head — we were greeted and com- 

 plimented in a truly English and manly manner 

 by the ablest men to whom the proposing of the 

 toasts had been assigned. My duties were, besides 

 acknowledging my own toast, the proposing the 

 Lancaster Philosophical Society and returning 

 thanks for your health, which was proposed with 

 Mrs. Whewell's in a very neat speech by Mr. 

 Hornby. Lord Derby sent a fine haunch of 

 venison and a very kind letter, which Mr. Hornby, 

 his nephew, read, in which Lord Derby regretted 

 that his malady prevented his taking the chair to 

 join in doing honour to Whewell, with whom he 

 was not personally acquainted, and to Owen, whom 

 he had had the pleasure to call his friend for some 

 years past.' 



On September 19 Owen was back again in 

 London, and soon after had a visit from H. Milne- 

 Edwards, whom he had already met when visiting 

 Paris in 1830. M. Milne-Edwards was accom- 

 panied by his pupil, E. Blanchard. Dr. Martin 

 Barry was one of the party, and he brought Owen 

 some letters he had received from certain scientists 

 who had formerly opposed his (Barry's) views as 

 to the double spiral in muscles, and who were now 

 writing to him to acknowledge their acceptance. 

 As Owen had always upheld Barry's ideas on the 

 subject, the latter was anxious that he should see 

 the letters. About the middle of October, Owen 



