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by a termination in us occurring in the same genus with one in 

 A. Having chanced to learn that the original termination in the 

 Greek was in oy, he thinks that that orthography ought to be pre- 

 served. By the same rule, this modern Procrustes might wage war 

 against Oius uncompounded, as he indulges in such a tirade against 

 it when in composition (Brachyotw*). Ciilus might fall under his 

 lash, because, forsooth, in the same genus, we meet with citrinel/a. 

 Chauliod?/^ might share the same fate, as also Pomarinw^, Iliacwj, 

 PhcinicMr«5 (in both syllables, and there occurring in the same ge- 

 nus, Rubecu/«), Melanopterw.?, HyperboroM^, Phasianw^, Lagopw*, 

 Cholchicw*, Ochropw*, Numeniw*, Urogallw^, Numeniw^, schaeniclM^, 

 and a host of others, " quos nunc perscribere longum /* but I cry 

 you mercy. Sir, "jam satis est." Only one word more — this ano- 

 nymous writer says that he selects only some out of many errors. 

 May I then ask of his candour why he came to instance those which, 

 immediately after, he allows himself, have been corrected, and that 

 to all intents and purposes ; a name on one page being just as 

 useful for cutting out as its fac simile on another : indeed, he tries, 

 evidently, to magnify these apparent errors, by printing, at full 

 length, the correct names by the side of the misprinted ones, as if 

 to increase their number. Thus ends this long, dark catalogue of 

 crime, in answering which I have taken up too much space indeed, 

 and will only say, in extenuation, that, henceforth and for ever, I 



take leave of Mr. , and his animadversions. " Verhum non 



amplius addarn" 



I remain. Sir, 



Your very obedient servant, 



FRANCIS ORPEN MORRIS. 



REPORT OF PROVINCIAL SOCIETIES. 



SHROPSHIRE AND NORTH WALES NATURAL HISTORY 

 SOCIETY. 



The first General Meeting of the members of this Society, 

 (whose formation we noticed in our last number), was held in the 

 temporary Town-hall, Shrewsbury, on Thursday, November 12th, 

 and was attended by a brilliant assemblage of the beauty, rank, and 

 respectability of the county, who evinced the deepest interest in the 

 proceedings. 



The President (the venerable Samuel Butler, D. D., F. R. S., 

 Archdeacon of Derby) opened the business of the day, by delivering 

 the following eloquent and powerful Address: — 



