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communicated their observations it was beneficial not only to themselves, but 

 to the counties in which they lived, and ultimately to the world at large. 

 Their meetings spread abroad a love of natural history, and though perhaps 

 more work was done in small meetings than in large ones, the latter were not 

 without advantage. He had much pleasure in meeting the members of the 

 Malvern Field Club, as the country they had examined was a most delightful 

 one. He congratulated them on their success, and trusted they might meet 

 many more times, not only there, but in other parts of the country (applause). 



Dr. Boll, of Hereford, who had been specially named by Sir William 

 Guise as the President of the Woolhope Club, which stands next in seniority 

 to the Cotteswold Club, replied to the toast. He regretted not having heard 

 Mr. Munn's paper at the Priory from being detained at Hereford. He was 

 told that the murder of good St. Werstan had been gravely attributed to 

 four Herefordshire men, without a particle of authority for the statement. 

 He could not help suspecting a little concealed fun in it, but however that 

 might be, the Woolhope Club had shown that day that Herefordshire men 

 could come in much greater numbers in answer to the invitations of Mr. 

 Symonds, and to do honour to their chairman. Sir William Guise. No two 

 men had done more to encourage the Woolhope Club, and they must rejoice 

 in its success during the present year, for the Woolhope Club had held four 

 meetings with an average attendance of 54. They were perennial Presidents- 

 evergreens rather he should say — for were they not always ready to promote 

 natural science in winter as in summer. For himself he was merely an annual, 

 his reign would soon be over, but he would be succeeded by a more able man, 

 and he hoped they would come next year into Herefordshire to see how 

 spii'itedly the Woolhope Club now carried on their meetings, 



Elmes Y. Steele, Esq., Vice-president of the Woolhope Club, then 

 made some observations on a very fine and perfect specimen of Ctphalaspia 

 Asterolepis which he exhibited to the meeting. 



Mr. E. Lee3 was next called upon, and read the following paper. 



