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Annual Meeting, Tuesday, January 24TH. 1854. 



The Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, 24th January, at the house of the 

 Hon. Secretary. J. A. F. Suter, Bye Street, in this city. The chair was occupied 

 bv the Rev. T. T. Lewis, Rector of Bridstow. president for the preceding year, 1853 : 



', , ^f *!,» Rpv T F Crouch Rev. J. H. Barker, Mr. Lee Warner, 

 andthere were present the Kev. J. f. i.,roucn, Re\. J. 1 



iun Dr Bull, Dr. Rowan. Mr. Cam. Mr. Flavell Edmunds, Mr. Blashill, jun.. Mr. 

 Ballard, Mr. A. Thompson, Mr. Otte, and the Hon. Secretary. Mr. Hewett Wheatley. 

 of this city, and Mr. E. H. Griffiths, of the Weir, were unanimously elected 

 members. One candidate was nominated to be balloted for at the next meetmg. 

 The president delivered an exceedingly interesting report of the Geological 

 proceedings of the Club, at the various field meetings during the past year, m 

 which he aUuded in very feeUng terms to the heavy loss which the dub had sus- 

 tained in the death, first of its founder and first Secretary (the late Mr. M J 

 Scobie) and then of the late Mr. Hugh Strickland, one of its most distmguished 

 honorary members. At the conclusion of the address, which was applauded 

 Dr Bull moved, and Mr. Suter seconded, the thanks of the meeting to the President 

 for his able and instructive address, with a request that he would allow it to be 

 printed as the commencement of a record of the Club's Transactions. The motion 

 was carried unanimously, and the President kindly acceded to the request. 



After some conversation, it was resolved that prizes for the best collection 

 of dried specimens of the plants of Herefordshire be given this year, as m 1853. 

 but that they may be given from the funds of the Club, and not merely as last 

 year under its patronage, and that the districts immediately around Hereford 

 and Ross be excluded from the competition. The prizes will thus be offered for 

 Herbaria, comprising only plants from the remainder of the county, beyond a 

 circuit of eight miles around this city and Ross respectively. Dr. Bull observed 

 that on consultation with Mr. Purchas. to whom the duty of drawing a conplete 

 list of Herefordshire plants was entrusted at the Eastnor meeting, they found 

 that the number of specimens sent in, during the past year, was so great as to 

 approach within some 30 or 40 of all that could possibly be found in the two dis- 

 tricts of Hereford and Ross ; and they were anxious to see the other districts 

 of the county equaUy well examined. He was happy to say that Mr. Purchas was 

 making great progress with the complete list of Herefordshire plants upon which 

 he was engaged. The members present then proceeded with the election of officers 

 for the ensuing year. 



The Hon. Secretary proposed, and the Rev. J. H. Barker seconded, that the 

 Rev W. S. Symonds, Rector of Pendock. to whose gieat attainments as a Geo- 

 logist reference was made, be appointed President for the ensuing year. The 



