liv Journal of Proceedings. 



Saturday, October 30TH, 1880. — Ordinary Meeting. 



The Monthly Meeting was held at the Headquarters, at seven o'clock, 

 the President in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The 

 names of twelve candidates for election into the Society were read. 



The Secretary read the following letter : — 



Aldershot, 24th October, 1880. 

 Dear Sir, — In reply to your letter, I am directed to state that 

 H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught will have great pleasure in becoming a 

 Patron of the Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists' Field 

 Club. — Yours truly, H. Elphinstone. 



The President said that he knew the members of the Club would 

 hear with great pleasure of the honour conferred upon the Society by 

 His Royal Highness, and he was sure they would gladly pass a cordial 

 vote of thanks in acknowledgment of the favour so freely and kindly 

 rendered. 



The vote was passed by acclamation amid loud cheers. 



The following letter was also read : — 



Guildhall, E.C., 4th October, 1880. 

 Gentlemen, — The Epping Forest Committee have considered the 

 memorial addressed by you to them on behalf of the Epping Forest 

 and County of Essex Naturalists' Field Club, for permission to make 

 a scientific examination of the Camps or Earthworks at Loughton, and 

 of the Camp called Ambresbury, in Epping Forest, under the personal 

 superintendence of Major-General Pitt-Rivers, and the following is a 

 copy of the resolution passed by them on the subject : — 



" Resolved : That the application be granted subject to the works 

 being carried out under the superintendence of Mr. McKenzie, 

 the Superintendent of the Forest, and to the ground being sub- 

 sequently restored by the Club to its present condition and to 

 his satisfaction ; and also that all relics and other objects of 

 interest which may be found in either of the Camps or Earth- 

 works shall be handed over to, and become the propert}' of, the 

 Conservators." — I am, &c., [John B. Monckton. 



To the Council. 



Mr. Meldola said that, in accordance with the above, the Secretary 

 had issued a circular to the members, asking for subscriptions to found 

 a fund to be called "The Forest Camps Exploration Fund," to enable 

 the Society to carry out the work. He was glad to say that ;£'40 had 

 already been subscribed, sufficient to explore one Camp ; and the 

 Council confidently hoped that further sums would be sent in as the 

 desirable object of the fund became more generally known. Acting 



