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the junction of the upper and lower chalk was inspected. 

 On Friday there were visits to the City Museum in the 

 morning, Alderman Jacob acting as guide, and in the after- 

 noon to the Hospice and Church of St. Cross, where some 

 of the party claimed the wayfarer's dole of ale and bread. 

 On the way back we paid a long visit to the ruins of 

 Wolvesey Castle, whose history was told at length by Mr. 

 Nisbet, and in the adjoining church-house, Mrs. Valpy, the 

 wife of Canon Valpy, gave us tea. I regret to say that 

 Canon Valpy, who was too ill to be present, died a few days 

 later. Here, with the ruins as a background, the Congress 

 photograph was taken, the Lord Bishop of Winchester joining 

 the party. A copy is here this evening, and from it you will 

 see that the South London Entomological Society was well 

 represented, and in particular that your delegates were doing 

 their duty in supporting your President. On Saturday after- 

 noon one party went to Southampton, where Professor Hearn- 

 shaw conducted them to the places of interest in the town, 

 and the Mayor gave them tea and exhibited the corporation 

 regalia. Others preferred to stay in Winchester, and under 

 the sympathetic and learned guidance of Dr. Burge, the 

 headmaster, they explored the buildings, ancient and modern, 

 of Winchester College, and were made acquainted with the 

 principal features of its history, and the past and present 

 routine of life of those who have enjoyed or are enjoying the 

 noble foundation of the wise and far-seeing William of 

 Wykeham. 



In conclusion, it is only fair to point out to members of 

 our Society that for a very trifling annual subscription to the 

 S.E. Union, all the delights of this annual congress may be 

 shared by them. Mr. Adkin is the treasurer to the Union, 

 and will relieve you of all trouble in the matter ; and next 

 year you will receive a most attractive programme of the 

 coming Congress, which, obeying the laws of evolution, is 

 sure to be even better than that of which I have attempted 

 to give you a very brief and altogether inadequate account. 



Mr. J. W. Tutt read a paper entitled " The Darwin Com- 

 memoration — Thoughts — Species," being reminiscences and 

 reveries induced by the re-perusal of some of the volumes of 

 the " Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer " of half a century 

 ago (see " Ent. Record," igog, pp. 181-4). 



JULY Sth, 1909. 



It was announced that a very complete collection of Euro- 

 pean and British butterflies had been presented to the 



