ran- Secretary, the Rev. Sir George Comewall, and from Lady Comewall, to spend an 

 evening at Moccas Court in anticipation of the Field Day. Of the proceedings on the 19tb 

 of July, not having taken part in them, I can say nothing, but I have heard that they 

 passed'off right merrily, and I hope some friend amongst our associates who had the 

 pleasure that the fates denied me, will supplement my omission by giving us a report 

 upon them. 



Members and Visitors present at the Bredwardine Meeting: — The Rev. Sir G. H. 

 Cornewall, Lady Comewall, Miss Comewall, Mr. Curley, Mr. John Lloyd, Mr. 

 Herbert, and Mrs. Wood, the Rev. C. E. Underwood and Mrs. Underwood (Madley), 

 Mr. Mrs. and Miss Giles (Byford), Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swinburne, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. 

 Swinburne (Dulas), Miss Bowen (Hay), Miss Hammond, the Rev. James Davies (Moor 

 Court), Miss Mary Davies, Miss M. Cleasj', Mr. J. H. Davies, Mr. H. P. Davies, 

 the Rev. Tliomas Woodhouse, Mr. and Mrs. E. Colt WiUiams, the Rev. C. J. M. 

 and Mrs. Metcalf, the Rev. J. and Mrs. Houseman, the Rev. J. E. Grasett, Miss Matthews, 

 Mr. J. E. Smith and Miss Smith (Hay), Mr. Flavell Edmunds, Mr. and Miss Emson, the 

 Rev. C. J. and Mrs. Robinson, the Rev. Jos. and Mrs. Hill, Mrs. French, Miss Newton, 

 Miss Gibson, Mr. Wm. C. Gibson, Mr. James C. Cameron, Mrs. Kendall, Miss Saunders, 

 Mr. McCarthy, the Rev. T. and Mrs. PhUUps (Dewsall), the Rev. H. B. and Mrs. Marshall, 

 the Rev. R. Bishop, the Rev. C. F. S. Stooke, Col. and Mrs. Byrde, Mr. Harmer, Mr. J. F. 

 and Misses Sjnnonds (2), Miss Garrett, Miss Teare, Misses Bedford (2), Mr. Arthur and 

 Miss C. Thompson, Major Williams, Mr. Henrj' Hall, and Miss Bulton. 



An extraordinary Field Meeting was got up for the 20th of July, the place appointed 

 being Comet's Bridge, in the parish of Bodenham, the object to examine the great devas- 

 tation caused by the tornadojor whirlwind of the 7th of that month, under the guidance 

 of two members of the Club who had visited the scene. The departirre took place from 

 the Green Dragon, at 10 o'clock, and fully bent as I was upon putting in an appearance, 

 more pressing engagements prevented my getting off by the first train, and when I did 

 leave Abergavenny, I had the mortification to be detained for two hours on the railway in 

 a severe thunderstorm, whilst the obstructions to the traflSc caused by the terrible accident at 

 the Red Hill Junction were in course of removal. When the line was cleared, I only reached 

 the Green Dragon in time to find the excursionists well on with the second course of their 

 dinner, after which I received from them an account of the expedition. The scene was for our 

 latitude a most strange and unaccustomed sight, the more striking features of which I 

 cannot better portray than by borrowing the delineation which appeared in the 5th page 

 of the Hereford Times of July 13th : 



"The little parish of Felton, situated about 8 miles midway between Hereford and 

 " Bromyard, was on Sunday last visited by one of the most remarkable thunderstorms and 

 " hurricanes of wind, attended with the most direful consequences as far as destruction of 

 " property is concerned, that has ever happened within the memory of the oldest inhabi- 

 " tant of that parish. Many of the owiiers of houses and land have suffered considerable 

 " losses ; trees of enormous height and girth were uprooted and hurled in all directions, 

 " others were twisted round and torn off from the centre, and large branches were carried 

 " away into adjoining fields. Some of the houses were unroofed, others were partially 

 "blown down, scarcely leaving a rack behind, whilst in several labourers' cottages the 

 " windows were blown out, the inmates having, however, fortunately in every case escaped 

 " unhurt, not a single accident having occurred to endanger the life of any person. The 

 " grain was in many fields beaten down to the ground from the force of the wind and rain, and 

 " the hop yards too were played sad havoc wth by the frolics of the wind, the poles having 

 "been lifted out of the ground and the bines broken to pieces- One extraordinary 



