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ignorance, and as the pioneer of a new revelation, lie lived to 

 receive those honours and that applause which surrounded him 

 when living, and when dead accompanied his remains with the 

 concourse of a nation's regret to that grand memorial pile at 

 Westminster, where with the great Englishmen of other days, 

 who have by their works, their actions, and their genius made 

 our England famous, the name of Chakles Ltell is for ever 

 enshrined. 



Multis ille bonis Jlehilis occidit 

 Nulli flebilior quam mihi. 



In this sad obituary I must not omit the loss which this Club 

 and County have sustained within the last twelve months, by 

 the death of two of the original members of the Cotteswold 

 Field Club ; I allude to John Curtis Hatwakd, the late County 

 Chairman, and Edwakd Holland, of Dtfmbleton, the latter well 

 known as one of the leading agriculturists of Great Britain. 



I am glad to have it in my power to report that the position 

 of the Club, both numerically and financially, is in all respects 

 satisfactory. There is no falling off in our numbers, nor in the 

 quality of the papers read before us, as the next number of oui' 

 transactions will shew; and in the matter of finance, our excellent 

 Secretary and Treasiirer reports, so well and economically have 

 our funds been administered, that at the end of May the Club 

 will have in hand at least £100. 



With these prefatory, and I hope satisfactory remarks, I will 

 now proceed to give a review of the work done, and the ground 

 traversed by the Club at its different Field Meetings, during the 

 past season. 



THE ANNUAL MEETING 



of the Club was held at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Gloucester, on 

 Thursday, 12th March, 1874, when the officers were chosen, and 

 the places of Meeting for the season were fixed; you then 

 renewed the honour you have for so many years conferred upon 

 me by electing me your President, with Dr. Weight and Mr. 

 Lucy as Vice-Presidents, and Dr. Paine as Honorary Secretary. 



