84 PROFESSOR OWEN oh. ill. 



to meet her after her confinement, possibly about 

 the end of this year. 



1 Ever yours, 



' David Livingstone.' 



In September Owen paid one of many 

 delightful visits to his friend Mr. (afterwards Sir 

 John) Fowler at Glen Mazeran, near Inverness. 

 His letters are full of the pleasure which he 

 derived from his visits there, and the enjoyment 

 with which he entered into the fishing and shoot- 

 ing expeditions. On this occasion he went from 

 Glen Mazeran to the British Association Meeting 

 at Aberdeen, which, under the presidency of 

 Prince Albert, to whom Professor Owen resigned 

 the chair, was a great success. 



On September 18 he writes to his wife : — 

 'The rush for admission cards (r/. Associates) 

 to see and hear the President was such that, at 

 twelve, it was reported to me that 1,900 had been 

 issued. Now, there were at least 500 regular 

 members of the Association ; so, knowing the 

 spirit of a Scotch mob (pardon me, Jessie ! 6 ), who 

 might have paid for their tickets, and can't find 

 seats or standing-room, I signed and issued an 

 order that no more Associate tickets were to be 

 issued after the No. 2,000 had been reached. . . . 

 Well, at half-past seven we rose from table, 

 were marshalled to our carriages, and returned to 



6 Daughter of Dr. Farre, who was staying with Mrs. Owen. 



