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marquee, llr. Baker, of Sandmch, was elected an 

 Associate, for the valuable collection of Stuffed Birds ho 

 there exhibited. The thanks of the Society were voted 

 to the Earl of Guilford, for his permission to assemWe on 

 his farm. 



The Fourth General Meeting of the Society took place at 

 Dover, on the 24th of August, on which occasion a most 

 successful excursion to Cop-point, near Folkestone, was 

 made the great feature of the day. A large party assem- 

 bled, under the guidance of Mr. H. B. Mackeson, of 

 Hythe, who gave a most interesting description of the 

 geological featiires of the district. The meeting and 

 dinner took place at the Maison Dicu, imdcr the presidency 

 of Sir Brook W. Bridges, Bart., M.P. Major W. A. Munn 

 read a paper on the Honey Bee, giving the results of several 

 of his original observations, and illustrated by several speci- 

 mens of bees, with their comb and hives, &c. Mr. Roberts, 

 of the Dover Collegium, read a paper on the Teredo 

 Destructor; and the Eev. F. F. Scott a letter written 

 by the late Mr. John Chaffey, of Doddington, describing 

 a curious anecdote of the common wood Owl and domestic 

 Cock. 



In addition to these. Local Meetings of the Members in 

 the vicinity of Margate and Canterbury have been held 

 monthly in theii* respective Museum-rooms. 



Lastly, yotir Committee would congratulate your Society 

 on its present financial position. 



