MEMOla OK THE LAtE JOHN' SCALES. 
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says ho had already written from Geneva, with an account of his 
travels to that place, hut the letter is not forthcoming, and some 
time was yet to pass before the wedding. ^Meanwhile it is clear 
that ho continued to follow his customary pui’suits. A letter from 
his uncle Haworth, dated Chelsea, Xovember 23rd, 182G, speaks ot 
executing a commission to a “ maker of eyes ” — obviously for bird- 
stufliiig purposes, — and continues : — 
“ You mention very rare Birds indeed, as having recently occurred, and I 
tliink you are fortunate in having fallen in with S(jrae of them.* 
“ I do not think the birds hitherto found in the British Islands, so compara- 
tivelt/ numerous as the Insects, although Insects are said to be less numerous 
in cold climates than in hot ones. We have about 300 species of British 
Birds, which is not near a tenth part of known Birds ; but of Insects we have 
about 10,000 known to bo British, and there are surely not more, if so many 
us 100,000 species known in the cabinets of Europe. And when I look 
upon the .space of a largo map of the world, I cannot think we have 
discovered half which are in existence.” 
Another letter, received the following year, seems worthy of 
being printed entire, from the interesting nature of its contents. 
The writer, as Mr. Frederick Bond has been good enough to 
send word through Idr. Edward Bidwell, was head-gardener 
and afterwards forester to Lord Fit/.william, lii’st at !Milton 
near I’eterborough, and then at Wentworth- Woodhouse in 
Yorkshire, a friend and correspondent of !Mr. Berkeleyt and of 
Henry Doubloday. In IMr. Henderson's garden, there was aspring 
so arranged as to supply a small pond, round Avhich he cultivated 
roots of tlic Bullrush ; and, bringing home from the Fens larvie of 
the largo Copper Buttcrily, he placed them among the plants so 
that they might there effect their final change, and sometimes 
there would bo several of the perfect insects Hying round the 
pond at once. 
* What these may have been I do not know, nor is there, so far as I am 
aware, any likelihood of their being named ; but one may conjecture that 
they would not be now deemed so highly. 
t This venerable bohmist has kindly informed me that when he first took 
Orders he lived for a time near Milton and fre<iuently saw Mr. Henderson, 
whom he characterizes as an excellent naturalist. !Mr. Henderson died some 
years since : had he lived he would have now been ninety years of age, or 
more. 
