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the grounds of the Rev. Dr. Barrett, who gave them a most 
cordial welcome and hospitable reception, insisting on 
their entering his house and partaking of refreshment. 
Dippings were next taken from the water in Beddington Park, 
and then the wayfarers adjourned to the ‘‘ Plough,” at Bed- 
dington, in the hope of obtaining tea, &. The host, Mr. 
Watkinson, was, however, unprepared to entertain so large a 
party, so they were obliged to walk on to the ‘‘ Greyhound,” 
Croydon, where Mr. and Mrs. Budden provided a plentiful 
meal of bacon and eggs, cold beef, tea, &., and the 
Londoners afterwards returned to town by the 8.17 train. 
The general opinion was that the water of the Wandle is very 
unproductive of microscopic treasures, probably owing to the 
rapidity of its current. 
May 28th, 1870.—The members of the Club were invited by J. W. 
June 
Fiower, Esq., F.G.S., to visit his grounds at Park Hill. He 
had provided two cart loads of the rounded flints of the neigh- 
bourhood, as material to be cracked and searched for the 
microscopic organisms known to be abundantly contained in 
them. Many interesting specimens of fossil foraminifera, 
corals, sponge structure, &c., were found. The amateur 
stone-breakers were not allowed by their hospitable enter- 
tainer to languish for want of refreshment, for the popping 
of champagne corks was frequently heard above the sound 
of the geological hammers. Professor Rupert Jones, F.G.S.; 
Mr. W. Whittaker, F.G.S.; and Dr. Barrett, of Carshalton, 
were amongst the visitors. 
11th, 1870.—An Excursion to Mitcham Common. A fair 
variety of ‘‘ pond life ’’ was obtained. 
July 30th, 1870.—By the kind invitation of Henry W. Perk, Esq., 
M.P., a number of the members of the Club visited his beau- 
tiful grounds at Wimbledon. Mr. Peek accompanied them 
round the domain and through the admirably-arranged green- 
houses and hot-houses, filled with rare and choice plants. 
After taking dippings, &c., from the lakes and ponds in the 
grounds, in some of which Plumatella ‘repens was found in 
abundance, and examining an excellent entomological col- 
lection belonging to Mr. Skinner, an employé on the 
estate, the visitors sat down to a handsome banquet, laid 
out for them in the orangery. Mr. Peek further encouraged 
the Club by consenting to be proposed as a member of it. 
The excursionists returned to Croydon by the 8.5 train, 
much gratified by their visit and the generous manner in 
which they had been entertained. 
