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to whom we are greatly indebted for the careful way our funds are 

 superintended, reports a good balance in favour of the Society 

 remaining in his hands, after the payment of all demands : so that 

 there is good reason to be satisfied with the present position of the 

 Society, and there seems to be a fair prospect that the Science for 

 which we are associated may be still further advanced through its 

 instrumentality. 



One of the members whose death I have alluded to requires 

 more than ordinary notice, as he was so Avell known to many of 

 us, was so universally respected, had gained such reputation as 

 a naturalist, and had for many years so well filled the Treasurer- 

 ship of this Society, — I refer to Mr. William Yarrell, whose 

 sudden death was the subject of deep regret through the scientific 

 world of this country, and whose memory will be long cherished 

 by those who had the great advantage of a more intimate ac- 

 quaintance with him. He was elected Treasurer on the 22nd of 

 May, 1834, the year after the formation of the Society, and he 

 continued to serve the Society faithfully during the long period 

 of eighteen years, and until the year 1853, when he resigned his 

 office, much to the regret of the members of the Society, and was 

 succeeded by the gentleman who now so well fills the place of our 

 lamented colleague. Mr. Yarj;ell, by his excellent judgment, con- 

 ciliatory manner, and truly business-like habits, did good service to 

 the Society and the Science of Entomology. His love for Natural 

 History, and the careful way he noted all facts which came under his 

 observation, gave him a certain knowledge of Entomology, although 

 his brilliant talents had never been turned to the study of insects in 

 the same way he devoted them to other branches of Zoology. So 

 many around me esteemed Mr. Yarrell, and had a like admiration for 

 his character and abilities that he scarcely requires praise at ni}^ 

 hands ; but still, as an old friend, I feel a pleasure in bearing testi- 

 mony to his worth and to the great loss Science sustained in his 

 unexpected death. 



The name of Dr. Klug, honorary foreign member, deceased 

 since the last anniversary, must not either be passed over without 

 comment: his numerous contributions to Science have shown 

 him to have x>ossessed very first-rate talents as an entomologist, 

 and his name Avill be handed down to posterity as one of the leaders 

 in the ranks of Entomology during the first half of the nineteenth 

 century. 



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