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Cocking, Esq., Ludlow; the Rev. W. C. Fowle, Brinsop ; Wm. Haggard, Esq., 

 and Mr. Andrew Haggard ; the Rev. F. J. Eld, M.A., aud Erling Clark, Esq., 

 Worcester ; the Eev. E. Du Buisson, Breinton ; Sliss Hodgson and Miss Lewis, 

 Ludlow; the Eev. R. H. Williams, Byford ; T. Weyman, Esq., and Mrs. 

 ■Weyraan; H. Weyman, Esq., and Miss "Weyman, Ludlow ; the Rev. P. 

 Hammond, the Rev. C. J. Robinson, Norton Cannon; C. G. Martin, Esq., 

 Hereford ; Capt. Williams, Talgarth ; Jno. Lambe, Esq. ; J. T. Owen Fowler, 

 Esq., and Mrs. Fowler, Hereford; J. H. Wood, Esq., Tarrington ; E. Cowtan, 

 Esq., Hereford ; Mr. John Pitt, Freetown ; Mr. John Lloyd, Kington ; Mr. 

 Andrews, Bosbury ; and Mr. B. M. Watkins, Hentland. 



The members of the Caradoc Club and their friends present were : The 

 Rev. J. Brooke, ShifJnal, vice -President, and Mrs. Brooke ; the Rev. J. D. La 

 Touohe, Stokesay Rectory, and three sons ; the Rev. William Houghton, M.A., 

 F.L.S. ; the Rev. W. A. Leighton ; the Rev. T. L. Gleadowc, and the Misses 

 Gleadowe (two) ; S. Downward, Esq., Mrs. Downward, and Miss Turner and 

 friend, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury; the Rev. Lionel Corbett ; E. Calvert, Esq., 

 aud the Misses Calvert (three) ; Mr. and Miss Blunt ; the Rev. G. T. Hall ; 

 W. S. Buddioom, Esq., Mrs. Buddicom, Miss Hornby, and Miss Purton, Tickler- 

 ton Hall, Church Stretton ; the Rev. J. Chapman ; J. C. Scott, Esq., Manor 

 House, Rattlershope ; Folliott Sandford, Esq., and Mrs. Folliott Sandford, 

 Shrewsbury; the Rev. Holland Sandford, Eaton Rectory; B. Matthews, Esq., 

 Ludlow ; the Rev. R. Hopton, and Mr. Burns, Stokesay. 



The roads were happily excellent — too good to escape special notice ; — 

 hard, smooth, and level, they were roads in perfection, and the absence of dust 

 gave pleasant proof of their power to bear traffic with the smallest amount of 

 destruction. They are formed of the igneous rock of the Titterstone Clee HiU 

 about to be visited. The Basalt, a trap rock, commonly called "Jew, or Dew 

 Stone," possibly (as its colour implies) from the word "dhu," black, "the 

 black stone." Mineralogically speaking, it is composed of augite, felspar, and 

 iron oxide. Its special peculiarity is the hardness and fineness of its grain 

 and the great proportion of iron oxide that it contains in comparison with other 

 igneous rocks. This rock is said to contain 20 per cent, of ii-on oxide. It is 

 seldom found associated with palceosoic rocks of a late period. It makes hero 

 admirable road metal, and is now being distributed far and wide for this 

 purpose, notwithstanding its great weight. The city of Hereford has lately 

 become familiar with its appearance, and its use on our county roads is becoming 

 more and more general, as its indestructable qualities become more recognised. 



The ride of 5 miles, with beautiful vieWs, ever changing in character, 

 and varied delightfully by cloud shadows, was very enjoyable. The Titterstone 

 Clee HiU was ever a-head, its summit rising to the height of 1730 feet above 

 the sea-level, and a massive round-backed hill to the left, the Brown Clee hill, 

 ■which seemed lower from its greater distance off, is nevertheless higher still, 

 and reaches 1806 feet. The rain the week before had freshened all vegetation. 



