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May ist, 2nd, atid ^rd, 1877. 



The following Programme was carried out : — 



PRESIDENT: THE LORD BISHOP OF CARLISLE, 



TUESDAY, May ist. 



12-15 p.m. Opening of the Keswick Museum of Local Natural History, by the 

 President. 

 i-o p.m. Public Luncheon, the President in the Chair. 

 2-30 p.m. Address by the President. 

 3-30 p.m. EXCURSIONS, starting from the Keswick Hotel :— 



Archceological. — British Village and Druids' Circle, conducted by Mr. 



J. F. Crosthwaite. 

 Geological. — Giant Boulders on the Flanks of Skiddaw, above Lyzzick, 

 conducted by Mr. J. Clifton Ward. 

 8-0 p.m. Lecture on "Wordsworth," by Principal Shairp, of St. Andrew's 

 University ; the President in the Chair. 



WEDNESDAY, May 2nd. 



lo-o a.m. General Meeting in the Lecture Hall. — Election of Officers and 

 next year's place of Meeting. Discussion as to the work of the various 

 Societies. 

 II-O a,m. Reading of Original Papers : — 



Section A. — Lecture Hall. 

 G. J. Snelus, Esq., Assoc. R.S.M., — Iron and Steel Manufacture. 

 H. Dodgson, Esq., M.D., — Meteorological Notes on the Cockermouth District. 

 J. F, Crosthwaite, Esq., — The Rain-Fall of Keswick. 

 Sectio7t B. — 3I»seum. 

 R. F. Martin, Esq., M.A., — Notes on some peculiarities of the West Cumberland 



Coal Field. 

 D. Kendall, Esq., C.E., F.G.S., — The Hematite Deposits of Cumberland and 



Lancashire. 

 R. Russell, Esq., C.E., F.G.S., and T. V. Holmes, Esq., F.G.S.,— The Cumberland 



Raised Beach between Whitehaven and Bowness. 

 J. CHfton Ward, Esq., Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S.,— Remarkable Boulders of the District. 



3-30 p.m. EXCURSION. 



Geological : — Typical Volcanic Series of Falcon Crag, Keswick, conducted 

 by Mr. J. Clifton Ward. 

 8-0 p.m. READINGS from the Lake Poets, with selections of Classical Music by 

 Mr. P. T. Freeman, in aid of the funds of the Keswick Museum. 



THURSDAY, May 3rd. 

 9.0 a.m. Excursion to Scafell Pikes conducted by Mr. J. Clifton Ward, 



