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PROFESSOR OWEN 
CH. VII.. 
the Chief Justice Tindal, Baron Alderson, Dr. 
Southey, Baron Rolfe, the Bishop of Lichfield,. 
Mr. Hallani — cordially elected. 
‘ Believe me, my dear Sir, 
‘ Very faithfully yours, 
‘ Robert H. Inglis.’ 
Owen gives the following account of his first 
dinner at the Literary Society in a letter to his 
sister Maria : — 
‘ I was at the Old Thatched House ten minutes 
to six, just as Sir R. Inglis was going up the 
stairs, and received a kind welcome from him. 
The room, you may be aware, is famous for 
Reynolds's finest portraits of the original members, 
some of them in groups — one a beauty, the wel- 
come back given to Cook and Banks after the 
first voyage ; they are clinking glasses across the 
table German fashion. The single portraits are 
all in fancy costume. Our party, as far as I now 
remember, consisted of Sir R. I[nglis] in the 
chair, myself on his right as the new member, 
Hallam on his left, next me Sir Geo. Staunton, 
then Sir Jno. Barrow of the Admiralty, two other 
old gentlemen, and Dr. Southey as croupier. 
Next Southey was Lockhart; the others were 
Sir J. Westmacott, Phillips the painter, and one 
more. No judges ; all on circuit. I came out on 
unicorns and mammoths ; Hallam discussed Lord 
Derby’s claims to the Duchy of Hamilton, which 
