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and was an object of great interest to the meeting. How it came beneath the 

 floor of the Church is a mystery upon which a lively imagination may exercise 

 itself at liberty. From thence the route lay along the valley to Painscastle. 

 A halt of a couple of hours was made here, and the site of the old Castle was 

 visited. Mr. Cheese had promised to read a paper here descriptive of Painscastle 

 and its surroundings, but the strong wind that then blew over that exposed 

 situation, and the late arrival of the botanists from Rhos Goch, made it more 

 desirable to defer its reading till after dinner at Hay. Happily none of the 

 division visiting the morass were lost in its treacherous pitfalls ; and after obtain- 

 ing several very interesting botanical specimens — Triglochin palustre, Utricula 

 vulgaris, Lastrea Thelypteris, and as much as might be wanted of the Royal Fern, 

 Osmunda rcgalis— they were hospitably entertained by Mr. Griffiths, of Portway, 

 whose family has resided there for upwards of 500 years. At three o'clock the 

 signal for the return route was given, and the party re-united ; they started for 

 Hay, where, after a delightful drive over the Begwyn hills, they arrived by four 

 o'clock, quite ready for the plain but substantial and comfortable dinner provided 

 for them at the Crovrn Hotel. After the ordinary business of the Club had been 

 transacted, the President called on Mr. Cheese to read his paper on Painscastle. 

 This very able and interesting paper proves that the Woolhope Club has amongst 

 its members gentlemen who are well able to illustrate the history of the district 

 when they will take the trouble to do so, as Mr. Cheese has done. An interesting 

 and useful botanical paper was read by Dr. Holmes, of Leominster, on " The 

 Uses of some Wild Plants," and then, train time being up, a speedy adjournment 

 to the station ensued, and so came to an end one of the most agreeable field-days 

 of the year. The members who took part in the day's proceedings were — The 

 President (Mr. A. Armitage), Mr. G. H. Piper (President of the Malvern Field 

 Club), Messrs. Morris, and W. A. Swinburne (Vice-Presidents), Rev. Canon 

 Bevan (hon. member), and the following members and their friends : — Mr. E. H. 

 Cheese, Mr. C. Devis, Mr. Hall, Dr. Hiucks, Dr. Holmes, Rev. Mr. Hughes, 

 Mr. F. R. Kempson, Mr. Kempson, jun., Mr. C. J. Lilw.all, Mr. J. W. Lloyd, 

 Rev. H. B. D. Marshall, Rev. H. T. Mogridge, Mr. H. C. Moore, Mr. T. C. 

 Paris, Rev. W. Jones Thomas, Mr. A. Purchas, Mr. Samson, Mr. 0. Shellard, 

 Rev. W. R. Shepherd, Rev. W. H. Tweed, Mr. H. Vevers, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 

 Theo. Lane (Secretary). 



PAINSCASTLE-IN-ELFAEL, RADNORSHIRE. 

 [By Mr. Edmund H. Cheese.— 29th Acgdst, 1879.] 



If the district selected by the Woolhope Club for their excursion to-day presents 

 no striking feature of attraction to the antiquarian, it indisputably possesses 

 charms in its lovely varied scenery, which cannot fail to be appreciated. 



