3co PROFESSOR OWEN ch. ix. 



R. H. Inglis, Sir Thomas Acland, Sir Ch. 

 Lemon, Sir R. Murchison, Mr. Stanley (Bishop 

 of N ,'s 4 son), Faraday, Colonel wSabine, Colonel 

 Sykes, Ed. Forbes, Dr. and Mrs. Acland, &c, 

 &c, and did the honours very gracefully and 

 sweetly. She is becoming quite a favourite at the 

 Association, and especially of the Marchioness of 

 Hastings, with whom we spent yesterday evening, 

 after F.'s 5 lecture at the Ratcliffe.' 



A few weeks after Owen's return to London 

 Joanna Baillie, who was a relation of John 

 Hunter's wife, gave him a relic of Hunter in the 

 shape of a set of buttons which he used to wear. 

 These buttons, which were of agate mounted 

 in plain silver, were given to Hunter by a lady 

 patient, as a token of gratitude for his skill in some 

 operation. As they looked very handsome, John 

 Hunter used to wear them at Court. Mrs. 

 Hunter either gave them or left them to Joanna 

 and Agnes Baillie on account of their relationship 

 to her husband. (They are still in the family.) 



In August, Owen made up his mind to send 

 his son to Westminster, and called on the house 

 master, a Mr. Rigaud. On September 24, 1847, 

 he wrote to his sister : — 



' Willie made his debut at Westminster School 

 this morning. The Justice and I conveyed him 

 yesterday evening to his quarters at Mr. Rigaud's. 

 As the cab drove up to the low Gothic archway 



4 Norwich's ; future Dean of Westminster. 5 Faraday's. 



