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the species bred, were carefully recorded, with the intention of 

 forming a regular ' Raupen - Calendar,' according to the plan of 

 Schwarz, as well as for the purpose of contributing to a general 

 Calendar of the Fauna and Flora of the Island of Java." 



Having continued this mode of research for two seasons, the 

 labours of Dr. Horsfield were unexpectedly terminated by the 

 transfer of Java to another European power, and Dr. Horsfield 

 returned to England with this valuable collection of Javanese 

 insects. 



In this country he was soon engaged in preparing for publication 

 the results of his studies amongst the Lepidoptera of Java, and 

 in 1828 there appeared the first part of a ' Descriptive Catalogue 

 of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the 

 Honourable East India Company.' Of this work, which was 

 originally intended to be completed in six parts, only one other 

 part appeared, and that was published in 1829. Dr. Horsfield 

 subsequently remarked that " It had been undertaken on a plan 

 which could not ensure public support, and was discontinued after 

 the publication of the two first numbers." 



In 1857 Dr. Horsfield brought out, with the assistance of Mr. 

 Frederic Moore, a 'Catalogue of the Papiliones and Si)hinges in 

 the East India Company's Museum,' forming the first volume of 

 a Catalogue of the Lepidoptera contained in that rich collection. 

 Dr. Horsfield was then upwards of eighty years of age, and the 

 second volume, treating of the Bombyces, was not destined to 

 appear under his own auspices ; but we trust that volume is in 

 a forward state, and will not be long delayed. 



Dr. Horsfield was one of the original Members of this Society, 

 and one of our first Vice-Presidents, but I am not aware that he 

 frequently attended our Meetings, though I find that, in 1834, he 

 took part in a discussion as to the most effectual mode of destroying 

 ants in houses, — a subject which you will remember was but very 

 recently again brought before us. 



The thii'd Member who has been removed from us by death is 

 Mr. John Garland, of Dorchester. 



Mr. Garland had for some years devoted much of his spare time 

 to the pursuit of Entomology, and when I was preparing the 

 ' Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' he supplied me with 

 information as to the Butterflies, Sphinges and Bombyces occurring 

 in the neighbourhood of Dorchester. He came up to London for 



