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cabinets or collections of the same." The plan 

 followed in the arrangement was that devised by 

 Mr. ]. Curtis, the well-known author of " British 

 Entomology," the genus and species in each case 

 being given in Latinised form, together with the 

 English appellation. Being printed on one side 

 of the paper only, the names could be cut out and 

 affixed as required. 



Shortly after his marriage he took up his abode 

 at Doncaster, and became assistant curate of Arm- 

 thorpe and Christ Church, which formed one parish, 

 the vicar at that time being the Rev. Henry John 

 Branson, from whom he received his title for priest's 

 orders. He worked happily and harmoniously with 

 Mr. Branson for two years, from October 1835 to 

 October 1837, living in a house called Beechfield, 

 then in the outskirts of the town, but now sur- 

 rounded by streets. His clerical duties were faith- 

 fully performed, and his labours in the parish much 

 appreciated. Still, he found time amid the work of 

 his calling to pursue and cultivate his taste as a 

 naturalist, the neighbourhood of Doncaster being 

 by no means an unfavourable one for the purpose. 

 Many a visit did he pay to Sandal Beat, a well- 

 known wood not far distant, as well as other 

 favoured spots, such as Thorne Moor and Edling- 

 ton Wood, where he took many rare specimens of 

 butterflies and moths, which he added to his already 

 extensive and well-ordered collections. 



Towards the close of 1837 he left Doncaster, and 

 undertook the sole charge of the parish of Ordsall, 



