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man who, in addition to liis other eminent scientific attainments, 

 added this one, that he had carefully worked out the superficial 

 deposits of his neighbourhood and supplied another name to our 

 by no means msignificant list of local geologists ; men now, alas ! 

 almost passed away, but Avho have left behind them lasting records 

 of their researches into the secrets of the hills and valleys of their 

 immediate neighbourhood. 



Sammcmj of Proceedings foi' the year 1877-8. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen, 



Would that yoiur Secretary had a greater mass of material 

 whence to draw his summary for the past year ! Scanty have 

 been the doings of the Club, scanty will therefore be the year's 

 record. In the first place the usual dinner did not conclude the 

 day of the anniversary meeting of the members, owing to the 

 small number of names sent in. In the second place, though the 

 Committee resolved that there should be only two evening 

 meetings instead of the usual number, thinking thereby to secure 

 a good attendance of members, yet the interest shown in the 

 subjects brought forward was even less marked than formerly, as 

 gauged at least by the very small numbers of those who were 

 present. 



The first of the Evening Meetings took place on Wednesday, 

 November 21st, Mr. Skiine in the chair when Mr. Emmanuel 

 Green read a paper on " The Poor, and some attempts to lower 

 the price of corn in Somerset 1548-1638." (Videj). 1). 



An interesting conversation followed, and Mr. Green was asked 

 and answered several questions in connection "vvith points raised 

 in his very admirable paper ; the meaning of some curious and 

 interesting old words quoted in the course of his paper, the effect 



