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The -VToolhope Club was the first to arrive, and spent an hour at tha 

 Museum with much profit and pleasure ; that is to say the science of the Club 

 was there, for, sooth to say, there were many to whom its beautiful Church, 

 and the extensive ruins of its interestling old Castle, proved higher attractions 

 Btm We wiU trust that the town was new to them, and a better excuse 

 could not possibly be found, for the satisfaction with which they set off to 

 visit them. At the Church, which was admirably restored about eight years 

 ago, their attention was particularly directed to the old wood carving on the 

 stalls in the chancel, the old glass still preserved in some of the windows, 

 and the fine carving of the screen dividing the chapel of St. John from tHe 

 church. On reaching the Castle a delay was occasioned by-may we caU him 

 the seneschal ?-not being at his post. Loud were the appeals to the long 

 and awkward knocker of the gate, frequent were the calls, and many the glance= 

 at the watches, when, to the delight of the visitors, at last the porter with h.s 

 large keys appeared. But only a hasty visit to the interior could be allowed. 

 The round chapel, with its Norman arches in such perfect preservation, was 

 visited, the courts were hastily passed through, the apparatus where on occa- 

 eions of great pubUc rejoicing, the ox is roasted whole, with the horns of the 

 victims suspended above it was noticed, and then the principal tower was 

 ascended-but alas! as ever, time was inexorable, and not even ^^^^ 1°;^^'^ 

 view on this most lovely day might detain the delighted beholders. The Clee 

 Hill was before them-that was the object of the day's excursion, and ruin and 

 river, pasture and pleasaunce, must detain them no longer. They had to 

 retrace their steps t>. the " Feathers," where all the assemblage was to meet the 

 carriages at half-past eleven o'clock. A goodly number of gentlemen, and many 

 ladies were soon collected, and they rapidly increased by the arrival of the 

 members of the Caradoc Club and their visitors. "But where was the leader 

 for the day? where was Mr. La Touche?" was asked. "He will be here pre- 

 sently ; he is guarding a model that two men are carrj-ing up from the station, 

 was the answer. Of this we shall have more to say presently. The distribution 

 of carriage tickets is now going on rapidly, and as break and omnibus, dog-cart 

 and carriage arrive at the door they are loaded and sent off to Clee HiU. 

 They were heavily laden, and whilst this necessary delay takes place, it will be 

 best to give a list of those present. 



The Woolhope Club was represented by its President, Dr. M'Cullough; 

 George Bentham, Esq., President of the Linnean Society, and J. W. Salter, 

 E8q.,F.G.S., honoraiy members; T. Curley, Esq., F.G.S., John Lloyd, Esq., 

 and Dr Bull, of the Central Committee ; Miss Read, ; Richard Hereford, Esq., 

 Sufton Court; Capt. Hereford,' Capt. R. G. Hereford, the Rev. R. Hereford^ 

 and Mr. George Hereford; R. Lightbody, Esq., F.G.S., C. Lightbody, Esq., and 

 Mr. Lightbody, Ludlow; the Rev. J. F. Crouch, Pembridge ; the Rev. R. Dixon, 

 M.A., F.G.S., Nottingham ; Humphry Salwey, Esq.. Mrs. Salwey, Mr., Miss, 

 and Miss Annie Salwey, Ludlow ; the Rev. Wm. Stanhope, Holm Lacey ; George 



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