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much narrowed, and the chance of anything new occurring 

 worthy of observation or remark much lessened with the advance of 

 each year. The constantly fresh addition of new members, how- 

 ever, and the satisfactory state of our finances indicate that the 

 local interest in the objects for which the Club was started is 

 unabated; and the original founders, who met together in 1855, 

 a band of naturalist brothers numbering about twelve, now, alas, 

 as the asterisks against the names in our " List of Members" 

 shows, reduced to four, must feel a certain amount of satisfaction 

 at their progressive increase. 



In summarising then our proceedings for the past year, we 

 begin with the anniversary meeting held at the Eoyal Literary 

 and Scientific Institution for the transaction of the i;sual business, 

 followed by the annual dinner at the Pump Eoom Hotel. 



Mr. Skrine, who presided, having, after the customary loyal 

 toasts, proposed " Success to the Bath Natural History and 

 Antiquarian Field Club," said that their President at the outset 

 declared the objects of the Club to be twofold, first, to explore 

 the neighbourhood thoroughly, and second to bring together men 

 of like minds. This was a comprehensive undertaking ; had they 

 been a working club or a mere cUlhtante society, having the name 

 but nothing of the reality 1 He thought they had reason to be 

 satisfied with what the Club had done in the past. Eeferring to 

 the walking parties, the Secretary said last year that they were 

 well supported, but expressed a wish that more notes were taken. 

 " How shall we," he exclaimed, " galvanise them into action 1" 

 They would do well to take notes, and he was sure that if the 

 members would jot down their observations and the remarks 

 of those who were acquainted with natural history, geology, 

 mineralogy and antiquity, they would collect a valuable mass of 

 information. They wanted an officer who had not been thought 

 of in the Club, an histriographer who could enter these observa- 

 tions and bring them forward or give them to the Secretary for 

 his " Summary." He advised them in their walks to keep their 



