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Owen, in acknowledging this letter, informed 
Lord Derby that he had already received the 
degree of D.C.L. from Oxford University on 
June 23, 1852, but that he would gladly attend the 
ceremony of his installation as Chancellor in June. 
A letter which Owen addressed about this 
time to a wealthy correspondent, whose name 
need not be given, may be found of interest, as it 
shows that he had very strong feelings as to the 
proper use of the tickets of admission given to the 
Fellows of the Zoological Society : — 
‘ Dear Sir X., — A Fellow of the Zoological 
Society is limited to the introduction of two 
persons on each Sunday. . . . Your request 
would, if fulfilled, deprive me of the power of 
granting admission — say, for the three or four 
following Sundays. Hitherto I have restricted my 
Sunday tickets for the behoof of our College 
students and other young medicals having a 
taste for zoology, and who cannot be expected to 
subscribe for an ivory ticket. I have also not 
infrequently letters from journeymen and others 
of the weekly-wage class, representing their 
inability to profit by the collection of the Zoo- 
logical Society on any day but Sunday, and I 
could show you specimens of these applications 
that would do honour to any class, save the rela- 
tion of means to the request. You will see, 
therefore, that were I to send you a few cards I 
should deprive myself of the power of supplying 
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