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expectations of those having charge of them. The Com- 

 mittee of Management were fortunate in having at their dis- 

 posal a largely-increased room-space, and were thus enabled 

 to provide and fully allot upwards of 1200 superficial feet of 

 table-space for exhibits requiring that class of accommoda- 

 tion ; several larger objects found place in other parts of the 

 building ; and in addition a room was set apart for the exhi- 

 bition of Photo- Micrographic slides by aid of the Sciopticon 

 Lantern, to which two large audiences were attracted. The 

 thanks of the Society are due to Mr. Smith, of the Sciopticon 

 Company, for thus providing a most interesting entertain- 

 ment. The exhibits embraced objects in almost all Biological 

 orders, and it is impossible for me here to enter into general 

 detail ; but one or two special features should not be allowed 

 to pass unnoticed. The gathering togetlier of a vast collec- 

 tion of Lyc^nidse from all quarters of our South-Eastern 

 district, including probably all known forms, together with 

 many from the Continent of Europe, could not fail to be of 

 interest to many entomologists who have recently shown a 

 disposition to enter into controversy upon this family, and it 

 is to be hoped may have formed a common ground upon which 

 to adjust their differences of opinion. The cases of exotics 

 reared in the Zoological Society's Gardens, and exhibited by 

 that Society, and the educational series arranged by Mr. S. 

 L. Mosley, including the complete life-history of Cecidomyia 

 destructor, Say., attracted considerable attention. A novel 

 feature was the exhibition by Messrs. Geo. Neighbour and 

 Son of improved Bee-keeping Appliances, illustrating the 

 ease with which bees may be profitably kept, and their 

 manner of working observed. A large table of Fungi, col- 

 lected near Esher, on the Monday preceding the Exhibition, 

 and arranged by Messrs. Carrington and Step, indicated a 

 vast field open for profitable research, and appeared to be 

 much appreciated. Among the large number of Microscopes 

 that were set up, were several by Messrs. R. and J. Beck, in 

 which the latest improvements in the arrangement and use of 

 such instruments were seen to advantage. To our numerous 



