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Eomlsp'o Kdekel
members of the Chapter were sufficiently numerous to fill all the appointments ; and , therefore , I must confess I cannot see any excuse for appointing new Companions to ofiice , to the prejudice of others older in Masoh ^ and who were also among the original promoters of the Chapter r merely because the former enjoyed the friendship of the " ruling powers . "
I may also add that the appointment of officers was nol previousl y arranged by the members ; as you presume hut bn the Contrary , some of the members were not " even treated with sufficient courtesy to he told w ^ arrangements were in contemplation for the op ^^ even asked to attend any of the preliminary meetings , although they were asked to pay their joining fees and subscriptions . I am , dear Sir and EL Companion , yours faithfully W , . H . C .
20 thMv 1858 . [ As the officers were elected , not appointed , the Companions must abide by their choice . ^ En . 1
Story oj ? PisH .- ^ -Profes ^ or Owen , at the annual soiree of the Leeds Mechanic Institution , related the following anecdote : —Some of the working scientific men of London with a few others , have formed a sort of club ; and after bur winter ' s work of lecturing is over , we occasionally sally forth to have a day's fishing . We have for that purpose taken a small river in the neighbourhood of the metropolis , and near its banks there stands a little public-house , where we dine soberly and
sparingly , on such food as old Isaac Walton loved . We have a rule that he who catches the biggest fish of the day , shall be our president for the evening . In the course of one day , a member , not a scientific man , but a high political man , caught a trout that weighed 3 | lbs . ; but earlier in the day he had pulled out a barbel of gib . weight . So while we were on the way to our inn , what did this political gentleman do but with the butt-end of his rod ram the barbel down the trout ' s
throat ( loud laughter ) , in which state he handed his fish to be weighed . Thus he scored ilb ., which being the greatest weight , he took the chair . As we were going away for home , a man of science—it . was the president of the Royal Society—said to the man of politics , "If you don't want that fine fish of yours I should like to have it , for I have some friends to dine with me to-morrow . '' My lord took it home , and I heard no more until we met on the next week . Then , while we were preparing our tackle , the president of the Eoyal Society said to our high political
friend , '' There were some very extraordinary circumstances , do you know , about that fiah you gave me . ( Laughter . ) I had no idea that the trout was so voracious ; but that one had swallowed a barbel . " "I am astonished to hear your lordship say so , " rejoined an eminent naturalist ; " trout may be voracious enough to swallow minnows—but a barbel , my lord ! There must be some mistake / ' " Not at all , " replied his lordship , iC for the . fact got to my family , that the cook , in cutting open the trout , had found a barbel , inside ; and as my family knew I was fond of natural history , I was called into the kitchen . There I saw it—the trout f
had swallowed a barbel , full half a pound weight . " * Out of the question , my lord / ' said the naturalist ; " it's altogether quite unscientific and unphilosophical /' " I don't know what maybe philosophical in the matter—I only know I am telling you a matter of fact , " said his lordship ; and the dispute having lasted awhile , explanations were given , and the practical joke was heartily enjoyed . And ( continued Professor Owen ) you will see that both were right and both were wrong . My lord was right in his fact—the barbel was inside the trout ; but he was quite wrong in his hypothesis founded upon that fact , that the trout had therefore swallowed tins barbel—the last wa » only matter of opinion ,
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Eomlsp'o Kdekel
members of the Chapter were sufficiently numerous to fill all the appointments ; and , therefore , I must confess I cannot see any excuse for appointing new Companions to ofiice , to the prejudice of others older in Masoh ^ and who were also among the original promoters of the Chapter r merely because the former enjoyed the friendship of the " ruling powers . "
I may also add that the appointment of officers was nol previousl y arranged by the members ; as you presume hut bn the Contrary , some of the members were not " even treated with sufficient courtesy to he told w ^ arrangements were in contemplation for the op ^^ even asked to attend any of the preliminary meetings , although they were asked to pay their joining fees and subscriptions . I am , dear Sir and EL Companion , yours faithfully W , . H . C .
20 thMv 1858 . [ As the officers were elected , not appointed , the Companions must abide by their choice . ^ En . 1
Story oj ? PisH .- ^ -Profes ^ or Owen , at the annual soiree of the Leeds Mechanic Institution , related the following anecdote : —Some of the working scientific men of London with a few others , have formed a sort of club ; and after bur winter ' s work of lecturing is over , we occasionally sally forth to have a day's fishing . We have for that purpose taken a small river in the neighbourhood of the metropolis , and near its banks there stands a little public-house , where we dine soberly and
sparingly , on such food as old Isaac Walton loved . We have a rule that he who catches the biggest fish of the day , shall be our president for the evening . In the course of one day , a member , not a scientific man , but a high political man , caught a trout that weighed 3 | lbs . ; but earlier in the day he had pulled out a barbel of gib . weight . So while we were on the way to our inn , what did this political gentleman do but with the butt-end of his rod ram the barbel down the trout ' s
throat ( loud laughter ) , in which state he handed his fish to be weighed . Thus he scored ilb ., which being the greatest weight , he took the chair . As we were going away for home , a man of science—it . was the president of the Royal Society—said to the man of politics , "If you don't want that fine fish of yours I should like to have it , for I have some friends to dine with me to-morrow . '' My lord took it home , and I heard no more until we met on the next week . Then , while we were preparing our tackle , the president of the Eoyal Society said to our high political
friend , '' There were some very extraordinary circumstances , do you know , about that fiah you gave me . ( Laughter . ) I had no idea that the trout was so voracious ; but that one had swallowed a barbel . " "I am astonished to hear your lordship say so , " rejoined an eminent naturalist ; " trout may be voracious enough to swallow minnows—but a barbel , my lord ! There must be some mistake / ' " Not at all , " replied his lordship , iC for the . fact got to my family , that the cook , in cutting open the trout , had found a barbel , inside ; and as my family knew I was fond of natural history , I was called into the kitchen . There I saw it—the trout f
had swallowed a barbel , full half a pound weight . " * Out of the question , my lord / ' said the naturalist ; " it's altogether quite unscientific and unphilosophical /' " I don't know what maybe philosophical in the matter—I only know I am telling you a matter of fact , " said his lordship ; and the dispute having lasted awhile , explanations were given , and the practical joke was heartily enjoyed . And ( continued Professor Owen ) you will see that both were right and both were wrong . My lord was right in his fact—the barbel was inside the trout ; but he was quite wrong in his hypothesis founded upon that fact , that the trout had therefore swallowed tins barbel—the last wa » only matter of opinion ,