The Field Excursions during the year have been as 

 follows:— 1880 : October i6th, to Shoreham; 1881 : May 14th, to 

 Falmer; June nth, to Arundel; July 16th, to Newhaven; August 

 13th, to West Grinstead; September 10th, to Mayfield. 



The Excursion to Newhaven was made by sea, Mr. Alderman 

 Cox having kindly invited the Members to go on board his steam 

 yacht. 



The Annual Excursion took place on the 7th of July, to 

 Bolney and Wykehurst, and a very pleasant day was spent. 



A list of the Papers read at the Ordinary Meetings is 

 appended to this Report, and the thanks of the Society are due 

 to those gentlemen who have read them. 



The Committee have again to record their thanks to the 

 Government of the United States and the Smithsonian Institute for 

 their great and continued liberality in forwarding valuable Reports 

 and other papers. 



The following is a List of the Papers read at the Ordinary 

 Meetings : — 



1880 : October, on " The Legend of the Devil's Dyke (near Brighton) 

 "and its Origin," by Mr. Frederick E. Sawyer, F.M.S. 



November, " On some of the Characteristic Features of Nature in 

 " South America, as delineated by Alexander Von Humboldt, 

 ''interspersed with remarks on Humboldt's life, character, 

 " and achievements," by Mr. G. F. Benson. 



18S1 : January, on " Plants and their Unbidden Guests," written 

 by Miss Barnard. 



