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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
upon the establishment of this Chair at 
Oxford, because, he said, that although 
a change had come over the spirit of 
their dreams, and they began to be 
aware that there were other insects 
besides butterflies, moths and beetles, 
there was great need among them of 
a knowledge of the philosophical prin- 
ciples of their Science. He would in- 
stance the bandying about of Acentropus 
niveus from one order to another, ac- 
cording as Dr. Hagen or M. Gueuee 
said it was or was not Lepidopterous ; 
the recent identification of the larvae 
of Micropleryx, when it appeared that 
Lepidopterists had for years known these 
larvae and deemed them Coleopterous; 
and the mention in the ‘Intelligencer’ 
of the discovery near Stettin of a cer- 
tain larva by tWo persons, each of whom 
was afraid to mention to the other to 
what order he thought it belonged, for 
fear he should be laughed at. All this 
was not philosophical, and he hoped the 
establishment of the Professorship of 
Zoology would be the means of making 
entomologists something more than mere 
collectors, by putting them generally in 
possession of the first principles of the 
Science, and enabling and inducing 
them not to depend upon others, but 
to decide for themselves. There was 
another inducement for entomologists 
to pay attention to Entomology as a 
Science, for in a few years a successor 
to himself would be required, and he 
sincerely hoped that some one of our 
young men by earnest and philosophical 
study of insects generally would fit him- 
self for the post, the importance of which 
on the future of Entomology could not 
be overrated. 
The Chairman proposed “ Dr. Gray, 
Superintendent of the Zoological De- 
partment at the British Museum,’’ and 
Dr. Gray, in returning thanks, said that 
the Museum collections were for the use 
of all, that nothing gave him so much 
pleasure as to know they were freely used, 
and he trusted corresponding benefits to 
Science would accrue. 
Gen. Sir J. Hearsey,in acknowledging 
the toast of his health, said that for the 
fifty-three years he had been in India he 
had devoted much time to Entomology, 
and had made large collections, often 
taking insects under diflBcult circum- 
stances ; even in action, when men’s lives 
were accounted as nothing, had he cap- 
tured an .insect which came in his way. 
He loved Entomology, especially the 
study of the structure and economy of 
insects, and he was sure much benefit 
might be derived by the makers of 
textile fabrics if they would study the 
wonderful mechanism of weaving and 
spinning insects; but whether this were 
so or not he would impress upon ento- 
mologists the importance of studying 
the structure and economy of insects. 
Dr. Bowerbank returned thanks for 
the Royal Society, and enlarged upon 
the advantages to be derived to Ento- 
mology by the use of the microscope in 
observing the anatomy and physiology 
of insects iu a living slate. Here was a 
wide field quite unoccupied, and par- 
ticularly suited to British observers iu 
consequence of the superiority of British 
microscopes. 
Mr. Currey responded to the toast of 
“TheLinnean Society;” the Chairman 
to “The Horticultural Society;” and 
the Rector of Reigate to “The Visi- 
tors;” and thus ended this most happy 
meeting. 
