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zealous and diligent labourers in ento- 
mological hunts as themselves, but not 
blessed with a classsica! education; some 
indeed, ignorant'of the Latin language, 
and confined for their information solely 
to Barkenhout, Martin, and other English 
authors. These collectors, laudably 
ambitious of improving the opportunities 
which these meetings afford, solicited the 
honour of a more. intimate connexion ; 
‘and experience pointing out the increase 
of British entomological acquisitions 
which would arise from the union of 
practical coilectors, after a short consi- 
deration, the Entomological Society was 
resolved to be founded, and every person 
who is a practical collector, or an ama- 
teur of the science, may be admitted 
by ballot, and under rules now modelled 
to bear a great sinlarity to those of the 
Linnzan. The principal obstacle to 
admission is immorality of character 5 for 
an acquaintance with the languages, I 
have already -observed, is not required. 
The cbject of the society is to unite men 
of acreditable degree in life, who may 
assist each other in the promotion of this 
science, and disseminate information to 
numbers who at present labour under the 
want of a liberal education, and a con- 
sequent abridgement of the means of 
entomological study. 
The more learned members explain 
to their brethren the subjects of their 
study, and publish their discoveries; they 
point out at each meeting all novel ace 
quisitions, and give appropiate names to 
new-discovered insects, whilst 
themselves increase their own knowledge 
of species by the numerous specimens 
produced; for each collector is enabled 
verv frequently to exhibit a new acqui- 
sition, which lvcahty of habitat might 
have hidden from the eye of the ento- 
mological student, had not this society 
united such practical collectors residing 
in different counties. What then is 
there in the objects of this institution, 
which proposes only to encourage the 
practical collector, tolead on the student 
of moderate education to higher attain- 
ments, and to gain an extended exhibi- 
tion of British insects, that can be 
construed into an infringement on the 
province of the Linnzan Society of Lon- 
sion; or as tending to attack the works of 
Mr. Donovan, of whom the writer of 
this article bas a very slight personal 
knowledge, which, were they nearer 
resident, he should be | happy to advance 
inte a cordial and intimate friendship? 
: C.¢, 
'. Lapicida on the Emerson'Theory of Arches. 
Tent repose.” 
they» 
. bridges which prove the fallacy of, or is 
‘character so far from life. 
" ‘[Aug. i, 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
sia aRe tc 
-F mathematicians at Cambridge never” 
‘take up their grey goose quills 
“* except to sign anftial audit accounts, 
or to write to antiquated maidens;” if 
the intervals between the leaving the 
‘combination rooms and the whist par- 
ties with them are always dreary, except. 
relieved by your Magazine; if they are 
vain of the reputation the boys of their 
‘college give them, and so conscious of 
the cemerits of their compositions that 
it is necessary to boast of their own 
learning, and of the degrees which they 
have ‘taken; ‘if res are so intempe~ 
rate* as to be unablé to waite after 
dinner, aid so idje that they can ‘be 
amused with shooung; so unacquainted 
with the working of arches, as to talk of 
their ** sinking atthe haunches;” it isto 
be wished that their habits of life may | 
become more mathematical, and that they 
may learn to praise’ the “lean and 
sallow abstinence.” “Old fellows of 
colleges” have lately much exposed = 
themselves, and they have been correct- 
ed; but they have yet to be convinced — 
that “renown is net the méed of indos 
‘Philo-veritas may blush, 
like father Paul, ‘at the extreme and 
deplorable ignorance of mankind: but - 
the monks of colleges are not as well — 
acquainted awith the theory and practice ~~ 
of the construction of vaults as the 
monks of the middle ages. If te ae 
veritas were able to excommunicate all 
the “pontifices who disagree with him, ¢ 
and bad authority to pull down all the © 
no bridges had been built but couform= 
able, to the Emerson theory, Philosverm 
tas must have waded through, or have 
been ferried over, the Cam, and Cam, Le 
bridge would have nad another name. ike, ; 
If Philo-veritas had ever seen the ae 
vaulting of King’s-college Chapel, Cam- i te 
bridge, he would not have defended the 
Emerson theory of arches: if he knew” me 
any thing of the lives of the most emi- “ie 
nent mathematicians at Cambridge, he > 
would not hdve drawn his own imagimary — 
He may not) & 
be able’to discover the principles of Dr. 
David Gregory’s deductions, in spite 
of the information which he comian- 
m 
4 
* lt is to be lamented, that the necessity 
of reading the Bible, Hee | praying at Cam- 
bridge, is dire. What meaning has the 
word in the sentence: Druidarum religionem 
apud Gallos dire immanitatis. 
nicates, 
