60 THE entomologist's record. 



Messrs. Dukinfield Joiics and W. J. Kaye have gone to Brazil for 

 the purpose of collecfcirig lepidoptera. They left on January 27th, for 

 Rio de Janeiro, and propose collecting in the Organ Mountains, 

 travelling southwards as far as Castro, in Parana, so long the home of 

 Mr. Jones, and whence he has already brought a marvellous collection 

 of Heterocera, now housed at Eeigate. 



We have to congratulate Mr. G. H. Verrall, F.E.S., on the con- 

 summation of his desire to become M.P. for the Nevi^market division 

 of Cambridgeshire. Our long since Ex-President of the Entomological 

 Society has twice before unsuccessfully contested the constituency 

 against Sir Charles Rose. This time, with a turnover of nearly 1000 

 votes, be won. On account of the election, the Entomological Club 

 supper, given annually by Mr. Verrall, a function usually held in 

 January, on the evening before the Annual Meeting of the Entomo- 

 logical Society of London, was held this year on February 1st. 



The members of the club and guests numbered altogether about 80, 

 including the Hon. Walter Rothschild, Professor Meldola, Colonel 

 Yerbury, Commander J. J. Walker, Revs. E. C. Bloomfield, F. D. 

 Morice, C. F. Thornewill, G. Wheeler, Drs. M. Burr, T. A. Chapman, 

 F. Dixey, K. Jordan, Messrs. R. Adkin, Andrews, Austen, Barraud, 

 Bethune-Baker, Bliss, Bouskell, F. B. Carr, Cant, J. H. Carpenter, 

 Champion, F. Noad Clark, Collin, Distant, Hereward Dollman, Donis- 

 thorpe, Hamilton-Druce, S. Edwards, Willoughby Ellis, Enock, Fenn, 

 Gahan, Gibbs, T. W. Hall, A. Harrison, P. Harwood, S. Image, 

 Jacksoii, Janson, Jennings, A. H. Jones, W. F. Kirby, Lewis, Lister, 

 Lucas, Meade- Waldo, H. Main, Guy Marshall, A. H. Martineau, 

 F. Merrifield, Morley, W. Nicholson, H. E. Page, F. N. Pierce, G. T. 

 Porritt, Rowland-Brown, Sauze, Scollick, W. E. Sharp, Sheldon, 

 Sich, Skinner, E. A. Smith, South, Step, Tomlin, Tonge, H. J. 

 Turner, J. H. Tutt, J. W. Tutt, Wainwright, E. A. Waterhouse, etc. 

 An excellent supper was served at 8. HO p.m. in the Gordon Room, 

 after which the host, in an excellent speech, proposed " The Entomo- 

 logical Club," and after heartily welcoming his guests, briefly referred 

 to the contest from which he had successfully emerged, noting that in 

 olden times the politics of Egypt had been upset by a plague of flies, 

 but that now the study of flies had been interrupted by politics ; he 

 congratulated his guests on the fact that they had a republic of their 

 own, the only passport to which was a love of entomology, and from 

 which outside politics were rigorously excluded. Referring to enforced 

 absentees, he particularly regretted the accident that had prevented 

 Professor Poalton from attending. He had a regretful feeling that 

 for a time at least he would possibly be prevented from taking so active 

 a part in entomological matters as heretofore, but felt that the 

 cessation would only bring him back more enthusiastic than ever. He 

 thanked his many friends for their " personal congratulations," and 

 commented on the good feeling that had prevailed in his own and 

 other constituencies, and, referring to the Entomological Club as the 

 oldest entomological and scientific body of its kind, hoped that it 

 would for many years be the vehicle of forming and cementing personal 

 friendships among entomologists. 



Dr. Dixey, President of the Entomological Society of London, in 

 proposing the health of the host, said he had no doubt the late 

 government fixed the date of the dissolution in order to allow 



