Intheautumnof1860，andtheearlypartof1861，myfatherhadagooddealofcorrespondencewithProfessorAsaGrayonasubjecttowhichreferencehasalreadybeenmade——thepublicationintheformofapamphlet，ofProfessorGray’sthreearticlesintheJuly，August，andOctobernumbersofthe’AtlanticMonthly，’1860。ThepamphletwaspublishedbyMessrs。
Trubner，withreferencetowhommyfatherwrote，\"Messrs。Trubnerhavebeenmostliberalandkind，andsaytheyshallmakenochargeforalltheirtrouble。Ihavesettledaboutafewadvertisements，andtheywillgratuitouslyinsertoneintheirownperiodicals。\"
ThereaderwillfindthesearticlesrepublishedinDr。Gray’s’Darwiniana，’
page87，underthetitle\"NaturalSelectionnotinconsistentwithNaturalTheology。\"Thepamphletfoundmanyadmirersamongthosemostcapableofjudgingofitsmerits，andmyfatherbelievedthatitwasofmuchvalueinlesseningopposition，andmakingconvertstoEvolution。Hishighopinionofitisshownnotonlyinhisletters，butbythefactthatheinsertedaspecialnoticeofitinamostprominentplaceinthethirdeditionofthe’Origin。’Lyell，amongothers，recogniseditsvalueasanantidotetothekindofcriticismfromwhichthecauseofEvolutionsuffered。ThusmyfatherwrotetoDr。Gray:——\"Justtoexemplifytheuseofyourpamphlet，theBishopofLondonwasaskingLyellwhathethoughtofthereviewinthe’Quarterly，’andLyellanswered，’ReadAsaGrayinthe’Atlantic。’\"。ItcomesoutveryclearlythatinthecaseofsuchpublicationsasDr。Gray’s，myfatherdidnotrejoiceoverthesuccessofhisspecialviewofEvolution，viz。thatmodificationismainlyduetoNaturalSelection;onthecontrary，hefeltstronglythatthereallyimportantpointwasthatthedoctrineofDescentshouldbeaccepted。ThushewrotetoProfessorGray（May11，1863），withreferencetoLyell’s’AntiquityofMan’:——
\"YouspeakofLyellasajudge;nowwhatIcomplainofisthathedeclinestobeajudge……IhavesometimesalmostwishedthatLyellhadpronouncedagainstme。WhenIsay’me，’IonlymeanCHANGEOFSPECIESBYDESCENT。