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Richardson ; Bird Eggs, by Niblett. T. L. Jenkins had been 

 announced to give a paper on ' The Natural History of Tenby,' 

 but owing to the pressure of other business it was postponed. 



The following were elected members of the Society : — G. E. 

 Locke, J, Gibbons, J. J. Hewson, G. L. Lestrange, L. G. Bonham- 

 Carter, J. Bell, G. Maw, F. Fuller, P. A. Ogilvie, E. Richardson, 

 H. Fowler, W. W. Clark, W. H. Druitt, A. Evans, E. J. Crosse, 

 W. C. Saville, J. D. B. Forbes, R. P. Sumner, A. E. Darley, W. 

 A. Darling. 



MEETING, October 6, 1871. 

 A special meeting was held on 6th October, to elect a Director 

 for the Botany Section, in the place of F. T. Saunders, who had 

 resigned that office. G. Dakyns was elected. 



MEETING, October 27, 1871. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The first regular meeting for the term was held on 27th October. 

 There were forty-three members and visitors present. 



The following donations to the Museum were announced by the 

 President : — A Box of British Eggs, by Mrs Battersby ; Iron-ores 

 from South Wales, by A. Batchelor ; a large quantity of Foreign 

 Shells, and some Minerals, by the Misses Shakspere ; a Piece of 

 Agate, and other Minerals, by J. Gibbons ; some fine specimens 

 of Stalactitic Iron, and Iron in the various stages of its Manu- 

 facture, from the Forest of Dean, by H. J. Greenham, Esq. ; a 

 few Coins, by F. Wedderburn and Mrs Buchanan ; Minerals, by 

 Lukis ; Fossils, by J. G. Grenfell, Esq., and the Geology Section. 



The President announced that the Committee had elected Rev. 

 Charles Kingsley, Canon of Chester, an Honorary Member. 



The President then read the following address : — 



Gentlemen, — It has been my custom, since you honoured me 

 by electing me President of this Society, to say a few words at 

 the beginning of each term with reference to things past, present, 

 and future in our short history. And on being asked by the 

 Committee a few days ago to open the session in this way, I 

 readily consented ; for it is always a pleasant matter to me to ad- 



