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Papers rend. 



Mr. A. H. Swinton communicated a paper " On the Vocal Music and 

 Wing-beating of Insects." 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse read a paper entitled " Notice of a small Collection 

 of Coleoptera from Jamaica, with Descriptions of New Species from the 

 West Indies." 



October 2, 1878. 



H. W. Bates, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors. 



Election of a Member and Subscriber. 



Mr. Thomas Nottidge, of Ashford, Kent, was ballotted for and elected a 

 Member. Mr. J. Lawrence Hamilton, M.R.C.S., of 34, Gloucester Teiiace, 

 Hyde Park, was ballotted for and elected a Subscriber. 



Mr. F. Smith stated that since the last meeting of the Society, when he 

 had informed the Members that, in his opinion, the Linnean Collection in 

 the apartments of that Society at Burlington House had been allowed to 

 fall into a very neglected condition, he had brought the subject under the 

 notice of Sir John Lubbock, who had agreed that if such was the case 

 the collection should at once be seen to, and immediate steps taken for its 

 future preservation. In order to effect this, Sir John Lubbock had, with 

 Mr. Smith's periliission, forwarded the letter in which the subject had been 

 mentioned by Mr. Smith, to the President of the Linnean Society, who had 

 promised that the Collection should be at once attended to. This being the 

 case, Mr. Smith did not think that it would be necessary for the Council 

 or Members of the Entomological Society to take any further steps in the 

 matter. 



Mr. M'Lachlan then read the following 



Report on the Linnean Collection. 



"I have heard, with not less astonishment than regret, that at the last 

 meeting of this Society (at which I was not present), held on the 4th ult., 

 a resolution was passed which virtually amounts to a vote of censure on 

 those officers of the Linnean Society who have charge of the so-called 

 Linnean Collection of Insects. 



" Upon the testimony of Mr. Frederick Smith, Vice-President of this 

 Societv, and chairman at the meeting above mentioned, it was decided that 



