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After coming back from their rambles, the naturalists examined with great 

 interest the Museum of the Malvern Club, which, although so recent in its origin, 

 and entirely the result of the individual labours of its members, already makes 

 a very fair appearance, and contains fossils which Jermyn Street may well envy. 

 It is very tastefully arranged in a room immediately at the back of the shop 

 occupied by Messrs. Lea, Perrins, & Burrow. 



The Dinner took place at the Abbey Boarding House Hotel, at five o'clock, 

 in the magnificent dining room of that establishment. A party of about lOO 

 gentlemen sat down to a first-rate entertainment, which, with the excellent 

 wines afterwards served, did all possible credit to the catering and tact of the 

 proprietor, Mr. Wm. Archer. The Chair was taken by Sir Roderic Murchison, 

 with the High Sheriff of Worcestershire and Sir Chas. Lyell on his right, and the 

 Hon. and Rev. J. S. Cocks and Mr. L. Horner on his left. The Rev. F. Dyson 

 occupied the Vice-chair. Grace having been said, and the cloth drawn. Sir 

 Roderic gave the usual loyal toasts. In proposing " the Queen," he said that 

 toast was always received right loyally whenever he proposed it to any scientific 

 societies of the metropolis, and he had no doubt it would be welcomed as heartily 

 by the dwellers in SUuria as any of the old Silurians would have welcomed Carac- 

 tacus himself. (Laughter and cheers.) 



With very commendable condensation, the Chairman insisted upon putting 

 " the Army and Navy, the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and the High 

 Sheriff," aU in one, and called upon Mr. Dowdeswell to reply to it. 



Mr. Dowdeswell accepted the task very good humouredly, and concluded 

 by proposing the health of Sir R. Murchison, Sir C. Lyell, and the other dis- 

 tinguished naturalists present, thanking them for their kindness in honouring 

 the Club with their presence. (On the suggestion of Mr. Symonds, the toast 

 was honoured with three times three.) 



Sir R. Murchison, in replying to the toast, said he had never been so sincerely 

 delighted to come before his country as on the present occasion, because he now 

 found himself amongst his scientific friends in the region which he had so sedu- 

 lously set himself to work out for a great many years. He proposed the Natural 

 History Society of Worcestershire, and called upon Sir Chjurles Hastings to 

 respond. He was delighted to find that the Society had been the means of 

 grouping other Societies around it of such importance as those here present. V 



Sir C. Hastings replied at some length, attributing the establishment of 

 the Worcestershire Natural History Society to the acquaintance which he formed 

 with Sir R. Murchison when he was getting out his great work on the Silurian 

 system. The Museum of that Society had succeeded far beyond its expectations, 

 and had given a great impetus to the study of Natural History in the county. 



The Chairman then gave the Natural History Field Clubs of Herefordshire, 

 Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. They were doing the 

 real work of science, and he hoped they would long continue to flourish. The 



