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of the Peace, and as Councillor and Alderman of the Cambridgeshire Coitnty 

 Council, of which body he was Vice-Chairnian at the time of his death. Finally, 

 he foxight three parliamentary elections, and was retvirned at the second (in 

 January, 1910), as representative for East Canibs. 



He lived a strenuous life, and died, as lie wished, in harness. According to 

 his express desire his body was cremated, his ashes being interred in Newmarket 

 Cemetery on September 22nd, in the presence of a very large number of 

 sympathisers and friends. His wife, who survives him, bore him no children. 



Alexander Henry Clarke. — We notice with regret the death of Mr. Alexander 

 Henry Clarke, of Earl's Court, London, who was one of the Senior Fellows of 

 the Entomological Society, having been elected so long ago as 1867. He was 

 born on January 31st, 1839, and died on July 2oth last. 



Mr. Clarke was educated at King's College. Through his whole life he was 

 a diligent cpllector and observer of the Lepidoptera ; his name is frequently 

 mentioned in the wox-ks.of Soixth, Tutt, &c., and he contribtited many notes and 

 observations to the " Entomologist's Record," the last of these appearing in 

 Januaiy, 1906. His scientific studies were piu-sued mainly as a recreation in 

 the intervals of business, as he was an active partner up to the time of his 

 death in a leading firm of solicitors in the City. Besides Entomology, he was 

 well versed in several subjects, for he was also a Botanist, an Assyriologist, 

 and a student of ancient History in general. He fonned a large collection of 

 Lepidoptera from all parts of the world. Many of his collecting excursions had 

 for their starting point a small house at Marlow, which he kept up for this 

 purpose to the time of his death ; and in 1859 he captured in that district 

 a specimen of the then ver_ ±e Orrhodia erythroccphala, F., which he aftei'- 

 wards presented to the Nationtvl Collection. 



Albert ifarrisoji.— Lepidopterists have lost another ardent worker in Mr. 

 Albert Hai-rison, of South Woodford, Essex, whose death from hsemorrhage on 

 the brain occurred suddenly on August 28th last. Born in 1860 at the New 

 Pale Farm, near Frodsham, Cheshire ; he was educated at the Liverpool Insti- 

 tute, but when only fifteen years of age joined the Sugar Refinery of Messrs. 

 Henry Tate and Sons in Liverpool, from whence, three years latei-, he was trans- 

 feri-ed to the London branch of the same firm. Here his business aptitude 

 made his promotion rapid, and he was eventually appointed Manager. 



From a boy he was keenly interested in Natural History, and his early home 

 being situate close to the famous Delamere Forest, he had every opportunity of 

 following the bent of his inclination. So fond indeed was he of Delamere, that 

 up to the time of his death, he usually spent part of his holiday each year in 

 its vicinity. But it was not until 1888 that he began the study of the 

 Lepidoptera in a serious and scientific method. In this he was joined by Mr. 

 Hugh Main (so well known in connection with the photographic delineation of 

 insect life) with whom he became so intimate a friend, that a sort of partner- 

 ship was established between them in their scientific studies, and even to the 

 joint ownership of the fine collection formed by them. Of late years Mr. 



