one section proceeding on foot to visit the Armboth Dyke and the old 

 British Camp behind Raven Crag, joining the rest of the party at Shoul- 

 thwaite, whence they returned to Keswick. The inclement weather of the 

 morning, which had doubtless prevented many Members from visiting 

 Keswick, fortunately changed during the afternoon for the better, and 

 the excursions proved very enjoyable. 



In the evening the usual Council Meeting was held, and was attended by 

 a fair numlaer of Delegates from the various affiliated Societies. Between 

 seven and eight, a Conversazione was held in the Museum at the Town 

 Hall, and a paper was read by the Eev. H. D. Eawnsley, on "The Epitaphs 

 of Wordsworth," especially referring to that on Southey in Crosthwaite 

 Church. Soon afterwards the company adjourned to the Battersby Lecture 

 Hall in the Library, where a Lecture on "The Tombs of the Early Martyrs" 

 was delivered by Professor Baldwin Brown, of Edinburgh At its close, a 

 hearty vote of thanks was, on the motion of the President, accorded to the 

 Lecturer. 



The proceedings of the second day commenced with a Council Meeting, 

 adjourned from the previous evening, which was succeeded by the Annual 

 General Meeting of the Association. The Annual Pieport and Balance Sheet 

 were read by the Hon. Secretary, which will be found on pp. xxv. — xxvii. 

 The improved financial condition of the Association, showing a small balance 

 in hand, was considered very satisfactory. 



The Reports of the Societies having been taken as read, it was moved 

 and carried that the Report and Balance Sheet be adopted. 



Major Aruison moved, and Mr. Thomjison (Windermere) seconded the 

 motion, that Mr. Ainsworth be re-elected President for the ensuing year, 

 which was carried unanimously. The President having acknowledged the 

 compliment paid him by the Association in his re-election, on the motion of 

 the Eev. J. N. Hoare, seconded by Mr. G. Watson, Mr. Goodchild was 

 re-apjioiuted Editor ; Mr. R. Crowder, Secretary and Treasurer ; and Mr. 

 Duckworth, co-Recorder in Zoology along with the Rev. H. A. Macpherson. 



On behalf of the Maryport Literary and Scientiiic Society, Mr. D. Irving 

 then invited the Members to hold their next Annual Meeting in that town. 

 This, on the motion of Dr. Knight, was agreed to. 



A hearty vote of thanks was then passed to the President, Secretary, and 

 Committee of the Keswick Society, for the efforts they had made to render 

 the Meeting a success. Thanks were also voted to Professor Brown; to the 

 writers of jiapers ; to those who had so generously entertained, or opened 

 their grounds to. Members during the Meeting ; and finally, to the President, 

 for his services during the past year. 



Shortly afterwards the party left by coach for Buttermere, going by the 

 west side of Derwentwater, through Borrowdale and Houister Pass. At 

 Hollas, most of the party, led by Mr. Goodchild and Mr. Postlethwaite, 

 went to visit the junction of the volcanic rocks of Borrowdale with the 

 Skiddaw slate, the former gentleman reading an interesting paper on the 

 subject, while Mr. Postlethwaite made a few remarks on the Salt Springs 

 at Brandley Mine and Saltwell Park. Rejoining the carriages, the party 

 soon reached Buttermere, where an excellent luncheon was provided at the 

 Victoria and Fish Hotels. A paper was afterwards read by Mr. Postle- 

 thwaite on the Honister Slate Quarries, and on the habits and qualities of 

 the workmen engaged in them. A pleasant hour having been spent on the 

 shores of Crummock Water, the party returned to Keswick by the vale of 

 Newlands. The brilliantly fine weather, and clear atmosphere, made this 

 Excursion exceptionally enjoyable, and it appropriately concluded the pro- 

 ceedings of the Meeting of 1886. 



