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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Spence’s, January 21, 1854. Of the six- 
teen who sat down to supper that evening, 
we have lost four; Ingpen, Spence, Wing 
and Yarrell. 
The entomological world now is not 
the same as it was in 1854. 
When the prospectus of the ‘Natural 
History of the Tineina ’ appeared it was 
intimated that the names of subscribers 
would be taken for the first ten volumes 
at 7s. 6d. a volume. As the gentlemen 
who then came forward as subscribers 
did so before a single volume had ap- 
peared, it was felt it would be ungracious 
to them to receive additional subscribers 
after the publication of Yol. I., and that 
volume accordingly contained the fol- 
lowing announcement: — 
“ The subscription list of the first 
ten volumes is now closed. Due notice 
will be given of the opening of the sub- 
scription list for the second series of ten 
volumes.” 
I am not proposing at present to open 
the subscription list for the second series 
of ten volumes, but one half of the first 
ten volumes being already published I 
propose now to open a subscription list 
for the remaining five volumes, at ten 
shillings each volume. The original 
subscribers will have no cause of com- 
plaint, and those who have grown up 
since the prospectus appeared in 1854 
will have an opportunity of obtaining the 
volumes at a considerable reduction from 
the published price. 
I shall therefore be glad to receive the 
names of subscribers for Volumes VI. 
to X. of the ‘ Natural History of the 
Tineina,’ at 10s. each volume. 
Vol. VI. will be published during the 
summer of the present year. 
H. T. Stainxon. 
Mountsfield, Lewisham, S.E. 
Feb. 25, 1861. 
A MISTAKE. 
To the Editor of the ‘ Intelligencer.' 
Sir, — Are mistakes ever admitted? or 
is it wrong to do so ? Is not the ‘ J ournal 
of Entomology ’ a mistake? Such seems 
to be your opinion, and also that of 
Mr. Douglas, the President of the Ento- 
mological Society ; or are you both jealous 
of the popularity of the new' publication ? 
Does it threaten to cause the extinction 
of the Entomological Society of London’ 
by sapping its vitals and diverting from 
their legitimate channel the various 
papers on entomological subjects which 
should have been read before the 
Society ? 
Mr. Douglas’s remarks in his “ Anni- 
versary Address” have perhaps not been 
seen by all your readers ; I therefore cite 
them here, assuring the promoters of the 
‘Journal’ that I do so “with the best 
feeling,” for I feel convinced of this — 
that if they have made “ a mistake ” the 
sooner they discover it and retrace their 
steps the better. 
“ The names of the authors are a suffi- 
cient guarantee for the excellence of these 
papers; I can only regret that the writers 
have thought proper to contribute them 
to a new work, in no respect differing 
from our ‘ Transactions,’ which languish 
for want of the very support here so freely 
bestowed. I might quote many letters 
that I have received upon this subject, 
to show that is not my own individual 
opinion: I content myself with an ex- 
tract from one which conveys the mean- 
ing of all the others. My correspondent 
writes, ‘ Cannot you get more papers for 
the Society? Can you tell me why the 
‘Journal of Entomology’ was started, 
and by whom ? I see a second number 
is announced; I had hoped the first 
would have been the last. It is too bad 
