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d'Oxford ainsi que la grandiose et sympathique réception qui 

 leur était offerte par les entomologistes anglais. 



Personnellement, c'est de tout cœur que j'adresse aux membres 

 du Comité l'expression de ma reconnaissance et, au nom des 

 entomologistes français, je lève mon verre à l'heureuse création 

 du Congrès, à son fonctionnement désormais assuré, et je souhaite 

 à la prochaine réunion de Vienne le brillant succès de celles qui 

 l'ont précédée. 



F. Wichgraf (Berlin), speaking in English, said that as an 

 amateur entomologist he was glad to have an opportunity to 

 express his thanks for the great kindness he and others from 

 Germany had experienced at the hands of their English hosts 

 and friends (applause) . As far as he could see, there was nothing 

 which ought to separate the two nations, except perhaps the 

 English Channel (laughter), and he was sure those who had 

 passed such happy days during the past week in this beautiful 

 City would, when they got back to Germany, do what they 

 could to dispel the distrust of their countrymen, and establish a 

 permanent understanding of friendship between the two great 

 and closely related nations (applause). He drank to the health 

 of the generous country of Great Britain, and asked his friends to 

 join him in three hearty cheers for Old England (applause). 



Señor Bofill (Barcelona), speaking in Spanish, thanked his 

 English friends for their hearty and cordial reception. He and 

 his compatriots would never forget that it was to England that 

 Spain owed her beautiful and gracious Queen. He said : 



Señores y Señoras : Al levantarme para unir mi voz al 

 concierto que en todos los idiomas estamos dando en pro de la 

 Ciencia, brindo ante todo por Ynglaterra, esta gran Nación, á la 

 que ademas de la amable hospitalidad de que nos esta haciendo 

 objeto, debemos nuestra Reyna, que por su hermosura y por 

 sus dotes de bondad y discreción es nuestro encanto. Brindo 

 también por la prosperidad de todas las Naciones aqui represen- 

 tadas y finalmente brindo para que podamos todos los aqui 

 presentes reunimos en el próximo Congreso de Viena. 



Prof. SjösTEDT (Stockholm), returning thanks in the name 

 of the Swedish Government and the Stockholm Academy of 

 Science, said : 



Ladies and Gentlemen : When I left Stockholm a few weeks 



