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Cross-examined : They bad five lamps between them, and he 

 thought they had a right to do as they had on the roadside. At first 

 it was his intention to write to Mr. Fieldeu for permission to go on his 

 land, but he did not do so because he thought permission would be 

 refused. (Laugliter. ) 



Mr. Rupert Brooke, another of the defendants, said he and his two 

 brothers (who were also defendants) were the sons of Mr. Arthur 

 Brooke, J. P., of South Kensington and Dorking. Except for going 

 once on to the roadside and once into the plaintiff's covert one night 

 they had never trespassed or committed any damage. 



Cross-examined by Mr. Rawlinson : What is the sticky stuff you 

 used? — Treacle. (Laughter.) 



The Judge : Perhaps you are asking this for ulterior purposes. 

 (Laugliter.) 



Mr. Rawlinson replied he knew nothing of moths, but confined 

 himself to partridges. 



Other evidence was called. 



Mr. Buckmaster submitted that the action was a frivolous, vexatious, 

 and contemptible one, and asked the judge to dismiss it. 



Mr. Rawlinson pointed out for the plaintiff that a landlord was 

 entitled to his rights, and was perfectly entitled to preserve bis land 

 from any sort of trespass. 



The Judge, having reviewed the evidence of the alleged trespass by 

 the four boys, said he thought it was not a case for an injunction. 

 They had no intention of infringing anybody's rights. There was 

 also a claim for damages. There was no evidence whatever that any 

 damage was done. In the circumstances it seemed to be an oppressive 

 action. He would make an order for the payment of the shilling out 

 of court to the plaintiff, which had been paid in by the defendants, but 

 the plaintiff' would have to pay the defendants' costs. 



Koyal Infirmary, Liverpool. Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 



LIFB-HISTOEY OF APORIA GRATMGI. 



By F. W. Frohawk, F.E.S., M.B.O.U. 



Wishing to see Ajwria cratcsgi in a wild state, and being 

 anxious to capture females for the purpose of working out its 

 life-history, my friend, Mr. F. G. Cannon, and I, during July, 

 1903, purposely visited a certain locality in Kent, which is the 

 home of this fine insect. On the 12th, 13th, and 14th of that 

 month we had pleasure in finding several, both at rest and 

 on the wing, and captured several in very perfect condition. 

 Clover fields appeared particularly attractive as resting places. 

 Many we saw rise from the clover (not in bloom) when the sun 

 shone ; we also found them at rest on ears of corn, and upon the 

 blossoms of both red and white clover. Sometimes, while resting 

 on clover leaves, they are very conspicuous, and can easily be 

 detected at a distance of one hundred and fifty and two hundred 



