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Resolved — That the following bye-laws having been carried unanimously, 

 be issued with the notices of each Field Meeting : — " That each member not 

 answering the Secretary's circular shall be presumed to intend to be present at 

 the meeting, and shall be held liable for his share of the expenses of conveyance, 

 dinner, &c." " And that each member signifying to the Secretary his intention 

 of attending, shall pay his share of conveyance and dinner, whether he avails 

 himself of them or not, unless he shall have signified to the Secretary his intention 

 to the contrary." 



Mr. Robert Lightbody, the retiring President, read his address, and it was 

 proposed by Mr. R. M. Lingwood, seconded by the Rev. Charles Smith, and 

 carried unanimously, that the same be printed in the ne.xt number of the " Tran- 

 sactions." The thanks of the meeting were also voted to Mr. Lightbody for his 

 able discharge of the duties of President, and for his exertions in promoting the 

 objects of the Club. 



Proposed by Rev. J. F. Crouch, and seconded by the Rev. Charles Smith, 

 that Mr. Chandos Wren Hoskyns be elected President for the present year, 

 which was carried unanimously. 



Resolved — That the Rev. Charles Smith, Tarrington ; G. P. Bevan, Esq., 

 M.D., Beaufort ; R. M. Lingwood, Esq., Lyston House ; and Robert Lightbody, 

 Esq., Ludlow, be elected Vice-Presidents for the present year. 



Resolved — That the Rev. J. F. Crouch be re-elected Hon. Secretary for the 

 ensuing year. 



Resolved — That Mr. Arthur Thompson be re-elected Treasurer and Assistant 

 Secretary for the ensuing year. 



Proposed by Mr. Arthur Thompson, and seconded by Mr. R. Lightbody, 

 that the President, Vice-Presidents, and Secretary of the Oswestry Field Club 

 for the time being, be added to the list of hon. members. 



The following gentlemen were proposed for election at the Ledbury Meeting : 

 Mr. William Townsend, Hereford, proposed by Mr. R. Johnson, and seconded by 

 Mr. J. E. Smith ; Mr. Alfred Marston, Ludlow, proposed by Mr. George Cocking 

 and seconded by Col. Colvin ; Mr. J. W. Colvin, Leintwardine, proposed by 

 Rev. J. F. Crouch, and seconded by Rev. Charles Smith. 



A letter was read by the President from Dr. A. Wall Davies, Kington, 

 suggesting that one of the Field Meetings should be held this year at Tenbury, 

 which was declined for the present, the locality not being of sufficient interest. 



A letter was also read from the Rev. R. P. Hill, Hon. Secretary of the Malvern 

 Club, with a list of their Field Meetings for the present year. 



Resolved — That the following days and places be fixed for the Field Meetings 

 for the present year : — 



