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The dinner took place punctually at three o'clock. It was scarcely over 

 when the president called upon 



Elsies Y. Steele, Esq., who rose to propose success and prosperity to 

 the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, which had joined the Woolhope Club that day 

 for its inaugural meeting (applause). Mr. Adams, the president, was an old 

 member of the TVoolhope Club, and he hoped, therefore, that he was not 

 presumptuous in supposing that the Cardiff Society was in some measure the 

 offspring of the TVoolhope Club (hear, hear). However that might be, the "Wool- 

 hope Club felt a great pleasure, indeed felt it an honour to meet the Cardiff 

 Society under these circumstances, and he hoped it was but the first of many 

 similar meetings (great applause). He felt sure he only expressed the unani- 

 mous feeling of the members of the Woolhope Club in giving a hearty welcome 

 to their brethren from Cardiff (applause). With his friend Mr. Adams for their 

 president, he did not fear that it had before it a long and useful and prosperous 

 career (applause). 



Dr. Bull seconded the proposition very cordially. The "Woolhope Club 

 was getting on in years, and it was very pleasant to see young societies formed 

 around it to stimulate each other in the pursuit of science. He did not rise 

 however with this object, for it was not necessary. He bad been requested by 

 the president, and with the permission of several members present, he had a 

 proposition to make with reference to Mr. G. Phillips Bevan, who had given 

 them such an excellent address on the hill to-day. Mr. Bevan had changed his 

 residence, and had therefore resigned his membership, but the "Woolhope Club 

 did not like to part with old friends, especially when they were so able 

 (laughter). Gratitude for past favours is always greatly increased when there 

 are hopes in the future (laughter), and he thought it better, therefore, boldly 

 to admit that by thus keeping him as a member they hoped he would occasionally 

 be induced to run down to our meetings as he had done that day (laughter). 

 He begged to propose Mr. Bevan as an honorary member of the "Woolhope 

 Club (applause). 



I The President felt sure that, from the applause, he might at once regard 



that proposition as carried by acclamation (applause) ; and as time was short, he 

 would now ask Mr. Adams to exhibit the beautiful collection of fossils he had so 

 kindly brought with him. 

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W"m. Adams, Esq., said that he must, in the first instance, thank them 

 very sincerely in his own name and that of the Cardiff Naturalist's Society, for 

 the compliments paid to them. He thought that, as a young society, they could 

 not do better than make their first excursion with the Woolhope Club, which 

 had had so much experience and was managed so successfully. Thpy were very 

 much indebted to them for receiving the Cardiff Club so kindly, and he could 

 only repeat Mr. Steele's wish that they might meet on many other occasions 

 (applause). 



