In 1874 he received a Civil Service pension from the government .
Troubled by failure of his eyesight , about 1871 Sharpey retired from the post of secretary of the Royal Society , and in 1874 from his professorship at University College .
In 1874 Sharpey received a Civil Service pension from the government .
Troubled by failure of his eyesight , about 1871 Sharpey retired from the post of secretary of the Royal Society , and in 1874 from his professorship at University College .