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John H. Arkwright, Esq. ; Eliiies Y. Steele, Esq. , Abergavenny ; Dr. Bull ; Rer. 

 J. Raven ; John Lloyd, Esq., Huntington Court ; Rev. H. W. Phillott, and Mr. 

 George H. Phillott ; Rev. AV. C. Fowle, and Edward Haggard, Esq. ; John Price 

 Hamer, Esq. ; Flavell Edmimds, Esq. ; Rev. E. Du Buisson ; Lilburn Rosher, 

 Esq. ; Rev. Thos. Phillipps ; J. Griffith Morris, Esq. '. Rev. J. H. Jukes ; Rev. 

 Alfred Phillipps ; James Da vies, Esq. ; Rev. J. C. Westropp ; R. D. Harrison, 

 Esq. ; C. G. Martin, Esq. ; Rev. Arthur Young, Tedstone Wafer ; H. C. L. 

 Reader, Esq., Tedstone Delemere ; E. Cowtan, Esq. ; R. H. P. Styles, Esq. ; C. 

 Henman, Esq., and l^Ir. T. Henman ; H. C. Hurrey, Esq. ; Messrs. Jas. Lloyd, 

 of Kington, J. Pitt, of Freetown, John Andrews, of Bosbury, and A. Thompson. 



The dinner took place shortly after four o'clock, and at the dinner table a 

 great feature was the appearance of a dish of the true St. George's mushroom, the 

 Agaricus gambosus. It was excellently cooked and served up as it should be, 

 "all hot." There was enough for the majority to taste it — though nothing could 

 induce some of the guests to try it — all who did so, thought it excellent. It 

 was curious to hear the confidential communications that passed from one to the 

 other "I say, that's uncommonly good," as if they had tasted it only as a 

 matter of duty, and fully expected it to be quite the reverse. Requests for more 

 were made on all sides, and the dish was quickly emptied. 



Dinner was scarcely over, when the President's rap was heard, and the 

 business of the meeting again commenced. He was sure they all felt much 

 indebted to Mr. Arkwright for his kind reception of the Club. They had had s 

 delightful walk through the Hampton Court estate, through the mansion, and 

 through the grounds. It was only right to say that Mr. Arkwright most kindly 

 invited us all to luncheon as soon as he heard that the Club had decided to go 

 there. But as they knew, it was completely against the Club rules to accept any 

 such invitations, and that one was, therefore, at once positively declined by the 

 Central Committee. It was a very great pleasure and advantage to the Club to 

 be able to pass through an estate and make their own observations as they had 

 done to- day ; and perhaps there never was a daj' when more time was required, 

 for though they had had such a pleasant walk, the distance was too great to allow 

 of much work in Field science being done, and this it must always be borne in 

 mind is the real business of the Club. 



He would now pass round for their examination some life-size lithographs 

 sent by Dr. Howden, of Montrose, of a splendid specimen of Pterygoius Anglicus, 

 found in the Lower Old Red Sandstone, at Canny Uie, Forfarshire. The original 

 is in the Montrose Museum, and is believed to be the most complete specimen 

 ever yet discovered. 



Dr. Bull, on behalf of the Central Committee, said he had much pleasure 

 in telling them that the volume of transactions for last year, 1867, would be 

 ready for distribution to the members by their next meeting. The reason of 

 some little delay in its appearance was the very satisfactory one of the great 

 length and value of the papers read at the annual meeting in March. 



