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all. From what I have said, I think I have established the 

 fact, that the fire- flies of Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, England, 

 France, Spain, Italy, Ceylon, and Hindostan, are not in any 

 single instance Fulgorce. I have now only to thank you, 

 Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, for the very kind and atten- 

 tive manner in which you have been pleased to listen to 

 me. 



Mr. Hanson. — Mr. Chairman, after the luminous speech of 

 the late Editor, I shall not presume to trespass on your time 

 further, than to say that I perfectly coincide with that gentle- 

 man in the opinions which he has advanced, and therefore 

 most cordially second the motion. 



Dr. K . — Mr. Chairman, I hope I am not out of order: 



I am so fond of keeping others in order, that I would not for 

 the world be out of order myself; but it seems to me, that 

 before the question is put from the chair, any of the " Noes" 

 ought to be heard. I am aware, Sir, you did not expect that 

 there could be a single " No ;" and it is very odd that there 

 should be a " No," very odd indeed; but, Sir, it is no less odd 

 than true, and I could not sit quiet and give a silent " No," 

 and so remain in the unpleasant minority of one, because it 

 would look like factious opposition. To the question, Sir, 

 which you will have to pi'opose, I most decidedly say " No." 

 What! put an extinguisher on the fire-fly! — put out her 

 light! — never! never! never! The learned ex-editor, and 

 author of the Delta Letters, ought never to have thought of such 

 a thing. I congratulate my learned friend certainly on the 

 brilliancy of his speech ; it was altogether luminous, — one 

 blaze throughout, — one bright mass of knowledge, — and clear 

 and convincing as heart could desire. I never read any of his 

 productions that displayed greater talent: — he shows up the 

 fire-flies of every country, marshals them before us, and 

 proves, to our infinite satisfaction, that fire-flies are fire-flies, 

 (Mr. Doubleday, Elater). Well, proves that fire-flies are 

 Elater. (Mr. Doubleday, and Lampyris.) Well, Elater 

 and Lampyris! be it so. Now, Sir, I have just enough 

 entomology in me to know what these names mean ; and at 

 this I am much comforted. And I also know, and I have long 

 known, that Elater and Lampyris are luminous insects. I 

 think the learned ex-editor, and author of the Delta Letters, 

 has not illumined their luminosity with any new light. Does 



