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area. Afterwards the destination was The Ley, about half a mile distant from 

 Weobley, a well-preserved specimen of timber architecture of the sixteenth 

 century. The Rev. Canon Phillott read a paper upon its history. The members, 

 after refreshing themselves under the hospitable roof of its occupier, Mr. 

 Benjamin Rogers, heroically took their seats in carriages under torrents of rain, 

 through which they drove to Weobley Church where they were met by the 

 Vicar, the Rev. J. S. Crook. The description of the Church was given by the 

 Rev. Canon Phillott. 



As the rain continued to fall without intermission the members, on leaving 

 the Church, were glad to obtain shelter anywhere they could find it. The 

 proposed ascent of Garnstone HiU and Lady Lift had been abandoned long ago. 

 The examination of the interesting old borough town was only attempted by a few 

 of the most determined ; yet notwithstanding the persistence of the rain, the seats 

 were again resumed in carriages most punctually, and a Mark Tapley spirit 

 pervaded their respective occupants as they drove through a drenching rain to the 

 hotel at Moorhampton, upon reaching which they were ultimately rewarded by a 

 temporary glimpse of sunshine, and an excellent dinner well served — concluding 

 with the course of the following entertaining papers : "The Pied Flycatcher," by 

 Mr. W. Warde Fowler; "Climate in relation to Life," by Mr. F. Bainbridge, 

 Vice-President ; and " The Migration of Birds," by the Rev. M. G. Watkins. 



The business of the day was transacted. The Rev. J. Dunn, of Much . 

 Marcle Vicarage, and Mr. G. Cress well, were elected members. The following is 

 a list of the members and visitors who attended the meeting : Rev. William 

 Elliot (President), Revs. J. Barker, J. O. Bevan, W. Bowell, Charles Burrough, 

 H. B. D. Marshall, Canon Phillott, R. Remington, M. G. Watkins, and H. T. 

 Williamson ; Drs. T. A. Chapman and J. H. Wood ; Messrs. F. Bainbridge, 

 J. Carless, jun., R. Clarke, James Davies, Luther Davis, E. H. Greenly, Thomas 

 Hutchinson, T. C. Paris, G. Hadfield, and H. Southall ; Mr. H. C. Moore, Honorary 

 Secretary, and Mr. James B. Pilley, Assistant Secretary ; and the following 

 visitors : Captain Elliot, R.A., Messrs. J. Barker, S. Blackmore, P Blackmore, 

 C. J. Burrough, Wm. Davis, senr., W. Warde Fowler, W. Hutchinson, — Smith, 

 Lacon Lambe, and Walter Pilley. 



