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the members were gentlemen from Man- 
chester and other towns who have long 
gloried in pursuing the study of that 
part of Natural History to which Ento- 
mology belongs. We were glad to find 
a number of young men present, who 
seemed to take a lively interest in the 
proceedings. A very excellent and 
unique collection of insects, belonging 
to Mr. Hague, were arranged and placed 
upon the tables for inspection, and, after 
a very pleasant evening, the health of 
the Chairman and the host and hostess 
were drank with loud cheers, after which 
the company separated. We would not 
conclude our short notice of the above 
meeting without remarking that our old 
and valued friend Mr. Tinker appears 
still to be as energetic now as he was in 
days of yore in the study of Entomology 
and Botany . — Ashton Standard , Jan. 16. 
ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE FOR CORK. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE * 1 INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — Have any of your correspondents 
tried sections of porous wood, such as 
sycamore, cut transversely, in the place 
of cork, for entomological purposes? I 
have found it answer perfectly for small 
boxes. Any wood of the pine or deal 
type would answer nearly as well, if 
soaked in oil of turpentine or alcohol, to 
remove the resinous atoms, for a few 
days, as is so often done for the micro- 
scope. The wood might be prepared as 
follows : — After being thoroughly dried 
at a high temperature, it might be cut 
in a vice to aDy required thickness, either 
to form the bottoms of drawers or to be 
placed in those already made. 
The material is cheap, and if used for 
the former purpose would save an im- 
mense amount of time, trouble, and glue. 
Some clumsy workmen might find a diffi- 
culty in executing this, but those ento- 
mological cabinet makers whose hearts 
are really in the work would find it both 
simple in theory and easy in practice. 
I am, Sir, 
Yours truly, 
Charles A. Groom. 
13, Flora Villas, Brighton ; 
Jan. 18. 
ECONOMY OF CORK. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ‘ INTELLI- 
GENCER.’ 
Sir, — If you think the plan I have 
adopted to economize cork in the drawers 
of my cabinet likely to be of any benefit 
to those correspondents, whose letters I 
have read in the ‘ Intelligencer,’ or worth 
noticing, you are quite welcome to do 
so. 
Having decided of what number my 
series of each species should consist, I 
cut some sheets of cork into strips a 
quarter of an inch wide, and, taking the 
size given in the ‘ Manual’ as my guide, 
I glued one of these slips where I found 
they would be required to receive the 
pins. 
It gave me a little trouble, but as one 
sheet of cork, three inches wide, gave me 
twelve of these slips, the saving was very 
great, and I have had no trouble what- 
ever with the lining paper. 
Of course this plan will only answer 
down to the end of the Geometrae. For 
the Tortrices and Tineidse I have lined 
the drawers in the usual way. 
Believe me, 
Yours very truly, 
R. W. Wright. 
4, Gloucester Terrace, 
Victoria Park Road, N.F. ; 
Jan. 4, 1858. 
