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liyed so long in Scotland as to be reckoned one of its best 
naturalists. Few amongst those who had the pleasure of - his 
acquaintance but looked upto him as an authority, not only 
in Entomology, but in -Several other branches of science: 
Probably the City of Glasgow Bank failure cut short Mr. Chap- 
man’s life, for by its collapse he lost the whole of his meals, 
being, we believe, a trustee for some other person who held” 
shares in it. He will be greatly missed, for his good nature ana 
aLility to impart knowledge made for him many friends.—J. T. C. 
NoaH Grereninc.—It is with much regret we record the 
death of the well-known lepidopterist, Mr. Noah Greening, of 
Warrington. He died at his Douglas residence, Isle of Man, 
on Thursday, 18th November, 1879, aged fifty-eight years. 
Having had a severe attack of inflammation of the lungs last 
February he went to Douglas, hoping the climate would suit 
him. This was to some extent successful, but he had recently 
an unexpected relapse, which terminated his life. In the death 
of Mr. Greening the northern entomologists have to lament the 
loss of one of their best friends. Of exceeding kindly disposition, 
and a really hard worker, he was ever-ready to help his friends 
with either knowledge or specirnens. As a collector of Lepidoptera 
he had few equals, for, added to his great energy, he had the 
faculty of seeing at a glance the most minute differences between 
species. The genus Hupithecia received from him great attention, 
and in the very fine collection of Lepidoptera left by him this 
genus is exceptionally represented. But few of our readers can 
turn to their collections without finding something from Mr. 
Greening, notably Acidalia contiguaria, Agrotis Ashworthu, &ce. 
Besides being an entomologist Mr. Greening was a good ornitho- 
logist, his mounting of birds being exceptionally good. Asa 
sportsman he was a celebrated shot and a good fisherman. His 
death again reduces the now small number of names of those 
once living in Lancashire who made the Northern Entomological 
Society of such repute, we believe four alone surviving. He was 
buried at Warrington on the Monday following his death, the 
town which saw his ‘successful rise to fortune through a fortunate 
invention for weaving wire by steam power. He carried on that 
manufacture until a few years ago, but latterly his son has 
conducted his more active business.—J. T. C. 
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