THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 77.] 
LOCAL SOCIETIES. 
The number of local Entomological 
Societies seems steadily on the in- 
crease; we believe a new one is in 
contemplation at Devonport, and we 
hope that before long every town which 
is of sufficient importance to return 
Members to Parliament will be deemed 
populous enough to furnish a local 
Entomological Society. But it will 
be seen, from the very nature of the 
thing, that if all our boroughs form 
local Entomological Societies, and each 
Society meets monthly, we cannot pos- 
sibly find room in our columns to 
report the proceedings of each Society, 
however attentive and regular the Se- 
cretaries may be in transmitting us 
those reports. 
Though we should be glad to see 
these Societies as numerous as repre- 
sented towns, yet we do not consider 
it a matter of necessity that a town 
which returns two Members should be 
blessed with two Entomological So- 
cieties, nor do we consider it even by 
any means advisable that such should 
be the case. 
We have been led to this considera- 
tion by the simultaneous receipt of 
two reports (which appear in another 
[Price Id. 
column of this day’s impression) of 
the York Entomological Society. 
York is a large place, a fine place, 
and a very worthy place, and lo ! 
“ Now is the winter of our discontent 
Made glorious summer by the sun of York." 
But surely the two friendly Societies 
should not both monopolize the same 
title ; 
“ Methinks there are two Richmonds in the field," 
but the question of course arises which 
is which? We are always curious to 
know which is the original shop for 
Jean Marie Farina’s Eau-de-Cologne, 
or which is the original “ Little Dust- 
pan.” Now which is the original York 
Entomological Society ? Perhaps next 
month they will both be claimiug the 
title of original. 
Our readers will perceive that at 
the meeting held at Mr. Prest’s several 
members were present, but at the 
meeting held at Mr. Hind’s there does 
not appear to have been any one pre- 
sent but Mr. Hind and two friends, 
one of whom Mr. Hind elected mem- 
ber and Secretary, and who then, 
in this latter capacity, transmitted us 
a report of Mr. Hind’s poetical effu- 
sions. 
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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1858. 
