258 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
These are fair specimens of the nature of the entries, the sums paid for the 
destruction of Sparrows, Hedgehogs, and Polecats being interspersed 
throughout the other entries continuously. Thus in 1759-60, 1680 
Sparrows were destroyed at a cost of 3d.a dozen; 2 Hedgehogs at 4d. each ; 
and 2 Polecats at 4d. each. Archdeacon Heslop prosecuted some farmers 
for destroying the ivy on old Upton Church, which harboured Sparrows. 
Mr. Phipps adds that the corner of Upton Lane where it joins the London 
Road was called ‘“ Polecat Corner,” indicating probably a noted haunt of 
this animal in a parish where, as shown by the price paid for its destruction, 
it must at one time have been very common. ‘The above entries may be 
compared with those extracted from the accounts of the Churchwardens for 
the parish of Bolton Perey, Yorkshire (‘ Zoologist,’ 1881, pp. 257, 258); 
and Crosthwaite, Cumberland (‘ Zoologist,’ 1882, p. 108). The Church- 
wardens of Great Wigton, Leicestershire, paid only a penny a dozen for 
their Sparrows. In their accounts for the year 1620 we find the item, 
“‘ Paid for 16 dozen Sparrows 0.1.4.” In the Accounts of the Church- 
wardens of Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, between the years 1512 and 1519, occurs 
the item, ‘‘ Payd to Robt. Baddenelle for stopping caudows out, 0.0.4.” 
i. e., for stopping Jackdaws out of the church. See ‘ Illustrations of the 
Manners and Expenses of antient times in England in the 15th, 16th and 
17th centuries, deduced from the accounts of Churchwards and other 
authentic documents, collected from various parts of the Kingdom, with 
Explanatory Notes. London: Printed by and for John Nicholls, printer 
to the Society of Antiquaries.. 1797. Ato (pp. 148, 149). 
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
LINNEAN Society or Lonpon. 
April 1.—Sir Joun Lupsocg, Bart., M.P., F.R.S., President, in the 
chair. 
Dr. Francis Day exhibited and made remarks on several photographs 
of the fully-grown skulls of Salmo salar and S. fario, in proof of the marked 
cranial differences which exist in the adult stages of the Salmon and Trout. 
Several interesting botanical papers were read. In one of these, 
“ Botanical Observations made on a Journey to the Naga Hill (borders of 
Assam),” by Mr. C. B. Clarke, the author stated that the Nagas eat dog 
extensively, and that dogs are largely imported for the table from Munipoor. 
In this respect the Naga natives resemble the Chinese. 
April 15.—W. T. Tuisetron DyEr, C.M.G., F.R.S., Vice-President, 
in the chair. 
