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of seventy-eight years. He was elected a Fellow of the 

 Royal Society in 1856. As an excellent outdoor naturalist, 

 Mr. Gosse was well nigh unsurpassed ; and no doubt, to his 

 teachings many are indebted for their love of Natural 

 History. 



John Scott, was born at Morpeth, September 21st, 1823, 

 and died August 30th, 1888, in his 65th year. He appears to 

 have acquired a taste for Natural History at an early period. 

 He first came into notice as an Entomologist, by a note to 

 the Zoologist in 1849, on the curious habitat of Tinea iistella. 

 His studies appear to have been principally confined to 

 Lepidoptera, until the year 1862, when we find him sending a 

 paper to the Entomologist's Annual, giving a description, with 

 a figure of one of our rarest species of Hemiptera {Metatropis 

 riLfescens, H.-S.). He also amassed a goodly collection of 

 British Coleoptera ; but the order of Hemiptera was his 

 especial forte, to which he devoted most of his spare time and 

 attention. He was the joint author with Mr. Douglas, of the 

 well-known work upon British Hemiptera, published by the 

 Ray Society in 1865, his share being the description of the 

 Capsina. He was an indefatigable collector and genial com- 

 panion, until afflicted with a complication of diseases, which 

 terminated his existence. 



Thomas Eedle, was born at Pinner, Middlesex, in 1829, 

 and died December 31st, 1888. He was well known to 

 Entomologists, more especially in the East of London ; not 

 only as a dealer in insects, but as a practical collector, he being 

 the discoverer of several species of Lepidoptera; and although 

 he contributed little to entomoloirical literature, he will lone 

 be remembered as a diligent worker, and always ready to 

 assist. The Members of our own Society will remember how 

 willingly he responded to our appeal for help at our Annual 

 Exhibition of 1887, by the loan of many valuable objects of 

 interest. 



I fear. Gentlemen, that I have taxed your patience somewhat 

 severely ; but before closing this address there are one or two 

 points with reference to the affairs of the Society on which I 

 must say a few words. In the first place, I must express my 

 deep regret, which I am sure you all share, that we have lost 



