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wind in no way damped the ardour of those who had made up 
their minds to go through the programme arranged for the day. 
In our last three excursions of the season we were fortunate in 
having our President with us, who greatly added to the pleasure 
and profit of the day by his knowledge of the country and his 
kindness in affording information and explanation of the various 
geological phenomena met with on the route. We have again to 
thank those noblemen and gentlemen who so kindly open their 
grounds to the Society, and it is to be hoped that our Members 
will long continue to deserve this mark of courtesy and trust. 
The Evening Walks on Thursdays have, as usual, embraced 
all those points of interest which are within easy distance of the 
City. The local botany of the neighbourhood has thus in a great 
measure been worked out, while the observing faculties of our 
younger members are thus cultivated. 
The Annual Conversazioné was held October 2nd, in the 
Town Hall, kindly lent for the occasion by the Mayor, (W. 
Jounson, Esq.) 
The large attendance of members and friends showed, as on 
former occasions, that these réuntons are appreciated, serving as 
they do the purpose of bringing before the public the different 
pursuits and the various specimens collected by our Members, 
while giving all an opportunity for friendly meeting. Thanks to 
the kindness of the Dean the bust of Charles Kingsley by 
Mr. Bett was uncovered in the large hall, and was there seen for 
the first time before being placed in the Cathedral, where it will 
remain as a memorial of his too brief sojourn amongst us. 
At the Conversazioné we had a fine show of Microscopes, the 
Members of the Liverpool Microscopical and Wrexham Societies 
contributing their aid. -There was also a good display of 
Philosophical Instruments, and, thanks to Mr. J. R. Epwarps, 
of the Post Office Telegraph Department, we had shown and 
explained the Duplex Printing Telegraph, and the Telephone. 
Mr. D. Jounson, of Wrexham, showed the compound Pendulum 
Apparatus, and during the evening distributed a number of the 
exquisite tracings made by this machine. All the rooms were well 
