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nications from his scientific confreres abroad. 

 On August 7, 1889, the following telegram was 

 despatched to him from the Zoological Congress 

 which met at Paris on that day : ' Congres 

 Zoologique exprime son admiration pour vos 

 beaux travaux et ses vceux pour la continuation 

 d'une sante si utile a la science. — Le President, 

 Milne Edwards.' 



To this telegram Owen replied to Professor 

 Milne Edwards : ' Be pleased to convey to the 

 Congres Zoologique the expression of my deep 

 sense of the honour conferred upon me by the 

 distinguished members of that scientific body over 

 which you so worthily preside, and my deep 

 interest in the success of that association for the 

 advancement of our common science. — Your faith- 

 ful friend and fellow-labourer, Richard Owen.' 



Other proofs were not wanting that Sir 

 Richard's lifelong labours were not forgotten. 

 The gracious permission of Her Majesty the 

 Queen that his family should, after his death, con- 

 tinue to reside at Sheen Lodge was a recognition 

 of his services which afforded him the keenest 

 satisfaction. But he was now growing daily more 

 feeble in body. Except at his own home, he 

 rarely saw his friends. There his Roy al neighbours 

 in Richmond Park not unfrequently paid him a 

 visit, and he often spoke of their constant kind- 

 ness to him in terms of much affection. Beyond the 



