1837-38 FESTIVE EVENING AT LORD COLE’S 113 
and of course well delivered. Mr. F. shot or 
rather blew several small arrows through tubes — 
and with good aim — at a band-box with a centre 
mark. The place full, but the heat and draught 
dreadful.’ 
' I tme 14. — R. to the Geological Society. It 
was his introduction as Fellow, and after a very 
interesting evening with Buckland, Whewell, 
Sedgwick, Murchison, de la Beche, Stokes, &c., 
they all adjourned to Lord Cole’s to supper. 
After supper they proceeded to play “high jinks,” 
as immortalised by Sir Walter Scott in “ Rob Roy.’ 
Mr. Stokes took the chair as King, and was ex- 
cellent as the arbitrary monarch. Lord Cole 
could not sing when called upon, nor could his 
brother, who was “ Boots.” R. had to sing first, 
as youngest there, and sang “ A Fig for St. Denis 
of France.” The so-called salt and water filled 
two quart pots. All kind of scientific discourse 
was prohibited on pain of forfeit, and geological 
expressions on pain of fighting the champion 
( Lord Cole’s brother) with hammers. Every word 
or sentence which could be so construed was seized 
upon. It having turned out that the report of 
the good King’s death was false, his health was 
warmly drunk.’ 
'■June 19. — At dinner a messenger came to 
tell R. that he was elected as Fullerian Professor 
of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology to the 
Royal Institution. His diploma came as well as 
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