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Reports, Etc.

Mr. Spruce believes to be due to denudation, while the Rowley Hill and Dosthill are of volcanic agency, his latter view, ho contends, is borne out by the fact of the coal measure at Dosthill lying so near the surface, having been lifted up during an eruption by the-lava, which forms the Trap Hill.—On January 21st Mr. Thomas Cooke read a paper on "The Feudal Times," in which he traced the history of feudal tenure, customs, &e., from the Saxon to the Tudor period.

West London Entomological Society.—At a meeting held on January 4th, Mr. Silcock exhibited some pupa of A. grossulariata, which is a very rare occurrence, as this species usually passes the winter in the larvæ state. Underneath the currant trees on which the pupæ were taken he found many hybernating larve. It was resolved that this society should take part in the forthcoming "Great National Entomological Exhibition," to be held at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, during the present month.—E. H. Maycock..

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