ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB. 487 



M. Laporte, Comte de Castelneau, of Paris, having been, 

 by his own desire, proposed by Mr. Walker at a previous 

 meeting, and having been seconded by Mr. Newman, was bal- 

 loted for, and unanimously elected an honorary corresponding 

 member of the Entomological Club. 



Sitting of the 10th May, 1S37. 



This being the anniversary, the members of the Club and 

 their friends dined together at the Bull Inn, Birch Wood 

 Corner ; Mr. Hoyer presiding. 



Sitting of the 15th June, 1837. 



Mr. J. F. Christy in the Chair. 

 The Curator read the following List of Donations: — 



Mr. C. C. Babington, of Cambridge. Various rare British 

 insects. 



Mr. J. Wilson, of Edinburgh. A fine series of Javanese 

 insects ; amongst them Biqyrestis Boiscluvalii, and Monno- 

 lyce Phyllodes. 



Mr. J. B. Spencer, of Blackheath. Various fine Lepidop- 

 tera, from the Himalaya mountains. 



Mr. S. A. Burlingham, of Worcester. Forty beautifully 

 perfect specimens of Clostera reclusa, reared from the larva. 



Mr. J. Walton, of Knaresborough. A copious series of 

 specimens of the British species of the genus Apion, and other 

 British Curcuiionites. 



A communication has been received from our corresponding 

 members, Messrs. Foster and Doubleday, merely stating their 

 safe arrival at New York ; and a second, on the 18th June, 

 from Mr. Doubleday, dated Hudson, 7th May, 1837, from 

 which we have made a few extracts below. The want of space 

 compels us to omit much that would be generally interesting, 

 and to confine ourselves strictly to that portion of the commu- 

 nication which has reference to natural history. 



" During the last few days of our passage, we saw great 

 numbers of porpoises. One night, when the sea was very lu- 

 minous, M'e had scores of them close to the ship, and, as they 

 shot through the water, they left a line of fire of a pure white 



