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seeing him, — "on migration," as he said, — and of renewing an 

 acquaintance which would have been greater but for the distance 

 which usually separated us. In this charming retreat at Oat- 

 lands, where Hewitson lived and worked for thirty years, he 

 spent many a pleasant week, and, surviving his friend, who died 

 in 1878, lived to inherit the property which was bequeathed to 

 him, and which he maintained until his own death. It was here, 

 in the summer of 1884, that he personally observed a young 

 Cuckoo ejecting the young of its foster parent, the Hedgesparrow, 

 of which he has written an interesting account in 'The Zoologist' 

 for 1886 (pp. 203—207). 



But, in spite of the charms of this south country home, he 

 could never separate himself long from his native town, where 

 the whole interest of his life was really centred. He had always 

 at heart the completion and improvement of the Museum at 

 Newcastle, and kept up his house in St. Mary's Terrace as a 

 pied a terre from which to superintend the additions which 

 were constantly being made under his direction. 



Some three years ago he had an attack of paralysis, which at 

 his time of life left him in an enfeebled state. From this attack 

 he never really rallied, and on October 11th last, after a few 

 weeks of serious illness, he passed quietly away, to the great 

 regret of all who knew him. 



The portrait which accompanies this memoir is from a photo- 

 graph by Mr. John Worsnop, of Bridge Street, Kothbury, North- 

 umberland, for the use of which we are indebted to the Editor 

 of ' The Graphic,' in which journal it was published on the 25th 

 October last. 



THE BOOTH MUSEUM AT BRIGHTON. 



In * The Zoologist' for March last (pp. 92—96) we published 

 a memoir of the late Mr. E. T. Booth, of Brighton, whose 

 beautiful collection of British birds has, since 1876, been one of 

 the chief attractions to naturalists visiting Brighton, although the 

 Aquarium, from its greater accessibility, has doubtless always 

 commanded a large share of public notice. 



In the memoir referred to, after describing the Museum 

 building, and the nature of its contents, we announced that in 

 pursuance of directions given in his will, Mr. Booth's executors 



