7a THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



its being in the power of collectors to debase Science b}^ giving 

 such ridiculous names, and then posing in dignity on priority ? — 

 C. A. Briggs; 55, Lincoln's Inn Fields, February 1, 1881. 



[We quite agree with our correspondent, but do not consider 

 it our province to stifle names which have previously appeared 

 elsewhere.— Ed.] 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The 

 first meeting of the present session of this Society was held 

 January 31, in the Free Libi'ary, William Brown Street; the 

 president (Mr. Capper) in the chair. After the minutes of the 

 previous meeting had been read and confirmed, the Society 

 elected the following officers for the current year : — President, 

 Mr. S. J. Capper ; vice-president, Mr. Nicholas Cooke ; secretary, 

 Dr. J. W. Ellis. After a vote of thanks to the retiring ofticers, 

 Mr. Capper, in the course of a few remarks, reminded the 

 members that this was the fifth year of their existence, and that 

 they were to be congratulated upon their prosperity. — Ed. 



Colorado Beetles in South Devon. — At the Yealmpton 

 Police-court, on February 8th, Henry William Horton, a farmer, 

 recently returned from Canada, was charged with having had 

 unlawfully in his possession certain living specimens of the 

 Colorado beetle, which he had brought with him from Canada. 

 By section 5 of the Colorado Beetle Order of 1877, it is not 

 lawful for any person to keep any living specimens in any stage 

 of existence, under a penalty of .£10. It was proved, and 

 defendant admitted, that he had had living specimens —nearly a 

 score — feeding; but stated that he did not know he was doing 

 wrong to bring a few specimens to show his friends, and that as 

 soon as he heard it was against the law to keep them he destroyed 

 them. He called a witness, who saw defendant throw a number — 

 eight or nine — into the fire. The Bench fined the defendant £5. 

 — Abridged from 'Western Daily Ml:rcury,' Feb 9, 1881. 



OBITUARY. 

 Walter Philip Weston. — It is with sincere regret we record 

 the death, in his twenty-ninth year, of our Correspondent, Walter 

 P. "Weston, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, February 20th, 

 at his residence. Auburn Villa, Putney. A notice of his entomo- 

 logical work will appear next month. — Ed. 



