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according to the predilectiona of his mind or his opportunities for 

 observation — to the collecting and registering of facts in all branches of 

 Natural Science; so that Geology should not wholly engross our attention, 

 but that the other wide domains of nature in plant and animal life 

 should receive at our hands equal and fitting illustration. We have now 

 secured at Gloucester, by the pui'chase of the fine collections of our friend 

 and colleague Mr. John Jones, the foundation for a County Museum, 

 which should present a complete illustration of the organic and inorganic 

 kingdoms of nature as developed in our county. Our colleague, Mr. 

 Jones, in that cosmopolitan spirit which distinguishes his enquii-ing mind, 

 has set us a good example, and in his papers on the Mollusca and Eeptilia 

 of the county has commenced that work, the further prosecution of which 

 I would strongly urge upon your attention. I may add that, in order to 

 facilitate the collection and registration of such facts, I shall at all times 

 be glad to receive from gentlemen or ladies, lists of the plants and animals 

 found in their neighbourhood, of which I would keep a register, to be 

 from time to time submitted to the Club, and published when sufficient 

 material shall have been brought together. 



With these prefatory remarks I will proceed to describe the operations 

 of the Club during the past season. 



The annual meeting took place at Cheltenham, on Wednesday, 4th 

 March, 1863, at which a large number of members were present. The 

 president read his address to the Club, and the secretary delivered a 

 report of its financial condition, which was adopted and oi-dered to be 

 printed. The election of officers for the ensuing year then took place, 

 when you were again pleased to testify your confidence in myself and 

 Mr. Lucy, by re-electing us to the posts of president and secretary 

 respectively. It was resolved, that in future all newly-elected members 

 should pay an entrance-fee of .£1. It was further agreed to limit the 

 number of members to 100. 



The presidents and secretaries of the Dudley and Severn Valley Field 

 Clubs were declared honorary members of the Cotteswold Field Club. 



A resolution was at the same time passed, that the number of Field 

 Clubs to whose officers the privilege of honorary membership should be 

 extended, be limited to six. 



Professor Buckman read a report upon the "Tumulus" opened by 

 the Club at Nymphsfield, in August, 1862, with notes upon the "Crania," 

 by Dr. Thurnam. The Professor exhibited at the same time two highly 

 polished and well-wrought flint celts, about 10 inches each in length, 

 from a ploughed field at Crudwell, in Wiltshire. 

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