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meet every month since the day of its establish- 

 ment. 



985. In the winter of 1831-2, it was agreed, at 

 a meeting of the club, to publish a quarterly ma- 

 gazine, the management of which was under- 

 taken by members then present ; the magazine 

 was to be open impartially to all contributors : no 

 preference to be given to the members of the 

 club. The first number of the magazine, called 

 the Entomological Magazine, was published on 

 the 1st of September, 1832, since which period 

 it has appeared every three months with the 

 utmost regularity. 



986. The Entomological Magazine is published 

 by Messrs. Westley and Davis, and has attained 

 a very extensive circulation, not confined to this 

 country, but on the continents of Europe and 

 America ; it treats not only of scientific entomo- 

 logy, but devotes a large portion of its pages to 

 the history of insects, as connected with agri- 

 culture and horticulture. 



987. Eighth, The Entomological Society of London 

 was formed in 1833 ; its first scientific meeting 

 was held on the 2d of December of that year ; 

 and succeeding meetings have been held on the 

 1st Monday of every month, from that time to the 

 present. 



988. This society has been much more ex- 

 tensive than either of the preceding, having 

 reached, in November, 1834, to the number of 



