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Thursday, Mat 24th, 1883. 



LEDBUET AND WALL HILLS. 



" Fled now the sullen murmurs of the North, 

 The splendid raiment of the Spring peeps forth ; 

 Her universal green, and the clear sky, 

 Delight still more and more the gazing eye. 

 Wide o'er the fields, in rising moisture strong, 

 Shoots up the simple flower, or creeps along 

 The mellow'd soil : imbibing fairer hues • 

 Or sweets from frequent showers and evening dews." 



Bloomfield thus describes the lovely weather, and charming freshness of the 

 spring foliage and flowers, that greeted the first Field meeting of the year of the 

 Woolhope Club. It took place on Thursday, 24th, and passed off very enjoyably. 

 The trysting place was the Ledbury railway station, and on arriving there the 

 members and visitors at once proceeded towards the rocks that are being so 

 extensively quarried for ballast, in forming the new line of railway to Gloucester. 

 The rocks are now extremely well displayed, and they were discussed so indivi- 

 dually and so leisurely that it was evident somebody was being waited for. A con- 

 tingent from the Malvern Club was expected by the train arriving half-an-hour 

 later, it appeared, so the opportunity was taken of transacting the business of the 

 Club. The Rev. Wm. Elliot, of Brinsop; Captain H. Kerr, R.E., Hereford ; Mr. 

 Hugh Ronalds, Stretton Sugwas ; and Mr. G. Thompson, Great Malvern, were 

 elected members by ballot, and several other gentlemen were proposed. The 

 fourth meeting of the Club to visit Caynham Camp, near Ludlow, and the Titter- 

 stone Clee Hill, on Thursday, August 23rd, was changed, for reasons given, to 

 Monday, August 20th. The train had still not arrived, so the interval may be 

 taken to give a list of the members and visitors present. The President, Mr. G. 

 H. Piper, F.G.S., and his brother, Mr. Francis Piper, from Boston, were sup- 

 ported by one of the Vice-presidents, Mr. T. C. Paris ; Revs. H. W. Phillott, and 

 Augustin Ley ; Drs. Bull and Chapman ; and Mr. W. A. Swinburne, Presidents 

 in former years : the Revs. W. Bowell, John Buckle, C. Burrough, J. E. Grasett, 

 Michael Hopton, A. W. Horton, E. Horton (Dymock), John Jackson, A. G. 

 Jones, G. Long, H. B. D. Marshall, J. Tedman, G. Y. Toler, and F. S. Stooke- 

 Vaughan ; Messrs. Phillip Ballard, T. D. Burlton, James Uavies, Gilbert Davies, 

 J. T. Owen Fowler, E. Maddison, C. G. Martin, Samuel H. Miller, H. C. Moore, 

 and J. J. Mutlow ; Captain Morgan, R.E., Dr. J. H. Wood, and Mr. Theophilus 

 Lane, the secretary. With the Malvern train, when it did arrive, came the 

 Rev. W. S. Symonds, who was gladly welcomed by every one present, Messrs. 

 Baines, J. Tom Burgess (a host in himself), R. Cooke, V. Vassar-Smith, and 

 H, Wilson. 



