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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
is not much ; it need only I)e done 
once, and we shall thus be the 
“ Substitute” for lots of letters. 
Visits to remarkable places, re- 
collections of the past, and antici- 
pations of the future will, we 
hope, form the subjects of some 
articles for the fire-side reading of 
our friends ; and if any of our 
correspondents will send us such, 
or any weightier matter, we shall 
be happy to find room ; indeed, at 
present we are not inclined to say 
what we should reject. 
Finally, we beg to remark that 
‘The Substitute’ is for the bene- 
fit of entomologists themselves, 
and it will be whatever they 
choose to make it. Of our owii 
endeavours we will only say — 
“"Tis notin mortals to command 
success ; 
But we'll do more, Horatio, we'll 
deserve it.” 
We are credibly informed that 
a lot of foreign Phlngophora cm- 
pyrea have been imported into 
Brighton for distribution as Bri- 
tish specimens. If such a fraud 
be attempted we will publish the 
names of the culprits as a warning 
to others. We have reason to be- 
lieve that foreign in.sects have 
been passed oil’ as Biitbsh by other 
parties, and we shall be only too 
glad to put a stop to such dis- 
graceful proceedings. 
We have before us the names 
of the members of the Sheffield 
Entomological Society, of which 
Mr. William Shelden is President, 
and Mr. Francis Bradley is Secre- 
tary. W'e are happy to liear of 
the existence of such local asso- 
ciations, which, if amicably con- 
ducted, have much better oj>por- 
tunities of investigating the ent 
mology of a district than a sing.i 
resident or visitor. We hope ti 
hear something of the doings < 
the Sheffield Society, which hti 
only just emerged into lighhi 
although it was instituted in 1845 ] 
TO COERESPONDENTS. 
All communications to heauthem 
Heated bi/ the name of the writei ■ 
and to be addressed To THE Eddi 
TOR or ‘The SunsTiTurr,’ pi 
Devonshire Street, Bishops- 
gate Street, London. 
It is particularly requested 
all Names of Insects may be rcritteiM 
plainly and without abbreviatioW' 
and that they may be arranged h- 
the order of any of the printer 
lists. 
‘The Substitute’ tuill be cow 
tinned for Twenty weeks, and wil 
be forwarded weekly by post U 
Sttbscribers of Fire Shillings 
which amount may be se7it in 
postage stamps to the publisher. 
DUPLICATES AND DESIDERATA 
Glass Tubes in Exchange fo, 
Lepidoptera . — I am a manufac 
turer of glass tubes suitable fo : 
tbe preservation of larva; (T en- 
close one whicb has been three 
years in the tube). My object it 
addressing you is that I am form 
ing a cabinet of Lepidoptera, anc i 
shall be hajipy in exchange foi 
insects to forward glass tubes, at 
I have not a slock of insects that; 
I could part with at present, and . 
I do not wish any one to part w ith 
theirs without some return, and a.‘ 
this is the right season for larva 
