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him of the entomological subjects most worthy of his attention 
during his intended travels. 
During the progress of this sheet through the press, we have 
received from Paris the sad news of the death of Felix-Edouard 
Guerin-Meneville, one of the most accomplished entomologists, 
a most admirable artist, and one of our foreign honorar}'- members. 
Born in 1799, for fifty years he unceasingly contributed to the 
progress of our Science in all its various departments, his first 
memoir having appeared in 1823. His great work, the 'Icono- 
graphie du Eegne Animal,' occupied fifteen years in its publica- 
tion; and his ' Magasin de Zoologie,' commenced in 1831, still 
survives, being now published by M. E. Deyrolle. 
Monsieur Brulle, Professor of Zoology at Dijon, was long 
attached to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and is well known 
for his many memoirs, published chiefly in the ' Annales' of the 
French Entomological Society, and especially for his fine work 
on the Insects of the Morea. 
In last year's Address I informed you of the progress in 
Natural Science which had been made at Oxford during the few 
preceding years, and have now to add that, in consequence of the 
Report issued by the Royal Commission on Scientific Education, 
further steps have been taken in the same direction ; several of 
the more recently appointed professors of different branches of 
Natural Science have been elected full Fellows of several of the 
Colleges, several readers and teachers of the same subjects have 
been appointed by difi"erent Colleges, and an official enquiry has 
been set on foot as to the steps which appear desirable to adopt 
for further advancing the progress of these sciences. My reply to 
this inquiry (addressed to the various Professors) bears so much 
upon our especial subject that I consider it advisable to make 
you acquainted with it. 
" To the Very Reverend the Vice-Chancellor. 
" Oxford, 27 November, 1873. 
" Sir, 
"In reply to the circular recently addressed to me concerning the 
Professorship of Zoology, I do not consider that the study of that branch of 
Biology can be properly pursued in the present constitution and distribution 
of the Professorships of Oxford. 
" The development of Physical and especially Biological Science has 
been most rapid within the last twenty years, and the proper teaching of 
