Io6 PBOCEEDINGS OF THE 



Linnean Society from 1875 to 1880. He also exercised the same 

 function at the Geological Society : his methodical business habits 

 were also appreciated by the Royal Society, on whose Council 

 he served. 



His splendid collections were bought by tlie American Govern- 

 ment two years ago. 



James Henrt Ma^'Gles was the son of James Mangles, captain 

 in the Royal Navy, Chairman of the London and South Western 

 Railway Company. He was born in 1832, and studied for the 

 bar, but did not practise. He inherited his father's likings for 

 gardening pursuits and devoted himself particularly to the 

 genus Bliododendron, in which his knowledge was admitted to 

 be special. He took an active part in the work of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society for a few years before his death, which 

 happened at his residence Valewood, near Haslemere, August24, 

 1884. He was elected a Fellow of the Society, April 24, 1874. 



Major F. J. Sidney Paeut, of 18 Onslow Square, was born in 

 1811, and joined the 17th Lancers as Cornet in 1881, but left the 

 army in 1835, and having devoted much of his time to entomology, 

 he gave himself henceforward almost exclusively to its pursuit. 

 His earliest paper seems to have been published in 1872, being a 

 communication to the Entomological Society in that year on a 

 new genus of Lucanidse from New Zealand. Although he did 

 not confine his labour to this family of Coleoptera, he became 

 more especially associated wdth it, publishing from time to time 

 several memoirs, and a revised list in 1870 of 357 species ; his 

 collection of this family being considered the most complete in 

 existence. He was elected Fellow, November 15, 1842, and died at 

 his daughter's house, the Warren, Bushy Heath, February 1, 1885. 



Eduard RiJppELL was born on November 20, 1794, at Frank- 

 fort. On his father's death he left the Gymnasium and engaged 

 in business. His love for natural history impelled him in 1817 

 to undertake a journey to Egypt, where he spent some time. 

 The same year witnessed the founding of the Senekenberg Natural 

 History Society in his native town, and induced him to prosecute 

 studies in Pavia and Genoa universities, to prepare himself for 

 scientific travelling. In 1S22 he set out on a six years' journey 

 to Egypt, Nubia, and Kordofan ; and in 1832 he again journeyed 

 to Abyssinia and Arabia. He presented his ricli collections to 

 the Museum of his native city, and published his results in 

 the ' Abhandlungen,' besides contributing important papers to 

 various periodicals, as also issuing several volumes ou the Zoo- 

 logy of N.E. Africa. In 1831 he was elected Foreign Member 

 of the Linnean Society ; and died at Frankfort, December 10, 

 1884, aged 91 years, 53 years after Foreign Membership of the 

 Society. In 1840 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal 

 Geographical Society. 



