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Owen, in acknowledging this letter, informed 

 Lord Derby that he had already received the 

 degree of D.C.L. from Oxford University on 

 June 23, 1852, but that he would gladly attend the 

 ceremony of his installation as Chancellor in June. 



A letter which Owen addressed about this 

 time to a wealthy correspondent, whose name 

 need not be given, may be found of interest, as it 

 shows that he had very strong feelings as to the 

 proper use of the tickets of admission given to the 

 Fellows of the Zoological Society : — 



' Dear Sir X., — A Fellow of the Zoological 

 Society is limited to the introduction of two 

 persons on each Sunday. . . . Your request 

 would, if fulfilled, deprive me of the power of 

 granting admission — say, for the three or four 

 following Sundays. Hitherto I have restricted my 

 Sunday tickets for the behoof of our College 

 students and other young medicals having a 

 taste for zoology, and who cannot be expected to 

 subscribe for an ivory ticket. I have also not 

 infrequently letters from journeymen and others 

 of the weekly-wage class, representing their 

 inability to profit by the collection of the Zoo- 

 logical Society on any day but Sunday, and I 

 could show you specimens of these applications 

 that would do honour to any class, save the rela- 

 tion of means to the request. You will see, 

 therefore, that were I to send you a few cards I 

 should deprive myself of the power of supplying 



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