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Rev. T. T. Lewis was associated with the early labours in the Silurian strata, and 

 of the important value attached to his discoveries by the greatest authorities of 

 the day. As long as geology endures, the name of the Aymestrey limestone will 

 ever bring back to memory the loss of our friend and late President, who was 

 beloved and respected by all, as much for his private virtues as for his scientific 

 attainmeats. 



The proceedmgs of the past year have not been so satisfactory as those of 

 other years, as regards the out-of-door work. Our excursions were respectively 

 held at Ledbury, Bromyard, and Usk ; though the first and last were considerably 

 marred by impropitious weather. At Ledbury, where we were joined by our 

 friends of the Malvern, Cotteswold, and Worcestershire Clubs, we were fortimate 

 enough to hear an interesting panoramic lecture from Mi. Symonds, on the summit 

 of Braidlow Hill. But scarce was it finished, when Jupiter Pluvius and Jupiter 

 Tonans put in an appearance, and drove us under cover, where, however, we 

 passed a tolerably pleasant afternoon. At Usk the weather was still worse, and 

 in point of geological work, none was done. I regret to say that I was not able to 

 be present at the Bromyard meeting, which I understand was very pleasant and 

 instructive, though attended by only a few Members. I do not, however, regard 

 Field Days generally as occasions when much work is done, but what is of great 

 importance, they are social gatherings where friends may meet and communicate 

 to each other points of interest, new facts and theories, and all the latest intelli- 

 gence in the several departments of Natural History, while the real work is done 

 quietly and steadily, each one for himself, in his own locality. The Woolhope 

 Club rejoices in several parties, thorough workers, who by their accumulation of 

 new facts and specimens, are doing good service in the cause of geology. If there 

 is one locality in the district on which I should like to see more attention bestowed, 

 it is that of our head-quarters, the City of Hereford and its neighbourhood — the 

 fluviatile deposits of the valleys of the Wye and Lugg, the classic valley of Wool- 

 hope itself, Hagley Dome, and other places, which might be more thoroughly 

 worked out than they are at present. 



With regard to the internal economy of the Club, a measure has been pro- 

 posed which I hope ere long to see carried out, viz., the formation of a tabular list 

 of fossils, arranged stratigraphically and locally, which have been found in the 

 area embraced by the Woolhope Club. At present numbers of fossils, mostly 

 typical, and many new and rare, are in the cabinets of our Members, unknown 

 save to the select few ; and not only to the Members of the Club would it be a 

 guide to what the district has furnished, but also an incentive to add to the list — 

 while it would at once put the geological stranger in possession of the key to the 

 fossiliferous localities, and would serve as an important feeder to the general 

 stream of discovery, besides elevating our Club to something more than a mere 

 local gathering. 



I will now, in a few words, make some remarks on the recent researches and 

 proceedings that have taken place in the Palaeozoic rocks within the last year or 

 two. Scotland has been the scene of greatest interest, owing to the vast expanse 

 of country which was until lately but little understood and worked out. Sir 



