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The nieinbcr whose death we have to lament is that of the Marquis 

 Max. Spinola, an enlightened and veteran entomologist, well known 

 and much appreciated for his valuable contributions on many branches 

 of entomological study, but especially for his knowledge of European 

 Hymenoptera. His writings will be found chiefly dispersed in the 

 pages of the ' Annales Ent. Soc. France,' ihe ' Revue Zoologique,' the 

 *Annales Mns.,' and Silberman's 'Revue E.ntomologique.' His 

 * Insectorum Legurise,' in two vols. 4to, was published as a separate 

 work, and appeared in the years 1806 to 1808. 



The Treasurer's account has been read to you tliis evening, wherein 

 is fully detailed the income and expenditure of 'the Society during 

 the year now brought to a close. Comparing it with last year's state- 

 ment the receipts appear to be less by about £ 8, but on the other 

 hand the payments have been also less, there being on this head a 

 decrease of £ 20, so that there is a clear gain here to the Society of 

 ^12. Carrying on the comparison, our liabilities will be found now 

 £ 24 less than at this time last year, but again our assets are some- 

 what smaller, so that, striking a balance, the Treasurer finds now a 

 surplus of £ 75 9s. 6d., instead of £ 44 As. 9d. when he last made 

 his annual statement. One item in the account cannot however be 

 passed over without comment, namely, the sum brought this year to 

 account for the sale of 'Transactions.' You will find this sum put 

 down at £ 36 9s. Sd., when last year £6S 16s. bd. was paid to the 

 Treasurer, arising from the same source, and there has been therefore 

 a falling off this year in the sale of the ' Transactions ' of ^ 27 7^. 2(/., 

 or about three-sevenths of the amount. The publication of three 

 parts of the ' Transactions,' instead of four, will partly account for 

 the deficiency ; but still there would be, making the most liberal al- 

 lowance for this fourth part, a considerable sum wanting, and to ac- 

 count for this I can only suppose the parts published have not been 

 attractive to the usual purchasers. When the 'Transactions' contain 

 interesting and attractive Plates they invariably sell the best ; and it 

 is worthy of remark that some of the parts of the 'Transactions' are 

 now nearly sold out, and that these are extensively and beautifully 

 illustrated. 



I have already alluded to our meetings having been well attended, 

 and there seems to be every reason to believe that this is owing to 

 the variety and extent of the objects which have been brought for 

 exhibition, and which, during the last year, have been more than 



