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me, and to talk over matters connected with the Club or with 
the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. On this latter 
subject our intercourse had been recently somewhat restrained ; 
though favourable to them himself, he was aware of my entire 
disapproval of the alterations lately carried out, and the topic was 
mutually tabooed, This was the only occasion during a long 
acquaintance on which I ever differed from him or saw reason for 
doubting the wisdom of his judgment. 
Very few of our Members are aware of the anxious solicitude 
he showed as to the Club’s progress. Many probably have never 
seen him—he had outlived the present generation,—but those few 
who still remember the early days can recall to mind his presence 
at our Meetings and Anniversary dinners ; when at the latter his 
terse and short addresses bore witness to his anxiety lest the 
social nature of our gatherings should overshadow the scientific 
object for which the Club was founded in 1855. Those whose 
memories can not extend so far back might not pass altogether an 
unprofitable time if they read those Addresses printed in the early 
volumes of our Proceedings. His strength did not permit him 
latterly to join our walks and excursions; but I find that after 
Presiding at the Anniversary Meeting, on the 18th February, 
1864, he walked with the Members to inspect the “ Celtic” 
Chambered Tumulus at Stony Littleton, near Wellow, and if my 
memory is correct this was the last occasion on which he took 
part in our out-door pursuits. Our Proceedings bear testimony 
to the numerous Scientific contributions from his pen. It is 
difficult out of the 21 communications, beside short Addresses, to 
make any selection, but probably the following may be considered 
-as the most valuable. 
The Address delivered to the Members on*February 2nd, 1864. 
Natural History Museums. February 21st, 1865. 
Phosphatic Nodules in the Eastern Counties. April 12th, 1866. 
The Bath Flora. December 5th, 1866. 
Notes on the summer of 1868 : particularly the temperature as 
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