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Those who are beginners, or less experienced in almost any 

 department of natural science, have the vast advantage of finding 

 amongst their fellow members some of the best authorities upon 

 it in the country, ever willing and ready to assist them. In 

 Botany, Mr, Arthur Bennett (whose opinion on certain classes 

 of plants is sought for by botanists in all parts of the world), 

 and Mr. Beeby, whose knowledge of the botany of our county is 

 unrivalled. In Geology we have Mr. Topley ; in Ornithology 

 and Oology, Mr. Crowley ; for the British Crustacea and Marine 

 Zoology generally, Mr. Lovett ; for Land and Freshwater 

 Mollusca, Mr. McKeau ; in Meteorology, Mr. Eaton ; for Prac- 

 tical Microscopy, Mr. Low Sarjeant. I might, in fact, go on 

 enumerating the names of many equally able in tlieir various 

 departments, and I only name these gentlemen as an example, 

 to illustrate my contention as to the great advantage to those 

 who are taking up any scientific study, of membership in a Club 

 like ours. 



If the admirable plans of our ex-President, Dr. Carpenter, had 

 met with the liberal support they merited, and been carried into 

 effect, we might now also have been in possession of an excellent 

 museum, and of suitable and convenient rooms for our meetings. 

 If we are ever in the position to congratulate ourselves on the pos- 

 session of these, the advantages I have referred to would be im- 

 mensely increased, and I can, in conclusion, only hope that they 

 may at no distant period be secured. It only remains for me, 

 gentlemen, to thank you for your patient hearing, and for the 

 courtesy and support I have met with from all the members of 

 the Club (official and otherwise), with whom I have been brought 

 in contact during my year of office. 



Members elected, 1885. 



Jan. 14<A.— John Philip Bead, " Eversfield," South Park Hill Road. 

 Thomas Dodgson Saunders, Park Hill Rise. Harry Douglas Gower, 

 16, Wandle Road. Lester Reed, South Park Hill Road. 



March llth. — Morgan Hughes, 4, WeUesley Road. Joseph John 

 GiU, 74, St. James Road. 



April 8iA.— John Dixon, C.E., High Towers, Park Hill. Richard 

 F. Grundy, Melton Lodge, Addiscombe. Cecil Lanfear, Rockwood, 

 Chichester Road. 



May 13th. -Alfred Bishop, Ringstead Lodge. T. J. Witt, 44, Ding- 

 wall Road. Frank Allen, Warrington Road. Peter Thomas Duncan, 

 M.D., Park Lane. E. L. Shore, Millbrook House, North Park. 



Sept. 9th. — John Wood Young, Tavistock Road. John H. Barber, 

 119, St. James Road. 



Nov. llth. — W.Terry, Camborne Road, Sutton. Alfi-ed Tliompson, 

 43, Carmichael Road, South Norwood. William Pool, 53, Thornton 

 Heath. George Theodore Crosfield, Hurstleigli, South Park Hill 

 Road. Henrj- Bernej', 61, North End. Dr. Walter Gripper, Manor 

 Road, Wallington. 



