1897.]  THE  TROPICA  l.  AGRICULTURIST. 
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March 
Settliiifi;  in  Momiioutlishire.  Colonel  Hyrde  be- 
came known  as  of  “ The  Goytre  ■’  near  Fontypool 
and  made  himself  exceedingly  nsefnl  in  the 
neighbourhood  and  county.  His  loss  was  much 
regietted  by  his  brother  Magistrates  and  other 
county  magnates  as  tlie  following  extracts 
from  the  Monmouth  papers  will  sliow  : — 
THE  LATE  COLONEL  BYRDE. 
REFEKENCES  AT  PONTYPOOL  POLICE  COURT. 
Feeling  references  to  the  death  of  the  late  Colonel 
H.  0.  Byrde,  O.L.,  the  chairman  of  the  Pontypool 
Bench  of  magistrates,  were  made  at  the  Pontypool 
Police  Court.  Mr.  C.  ,J.  Parkes  (in  the  chair.) 
The  Chairman  said:  Before  proceeding  to  the 
ordinary  business  of  the  Petty  Sessions,  I desire  to 
refer  to  the  very  great  loss  which  this  division  has 
sustained  through  the  death  of  Colonel  Byrde — one 
whose  face  was  so  familiar  to  this  court,  one  whose 
urbanity,  kindness,  and  courtesy  endeared  him  to 
all  who  had  the  privilege  of  knowing  him,  and  who 
knew  how  to  appreciate  his  Christian  and  kindly 
character.  I cannot  sufficiently  express  the  regret  I 
feel  personally  at  the  loss  of  my  old  and  valued 
friend.  I feel  that  the  loss  to  this  division  is  one 
that  cannot  easily  be  replaced,  and  one  that  none 
of  us  can  very  well  fill.  I believe,  further,  that  such 
a man  as  Colonel  Byrde  cannot  pass  from  amongst 
us  without  its  being  a loss  not  only  to  this  division 
but  a loss  to  the  county.  I simple  say  that  those 
who  had  the  privilege  of  knowing  him  knew  how  to 
appreciate  his  singularly  upright  character,  his  love 
of  justice,  and  his  sympathy  with  the  distressed;  and 
it  was  always  his  anxiety  to  throw  the  shield  of 
protection  around  the  young  and  inexperienced,  and 
Occasionally  to  offer  them  more  the  advice  of  a 
father  than  of  a magistrate  presiding  at  this  court. 
I beg  to  propose  a vote  of  condolence  with  the  family 
in  what  we  feel  is  an  irreparable  loss,  and  ask  our 
clerk  to  be  kind  enough  to  convey  it. 
Mr.  H.  Bythway  : On  behalf  of  the  practitioners 
at  this  court.  I would  respectfully  ask  you  to  allow 
us  to  associate  ourselves  with  the  kind  expressions 
to  which  you  have  given  utterance.  "We  cannot 
forget  that  as  advocates  in  this  court  we  received 
{Writing  of  Col.  II,  C.  Bi/rde,  No.  3, 
from  Col.  Byrde  the  utmost  kindness  and  consider- 
ation, which  were  of  the  greatest  assistance  to  us 
and  were  very  much  appreciated  by  us. 
FUNERAL. 
The  funeral  of  the  deceased  gentleman  took  place 
on  Monday  afternoon,  his  remains  being  laid  to  rest 
in  tho  little  “God’s  acre’’  attached  to  Goytrey  parish 
chnrch  amid  many  circ jmstances  which  bore  eloquent 
testimony  to  his  private  worth  and  public  services. 
Seldom  has  such  a large  and  representative  assem- 
blage been  witnessed  in  the  district.  All  classes  of 
the  community  appeared  to  vie  with  each  other  to 
do  honour  to  the  memory  of  the  departed  gentle- 
man ; and  the  funeral  afforded  a striking  illustration 
of  the  extraordinary  influence  which  he  had  for  many 
years  exerted  in  relation  to  all  institutions  having 
for  their  object  the  social  and  moral  elevation  of  the 
county.  The  mourning  coach  contained  Miss  A. 
Byrde  (daughter).  Miss  L.  Byrde  (sister)  and  Mrs. 
R.  Byrde  and  Mrs.  C.  Byrde  (daughters-in-law.)  The 
other  relatives  present  included  the  Rev.  F.  L.  Byrde, 
Keynsham  (son),  the  Rev.  R.  Byrde,  Honiton,  (son) ; 
the  Rev.  H.  Byrde,  Broadwater,  Sussex  (grandson) ; 
and  Mr.  and  Miss  Dix,  Mamhilad.  The  coffin,  which 
was  of  polished  oak  with  brass  mountings,  had  an 
engraved  breast  plate — 
Col  H.  C.  Byrde. 
Died  Oct.  15,  1695. 
Aged  79  years. 
Colonel  Byrde  left  five  sons  and  a daughter — 
three  are.  well-known  in  Ceylon  : Col.  Henry 
Byrde  of  Kandy  ; Mr.  Charles  Byrde  of  Sinne- 
godde,  Ambalangoda  ; and  Mr.  Frank  W.  Byrde 
of  Awissawella.  In  England  one  son,  the  Kev. 
It.  Byrde,  is  headnia.ster  of  Honiton  Graniinar 
School,  the  other  being  chaplain  of  an  asylum  at 
Bristol. 
We  must  hojte  to  see  the  portrait  of  Col. 
H.  C.  Byrde— the  first  Planting  Member  of 
the  Legislative  Council— among  the  earliest  placed 
on  the  walls  of  the  new'  Hall  of  the  Associa- 
tion when  completed  in  Kandy. 
accompany inij  the  notes  of  his  career.) 
Agricultural  Pests : 
AVITH  METHODS  OF.  PREVENTION. 
BY  MISS  E.  A.  ORMEROD 
(Latr  Con.sul'itng  Entomologist  to  the 
Royal  Agricultural  Society  of 
England). 
{Sgjecial  for  “ Tropical  Agriculturist.") 
III. 
Beetles  Injurious  to  Crops  and  Pastures. 
From  the  fact  of  there  being  a very  large  number 
of  different  kinds  of  beetles  QColcoptcra),  and  also 
from  a great  number  of  these  injuring  the  crop, 
Jjpth  in  the  grub,  and  in  the  beetle  state,  this  order 
IS 
;,  perhaps,  the  most  important  of  all  to  the  farmer 
lor  a long  time  “Ground  Beetles’’  were  sun’ 
posed  to  live  alniost  entirely  on  animal  food,  and 
therefore,  to  help  very  much  in  keeping  other 
insects  in  check;  but  now  it  is  found  that  various 
lands  injure  growing  gram,  seeds  of  grass  and 
other  vptables  In  the  United  States  if  has’ been 
found,  by  watching  the  habits  and  examining  the 
contents  of  different  kinds  of  Ilmpalus,  that  these 
feed  oil  lootlcts,  seeds,  and  other  parts  of  erasa 
or  corn  besides  other  matters  animal  and  vege- 
table.  In  Prof.  Forbes’  experiments  it  was  found 
that  of  tw'euty-eight  specimens  of  Carabidee  examined 
twenty  specimens,  and  these  belonging  to  eleven 
species,  had  eaten  vegetable  food.  “ ^ cieveo 
