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to inspecting the collection of West African weapons and instruments 
belonging to the Rev. Benjamin Whitelock, whose residence overlooks 
the line. Most of these were brought from Ashantee by Mr. White- 
lock’s son-in-law, Captain Malin, who is secretary to the Governor of 
Sierra Leone ; and sketches of which have appeared in the illustrated’ 
journals. At half-past four o’clock the party re-entered the train at 
Groombridge. 
The return journey was broken at Lewes, where the party alighted 
andadjournedto the Star Hotelfordinner. The after-dinner proceedings 
were of a complimentary character, the manner in which the Society 
had been received by the Rev. Mr. Saint, Mr. Oswell, and the Rev. Mr. 
Whitelock being specially noticed in the speeches,—a vote of thanks 
being awarded them, as well as to Mr. Haselwood, the President, and 
to Messrs. Wonfor and Onions, the Honorary Secretaries. by whom 
the arrangements had been made and so ably carried out. The journey 
was resumed at ten minutes to nine o’clock, and Brighton reached at 
a quarter-past nine, everyone highly delighted with the very pleasant 
day which they had spent. 
JULY 9TH. 
ORDINARY MEETING.—MR. PANKHURST ON THE 
GEOLOGY OF DERBYSHIRE. 
“When we looked on a Geological map and marked the many 
- different tints which denoted the varied rocks of which our island was 
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9 composed, we could the more readily understand the expression 
: 
“ England is the paradise of the geologist.” In no tract of ground of 
equal size on the globe was there presented such an epitome of the long 
life-history of the world as the fundamental rocks of our own island 
presented to us. Almost every tablet of the great stony record found 
here to a greater or less degree its representative. To be familiar with 
_ the names and character of all the multitudinous fossils which the 
_ strata disclosed, was possible only to a few ; but it was given to all to 
_ take an intelligent interest in the rocks themselves ; to learn something 
__ of the substances which composed them, of the manner in which they 
