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November in London. Indeed, I have rather 

 enjoyed than otherwise one or two typical fogs 

 which have lately enveloped us, according to the 

 custom of the season. ... I dined yesterday 

 with Sir J. Lubbock, Friday with Professor An- 

 sted, Thursday with bachelor Cooper (Wm.), 

 Wednesday with Justice B. [Broderip], and Mon- 

 day with the Worshipful Company of Apothe- 

 caries in their ancient hall. . . . Just before 

 dinner to-day a letter from Dr. Buckland brought 

 the news — to our great pleasure— of his presen- 

 tation to the Deanery of Westminster.' 



On December i we find an entry in the diary 

 stating that the Copley Medal was voted to Owen 

 at the Royal Society on that day, but that he 

 could not receive it, as it was voted to him while 

 he was still on the Council. ' The medal was to 

 be given at 4 p.m., and he was on the Council till 

 5 p.m. It was suggested that the medal should 

 be given to the person whom R. should propose. 

 On this he proposed Theodor Schwann.' 



By December 18 ' everything connected with 

 the " British Fossil Mammalia and Birds " was 

 completed,' and on the 25th the whole work was 

 received in type from Bentley's. 



As soon as the complete book appeared Owen 

 sent a copy to Dr. Gideon Mantell, who wrote 

 the following letter of acknowledgment : — 



' I thank you most warmly for your invaluable 

 present, and sincerely congratulate you on the 



