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especially entomologists, are subject in 
the transmission of specimens by post. 
Box and wrapper, cotton, wool and cork, 
food plant and specimens, are all charged 
at the “ letter rate ” of two pence per 
ounce; yet the lawyer can send his 
parchments, the merchant his documents, 
the tradesman his patterns, the printer 
his books, all for a penny the four 
ounces, or one-eighth of the charge to 
naturalists ; thus “ trade is encouraged,” 
as it is termed, while science is (to use a 
mild word) overlooked. 
Can nothing be done to remedy this? 
The poor entomologist, now a numerous 
class, particularly feels the burden. Why 
should not “ specimens only ’’ be sent as 
cheaply as “ printed matter ” or “ pat- 
terns?” Knowledge derived from Nature 
herself is surely as valuable as that from 
books, and the same facilities for dif- 
fusing it ought to be afforded. 
We have a man of enlarged and 
liberal views in the secretary to the 
Post Office, Mr. Rowland Hill, and if 
the case were clearly, but concisely, laid 
before him, doubtless it would have his 
favourable consideration. 
What, sir, would be the best course to 
adopt — deputation, memorial or letters? 
I might suggest that the London gentle- 
men know how to manage these matters 
better than us provincials. 
Geobge Gascoyne. 
Newark , May 22. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL EXCURSION TO 
GUILDFORD. 
On Friday, the 21st instant, a party of 
about forty entomologists visited Guild- 
ford, and, after breakfasting at the White 
Hart, divided into two main bodies, one 
of which pursued the route along the 
Hog’s Back towards Puttenham, whilst 
the other detachment went in the direc- 
tion of St. Martha’s H ill. 
The Puttenham party were favoured 
with a stronger breeze from the South 
West than was actually desirable, but 
when they reached the chalk pits, which 
afforded some shelter, the sport began, 
and Thanaos Tages, Thecla Rubi and 
Enny cilia Anguinulis were soon amongst 
the captures of the day. After falling in 
with a gamekeeper or two the party left 
the chalk and took to the green sand, 
where, at the edge of a little wood, an 
ant’s nest “ in one of the home counties” 
furnished its ravagers with six specimens 
of Dinarda Maerckelii. 
The Martha’s Hill party fell in with a 
hornet and also with some fleas of the 
sand martin, which were found at the 
entrance of the hole, apparently awaiting 
the return of “ the beloved one : ” speci- 
mens of Chryaomela Goellingensis and 
C. hcemoptera were also boxed by some 
of the party. 
At five o’clock the excursionists again 
met at the White Hart, and did ample 
justice to the cold collation they found 
prepared for them. 
The usual toasts on such occasions 
were duly given, but almost every speaker 
apologized for his inability to say any- 
thing, from his not having expected he 
should be called on to speak, and one 
gentleman suggested, on another occa- 
sion, it would be desirable to have a lot 
of speeches ready written out for the use 
of those thus taken unprepared. 
SUGGESTIONS RESPECTING TINEINA 
FOR A TRAVELLER IN SOUTH 
AMERICA. 
[Continued from p. 63.] 
Family IX. Coleophorid*. 
No exotic representative of this family 
is at present known, hence the first South 
American Coleophora will be a prize; 
but caught specimens will be of little 
