Encouraged by this admirable and success . ful paper, Sir John
Lubbock's friends and admirers were unwise enough to hold a private meeting at Dundee to support his claims as candidate for the University of London,—only one elector of that University, Dr. Odling, being, as far as we can make out, present. Dr. Tyndall was in the chair. Sir W. Thompson, Professor Wheatstone, Professor Sylvester, Professor Sharpey, Professor Ansted, Dr. Williamson, Dr. Turner, and other distinguished men came to- gether, to resolve that " those who are interested in science should do all in their power to secure Sir J. Lubbock's election." Sir John Lubbock's scientific friends love him, "not wisely, but too well." No constituency likes the interference of an external body, how- ever distinguished, in its elections. If Mr. Bagehot were to get a meeting of distinguished statesmen not belonging to the con- stituency to urge his claims, or Mr. Quain were to get an opinion in his favour signed by Sir Roundell Palmer and Sir R. P. Collier, or Dr. Wood brought up a round robin for his return signed by a conference of eminent Independent ministers outside the University, they would lose rather than gain by the manoeuvre ; and so probably will Sir John Lubbock.
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