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mammoths, rhinocc-roces, &c., belonging to that frigid time that had been 

 discovered in the drift at the base of the hills. As the rhimy vapours began 

 again to encomiiass the hill, and time was valuable, the address of Mr. 

 Symonds was necessarily shortened, and the party descended to the End Hill, 

 and thence into the road below. 



There was but little opportunity for botanical examination, but some 

 quantity of Ovrydalis claviculata was gathered in flower, and the local fungus, 

 Cantharellus aurantiacus, prettily adorned the mossy slopes of the hills with 

 its orano'e-ooloured hymenium. The rare moss, Zugodon Mougeotii, was also 

 collected by a zealous cryptogamist. On their return by the northern base 

 of the End Hill towards great Malvern the party paused at a most interesting 

 quarry, where an outburst of trap is presented to view, full of joints, and 

 presenting some similarity to basalt, both in its structure and constituents. 

 Dr. Holl, who ably descanted on the appearances at this spot, stated that the 

 rock contained 22 per cent, of iron. Hereabouts much sulphate of barytes ia 

 dispersed in the cracks of the rocks, and some large and fine chrystallised 

 specimens of this heavy spar was collected. 



On rounding the hiU, considerable interest was excited by the unex- 

 pected discovery of a good solid specimen of the now almost extinct "article," 

 a parish stocks, with a whipping-post hard by. To find such things at aU is 

 curious in these days ; but to find them at modern Malvern seems a 

 marvellous anachronism indeed. Some gentlemen forthwith got in the stocks, 

 to say they had done such a thing ; but it was tame work without the jeers of 

 the parish bojs, of which we have a lively recollection in " the good old times 

 gone by." 



At four o'clock, a party of nearly seventy gentlemen sat down, in the 

 new concert-room at (rreat Malvern, to a dinner, which was good as far as it 

 went. Never, surely, were the bones of a haunch of venison more thoroughly 

 anatomised at table! and as to " waiting," it may be said, in more senses 

 than one, that the guests took their share. Sir W. V. Guise, Bart., occupied 

 the chair, and the'Rev. W. S. Symonds and Edwin Lees, Esq., officiated as 

 vice-chairmen. 



Sir W. Guise, the Chairman, almost before the cheese had been dis- 

 cussed, rose and stated that as it was necessary to economise time for those 

 gentlemen who had a long distance to return, and for whom the train 

 would not wait, he would at once proceed to business. He understood that 

 they had all, like the club he repreapnted, discarded toasts and speeches 

 after dinner; but he would on the present occasion propose one only, and 

 though it raight be thought that they were praising themselves, yet if they 

 had no one else to do that duty, he must do it for them (laughter). He would 

 therefore propose " Health and jsrosperity to the associated clubs who had 

 met in Malvern that day " (cheers). In these clubs were many gentlemen 

 whose amount of knowledge and experience was considerable, and when they 



