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station of Bannuir, or "Caer Bannau," and realize the truth, that when thei-e 

 is a British camp, a Roman camp is not far off. On the Crtig, I can hardly 

 say " weather permitting," Dr. Chapman read an entomological paper on the 

 beetle called " Geotrupas Stercorarius and its Parasites ;" after which, taking 

 another route past an ancient well towards the Priory, under umbrellas, we 

 were condu Hed over that stately and venerable fabric, now in course of restora- 

 tion from designs by Sir Gibert Scott, by its present vicar, the Rev. Herbert 

 Williams. I am sorry that no ecclesiologiat amongst us extemporised a dis- 

 course on the architecture of this remarkable structure, which is held to be in 

 no part, of earlier date than the 13th century, either on the spot or after dinner 

 at the Castle. Perhaps, if, as many members seemed to wish, we were to 

 make Brecon the centre of another excursion, we might count upon a paper 

 from Mr. Herbert Williams, who was unable to dine vnth us that evening 

 owing to a recent domestic affliction. Our after-dinner space was devoted to 

 Rev. C. J. Robinson's paper on the Domesday Book in Herefordshire, of which 

 interesting essay readers vnll find a transcript in the Transactions. If the day 

 was against us and in some circumstances untoward, still I am persuaded that 

 no Woolhopian out on it would have any inclination to vote against a second 

 visit, arising from unpleasant reminiscences. But such a revisiting must be 

 planned for us by experienced local members ; though I cannot doubt that, had 

 our first visit included the Beacon, it would have left us bitterer reminiscences 

 than we realized in carrying o\ir our limited programme. Coming now to the 

 Fungus Foray, which, through Dr. Bull's arrangements and exertions was 

 spread over the fourth week in October, it needs but that I should remind you 

 of its success, both in point of mycological guests of more or less note, and in 

 respect of the country they visited, and the treasures they discovered. The 

 Mynde, Bryngwyn, Dinedor, Holme Lacy, and Moccas yielded, to larger or 

 smaller bands of lynx-eyed fungus-seekers, discoveries which they knew how 

 to apiJreciate, though the outer world is sceptical of their social and botanical 

 importance — discoveries, some of which will, I am hapi)y to say, find pictorial 

 commemoration in the forthcoming volume. The presence amongst us of the 

 veteran Berkeley, to say nothing of such names as Broome, Rennie, Houghton, 

 Worthington, Smith, forbade the possibility of an unfruitful quest ; and 

 though I believe that more than once the starts from Hereford amidst clouds 

 and rain were watched by outsiders, who inwardlj' deemed that the breaks 

 destination ought to have been a certain imposing building at Burghill, cer- 

 tainly no one who joined any one of these excvirsions will henceforth aver our 

 forays are fruitless, any more than that they are unsociable, unentertaining, oi- 

 uninstructive. I do not insist, though convinced myself, that every camp- 

 follower need accept as a test of membership a devoxit belief in the importance 

 of esculent fungi to the food supply of the futiire, nor am I hardy enough to 

 maintain that our feasts would be as well frequenteil were they strictly limited 

 to vegetable sweetbreads, beefsteaks, and oysters ; but surely when our Inter- 

 national Exhibitions, Schools of Cookery, and kimlred institutions are trying 



