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and 1871. The most important of his works is the “ Mono- 
graph on British Spiders,” published for the Bay Society 
in 1861. This subject was one to which he had devoted 
especial attention after his removal from Manchester to 
Wales. Mr. Blackwall was for 60 years a member of this 
society, and he was also one of the oldest members of the 
Linnsean Society and of the British Association. 
Mr. Arthur G. Latham was born December 29th, 1821, 
at Everton, near Liverpool ; he joined the firm of Arbuthnot, 
Ewart, and Co., and spent a great part of his early life in 
India. Beturning to England, he took up his residence in 
Manchester, about twenty-five years ago, since which time 
he resided at Weaste Hall, Pendleton. He was instrumental 
in founding the Microscopical and Natural History Section 
of the Literary and Philosophical Society in conjunction with 
his partner, the late Mr. Murray Gladstone, and took at all 
times a lively interest in all that appertained to the Society. 
He was most attached to the study of Coleoptera, both 
British and foreign, and amassed a very fine collection. 
Also of British Lepidoptera and birds’ eggs and shells, both 
British and foreign. All these were sold at Steven’s auction 
rooms in the year 1878; and latterly he directed his undi- 
vided attention to microscopic researches and the study of 
lichens and fungi. He died, somewhat suddenly, on April 
23rd, 1881. 
Edward William Binney, F.B.S., F.G.S., &c., our late 
President, was born at Morton, in Nottinghamshire, in 1812, 
and seems to have lost his father’s care early, but a brother 
came to his help and enabled him to serve his apprentice- 
ship to a solicitor in Chesterfield. Afterwards he completed 
his study in London, and came to Manchester in 1836. He 
was early led to the science in which he took the deepest 
