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FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS. 
Essex, Hertford, Kent (ex. Metropolis), Lancaster, Leicester, 
Middlesex (ex. Metropolis), Monmouth, Norfolk, North¬ 
ampton (ex. Soke of Peterborough), Northumberland, Notts, 
Salop, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey (ex. Metropolis), Sussex, 
York, East Hiding, York, North Hiding, York, West 
Hiding, Liberty of the Isle of Ely, The Metropolis, Mont¬ 
gomery, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Fife, Kincardine, Lanark, 
Perth, Henfrew. 
Facts and Observations. 
Swine Plague. —According to a communication to the 
Mark Lane Express it appears that it is estimated that since 
July last as many as one thousand hogs died of swine plague 
in Lostant, La Salle county, Illinois, U.S.A. Swine plague 
is reported to have also broken out very extensively in Michi¬ 
gan, U.S.A. 
Bacillus Ure^e. By P. Miquel [Bull. Soc. Chim. [2], 
32, 126—127). — This ferment, which exists in sewage, 
belongs to the class named Anoerobies by Pasteur ; it resists 
exposure for some hours to a temperature of 95—96°, and 
causes urea to disappear from urine. It also removes urea 
rapidly from a solution of pure urea to which a little gelatin 
has been added.— W. R.— Journal of the Chemical Society. 
Prizes for Life-Histories of Entozoa. — The 
Council of the Entomological Society of London are author¬ 
ised by Lord Walsingham and other gentlemen interested in 
the diseases of our native game-birds to offer to public com¬ 
petition the following prizes :—£50 for the best and most 
complete life-history of Sclerostoma syngamus Dies., supposed 
to produce the so-called “ gapes ” in poultiy, game, and 
other birds; £50 for the best and most complete life-bistory 
of Strongylus pergracilis Cob., supposed to cause the grouse 
disease. No life-history will be considered satisfactory unless 
the different stages of development are observed and recorded. 
The competition is open to naturalists of all nationalities. 
The same observer may compete for both prizes. Essavs in 
English, French, or German, to be sent in on or before Oct. 
15th, 1882, addressed to the Secretary of the Society, Chan- 
dos Street, Cavendish Square. 
