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mitted to the Linnean Society under a rule that enables the Council to waive the 

 pecuniary contribution in especial cases ; in 1863 he had received a like distinction 

 at the hands of the Zoological Society. In 1881 he became a Fellow of the Eoyal 

 Society. His official position caused him to be Secretary of the G-eographical 

 Section of the British Association for many years, but he declined the honour of 

 being President of the Section, The late unfortunate Emperor of Brazil bestowed 

 upon him the Order of the Rose, a distinction rarely conferred upon foreigners. 



For many years Mr. Bates had a cottage at Folkestone, and it was his wont 

 to repair thither on all available opportunities, on which occasions the old 

 collecting instincts asserted themselves strongly. Ever since his return from the 

 Amazons he had suffered from attacks of dyspepsia, induced by the hardships and 

 bad food of a lengthened period in his wanderings. His robust constitution enabled 

 him to throw off these recurrent attacks ; but a short time ago symptoms of some 

 organic gastric mischief appeared ; upon these influenza supervened, and his last 

 illness was of brief duration. He leaves a widow, three sons (two of whom are in 

 New Zealand), and a married daughter to deplore his loss ; another married daughter 

 predeceased him about a year ago. 



In the foregoing notice no mention has been made of Bates as a litterateur. 

 His work (chiefly anonymous) in this line was enormous at one time, and he was on 

 the staff of several important publications, and especially the " Athenaeum." He 

 was a many-sided man, and no one writing with one point in view can do justice to 

 his memory. It is not the intention of one who for many years met him almost 

 daily to enlarge upon his social qualities. Suffice it to say that in these respects he 

 was nowhere seen to better advantage than at the " Secretarium " of the British 

 Association after the day's work was over. Vale ! — R. McLachlan. 



BlEMINGHAM ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY — ANNUAL MEETING: February 1st, 



1892.— Mr. W. G-. Blatch, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. D. Spencer, Regent Place, Birmingham, was elected a Member. 



The Secretary read the Annual Report of the Council, which showed the 

 number of members to be about the same as at the last Annual Meeting ; and the 

 Treasurer presented his Annual Report, showing a balance in hand of £4 18s. 4d. 

 The following Officers for tlie ensuing year were elected : — President, Mr. W. Q-. 

 Blatch, F.E.S. ; Yice-President, Mr. O. H. Kenrick, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. R. C. 

 Bradley ; Librarian, Mr. A. Johnson ; Auditors, Messrs. Herbert Stone F.L.S., and 

 A. Stone Wainwright ; and Hon. Sec, Colbran J. Wainwright ; Messrs. G-. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.E.S., and Gr. W. Wynn were also elected on the Council. 

 Mr. C. Runge showed cocoons of Trochilium apiformis, containing larvae, which he 

 had dug out of poplars, near the roots, at Arley. 



February 8th. — Social Meeting. — By invitation of the Council, the members and 

 a few friends met together at the Grrand Hotel, when a pleasant social evening was 

 spent. A number of interesting books and insects were shown. — Colbran J. 

 Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



