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to Owen by Baron Pollock is of interest in 
this connection ; ‘ I spoke to Sir John Herschel, 
whose reply you ought to know, as the index of 
the opinion of the scientific world. He said : 
‘ Owens claims sweep everybody else o^U of the field. 
Lord Enniskillen also writes on the same 
subject : — 
Florence Court ; September 15, 1851. 
‘ My dear Owen, — What is this about Konig ? 
Is he dead or pensioned off, or what ? Phil [Sir P. 
Egerton] mentions in a letter from the North that 
he hoped you would be appointed to Konig’s 
vacancy. I have heard nothing of this : pray tell 
me what has happened. 
‘ I am just going into Enniskillen to sit all day 
on the bench to judge the folk, so can say no 
more. ... . r • 1 
‘ Your sincere Iriend, 
‘ Enniskillen.’ 
As, however, the salary was reduced, and the 
position offered was not such as Professor Owen 
could reasonably accept, he declined to compete 
against Mr. G. R. Waterhouse, who succeeded 
Mr. Konig. 
The Royal Society awarded the Copley 
Medal to Owen this year. Writing to his sister, 
he makes the following remarks about it : ‘ I have 
received the Copley Medal, which is the highest 
honour in that way the Society has to bestow. 
