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any. Our list of members is quite full. We have a truly useful 

 and a highly valued one in Canon Kingsley. I had the pleasure 

 of showing the latter gentleman, a few days ago, that Museum 

 and Garden of which he may well be deemed the original sug- 

 gester, and I can hardly tell you how much I was gratified by the 

 way in which he spoke of the success of both projects. It did 

 much to recompense me for many an hour's labour, and has 

 stimulated me to greater energy for the future. But though the 

 Museum is rapidly filling, and the Garden is stocked in such a 

 way as to make it excel any school-garden in England, I do not 

 think that they are perhaps known or valued as they should be. 

 I fear too many consider the Botanic Garden as very pretty to 

 look at, but not much use in other ways. They know not how 

 rich it is already in its possessions, nor how botanists from all 

 parts daily lend me a helping hand in adding to it whatever they 

 have at their disposal. I could tell of plants expected from Kew, 

 from Liverpool, Cambridge, Oxford, Hull, and Broseley ; of those 

 already come from London, Dublin, Glasgow, and Bilton ; nay, 

 more, within the last few days I have received and planted a large 

 series of exceedingly rare and interesting forms from the far- 

 distant Pyrenees, sent to me by that illustrious botanist Chevalier 

 Bordere ; — all these things will very soon make our Garden the 

 admiration of botanists ; and though the growth of the Museum 

 must of necessity be slower, it, too, makes rapid strides in an on- 

 ward direction. Mr William Sanders' fine collection of 800 minerals 

 has recently come into our possession, thanks to his own liberal 

 offer, and the assistance of the Eev. James Heyworth ; while it is 

 only within the last few days that a generous donation from the 

 relative of a member of our Society enabled us to order a complete 

 series of polished specimens to illustrate the rocks of Clifton. I 

 mention all these details here that you may see what real progress 

 is being made. 



During the present term we expect to be favoured with lectures 

 from Mr Lant Carpenter and from other friends. A considerable 

 number of members have promised to read papers. The new 

 number of Transactions will be in your hands next month, and I 

 am anxious now to see the Sections well at work, and every mem- 

 ber doing his best to make this one of the most successful 

 sessions which the Society has yet seen. 



T. L. Jenkins next read the following paper on 



THE NATUEAL HISTORY OF TENBY. 



Before giving a description of the Natural History of Tenby, 

 I will briefly show you what was the state of Tenby in early times, 



