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Mr. JosiAH Goodwin presented to the Jenyns' librcary what he 

 described as an " unknown book," reading a short paper in reference 

 thereto. The book, which was the work of Dr. W. Falconer, of 

 this city, and printed in 1793, at the Cambridge University Press, 

 is entitled " Miscellaneous Tracts and Collections relating to Natural 

 History ; selected from the principal writers on that subject." It 

 was originally in the possession of Mr. W. SutclifFe, and is of quarto 

 size, unbound. 



The President thanked Mr. Goodwin for the book, and at the 

 same time exhibited another book (from the Jenyns' Library), 

 printed at Bath, and probably as little known as the one exhibited 

 by Mr. Goodwin. This was " Counubia Florum," a Latin poem by 

 De La Croix, something of the character of Darwin's " Loves of 

 the Plants." It was first published at Paris, in 1723, afterwards 

 republished at Bath with notes, in 1791, by Sir Richard Clayton, 

 Bart,, spoken of by Monkland as " a gentleman of classic mind," 

 who formerly lived in Camden Place. 



The fourth Meeting took place on Feb. 12th, under the Presidency 

 of the Rev. Prebendary Scarth, when the Rev. W. S. Shaw 

 illustrated his " Notes on Somersetshire Bells" (vide p. 468), by 

 some admirable drawings, tracings, and casts of the figures, 

 lettering and verses which occurred on some of the most ancient 

 Bells he had met with in his summer rambles. 



The Chairman conveyed the best thanks of the Club to Mr. 

 Shaw for his paper. Campanology had, he said, only been taken 

 up of late years, but it had certainly been thoroughly investigated 

 by Mr. EUacombe, who had just brought out a very valuable book 

 on the subject, a copy of which ought to be possessed by the 

 Institution. 



A discussion ensued as to the frequent occurrence of the 

 representation of a ship and other markings on Bells, which Dr, 

 Hunter suggested might in some cases be guarantees of value. 



The extracts from the Churchwardens' Accounts at Wrington 

 was the title of the next paper read by Rev. Prebendary Scarth 

 (vide p. 444.) 



Dr. Hunter asked about what period the overseers of the poor 

 had a separate account from the churchwardens 1 



