XVI VALKDICTORY ADDRESS. 



(lone, — undazzled by the broad margins of either, — unappalled 

 by the dictatorial and supercilious style of the latter. I assert, 

 without fear of contradiction, that a dozen pages of Shuckard's 

 *' Fossores," or Westwood's " Introduction," contain more in- 

 formation, more entomology, aye, more philosophy, than can 

 be found in the two hot-pressed quartos now open before me. 

 From the text I turn to the plates with real satisfaction ; those 

 in Kirby's work are good, in MacLeay's they are almost per- 

 fect : I have never seen any pictorial illustrations so beautiful. 

 It is but justice to the highly-gifted artist to say, they are by 

 Mr. Charles M. Curtis. 



Reader! it is no easy task to say farewell, after a companion- 

 ship of so many years. If I have offended thee, it is now high 

 time to forgive and to forget it. Truly can I say, that, from 

 the bottom of my heart, I forgive all those attacks which have 

 been directed against myself. If any there be still conscience- 

 stricken, and trembling in the anticipation of chastisement, 

 I beg of them to fear no more, and accept of my forgiveness. 



Edward Newman. 



Deptford, 



28/A October, 1838. 



