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MEETING AT THE WALL HILLS FOR LEDBURY. 



Thursday Mat 20th, 1869. 



" Up ! let us to the fields away, 

 And breathe the fresh and balmy air ; 



The bird is building in the tree, 



The flower has opened to the bee, 

 And health, and love, and peace are there." 



Mary Howitt. 



Thus thought, or certainly thus acted, the members of the "Woolhope Club 

 on Thursday last, when they held their first field meeting for the year. The 

 season is so forward that it seemed late to begin these pleasant excursions, but 

 though the foliage has well nigh all the fulness of Summer, it still has all the 

 brightness, and freshness, and charm of the Spring. They met for the trans- 

 action of the ofiSce business of the Club, at the Barr's Court station, where the 

 President for the year, James Rankin, Esq., JLA., of Bryngwyn, punctually 

 took his seat; and we may as well state at once that his "following" for the 

 day was thus composed :— Arthur Armitage, Esq., one of the Vice-presidents ; 

 Sir George H. ComewaU, Bart., the Hon. Sec. ; J. E. Lee, Esq. (Caerleon), 

 F. J. MitcheU, Esq. (Llanfrechfa Grainge), R. Lightbody, Esq., F.G.S. (Ludlow), 

 Elmes Y. Steele, Esq., and Dr. Chapman (Abergavenny), Dr. Bull, Evan 

 Pateshall, Esq., Rev. H. C. Key, Rev. W. P. Stanhope (Holm Lacey), John Lloyd, 

 Esq., Rev. Thos. Phillipps (DewsaU), T. Curley, Esq., F.G.S., D. R. Harrison, 

 Esq., Rev. E. Du Biusson (Breinton), John Lambe, Esq., Rev. J. T. Parsons 

 (Dewchurch), Edward Armitage, Esq., Rev. C. Smith (Tarrington), J. H. 

 Mapleton, Esq., Rev. David Price (Little Marcle), Dr. J. H. Wood (Tarrington), 

 Rev. J. Hollo way (Clehonger), G. 0. Martin, Esq., Reginald Symonds, Esq., Mr. 

 Lloyd (Kington), Mr. Pitt (Freetown), Mr. Downing (Holm Lacey), Mr. Andrews 

 (Boabury), and Mr. Arthur Thompson. 



The Central Committee reported that with a view of taking a more 

 accurate accoimt of the rainfall of the valley of the "Wye two new certified rain- 

 gauges had been ordered ; one was stationed on the Irvon vaUey under the care 



