1859. Sailed for New Zealand and started sheep-farming in Canterbury
Province: while in the colony he wrote much for the Press of
Christchurch, N.Z.
1862. Dec. 20. "Darwin on The Origin of Species. A Dialogue,"
unsigned but written by Butler, appeared in the Press and was
followed by correspondence to which Butler contributed.
1863. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement: made out of his
letters home to his family together with two articles reprinted from
the Eagle (the magazine of St. John's College, Cambridge): MS. lost.
1863. "Darwin among the Machines," a letter signed "Cellarius"
written by Butler, appeared in the Press.
1864. Sold out his sheep run and returned to England in company with
Charles Paine Pauli, whose acquaintance he had made in the colony.
He brought back enough to enable him to live quietly, settled for
good at 15 Clifford's Inn, London, and began life as a painter,
studying at Cary's, Heatherley's and the South Kensington Art Schools
and exhibiting pictures occasionally at the Royal Academy and other
exhibitions: while studying art he made the acquaintance of, among
others, Charles Gogin, William Ballard and Thomas William Gale
Butler.
"Family Prayers": a small painting by Butler.
1865. "Lucubratio Ebria," an article, containing variations of the
view in "Darwin among the Machines," sent by Butler from England,
appeared in the Press.
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