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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
the apartments had been opened, 
and a refreshing breeze was enter- 
ing the rooms, when suddenly a 
loud noise was heard, and a few 
moments after myriads of locusts 
lilled the rooms, the gardens, 
sleeping-chambers, and every part 
of the villa. Fireworks, rockets, 
&c., were discharged, in the hope 
of driving away these troublesome 
guests, but in vain. The company 
were compelled to leave. — Edin- 
burgh Weekly Herald. 
OBITUARY. 
We regret to observe the loss 
science has sustained in the death 
of a useful and energetic entomo- 
logist, Henry de la Chaumette, 
Esq., of Gloucester Terrace, West 
Green Road, Tottenham. 
The readers of the ‘Zoologist’ 
will recollect the series of articles 
which appeared there some years 
ago from his pen, descriptive of 
the larvae of the Sphingids, both 
British and Continental. 
Death of Mu. David Dvson, 
THE NaTOUALIST. 
We announce with deep regret 
the death of Mr. David Dyson, of 
Manchester, a well-known natu- 
ralist, at the early age of thirty- 
three years, which took place at 
one o’clock in the afternoon of 
Wednesday, the 10th inst., at the 
residence of his brother, Mr. John 
Dyson, Woodbine Cottage, Kus- 
holme. The cause of his death was 
ulceration of the larynx. 
Mr. Dyson was born at Oldham 
in April, 18;23, and his early years 
were passed as a factory worker ; 
but be very soon evinced a passion 
for collecting insects, and spent 
every available penny of his hard 
earnings in the gratification of his 
love for Entomology. He subse- 
quently devoted himself to making 
collections in Ornithology and 
Conchology. His ardour in these 
pursuits led him, in 1843, to under- 
take a voyage to the United States 
of America: he was then twenty 
years of age, and quite unknown 
beyond his own neighbourhood, 
and unfriended, for his own savings 
and some money given him by his 
elder brother furnished him with 
such scanty means for his voyage 
that, on landing in New York, he 
had only a few shillings left. His 
industry and energy, liowever, en- 
abled him to make a tour in his 
new profession as collector through 
the States, across the Alleghany 
Mountains, and as far as St. Louis, 
earning the means of subsistence 
on his way by selling portions of 
his collections in Natural History 
to the local museums. After 
an absence of less than twelve 
months he returned to England 
with upwards of 18,000 specimens 
of insects, birds, shells and plants. 
This collection was found to con- 
tain some very rare specimens, 
and his success was the source of 
amazement almost among the 
leading naturalists, and the late 
Mr. Hugh Strickland invited him 
to his father’s residence, Cracombe 
House, Worcestershire, and at- 
tempted to engage him, on behalf 
of himself iind a number of other 
gentlemen,to make a second voyage 
to America, but the negociaiious 
failed. Being then near London, 
he took the opportunity to visit that 
.city for the fust lime in his life, and 
