absent iu the former ; thus Londou'is a city of brick and 

 tile, while Paris possesses stone buildings. Various speci- 

 mens of fossil shells, wood, septaria, selenite, were picked 

 up by the excursionists. The party taking this walk of 

 the beach but few botanical specimens were found, and 

 none worthy of note. 



At the meeting were exhibited — by Captain Cox, abeau- 

 tiful collection of moths and specimens, connected with 

 entomogy. Mrs. Taylor, fossils from Heme Bay, land crab 

 from Calcutta. Miss Denne, of Reculver, sent some inter- 

 esting specimens of fossil wood from the chalk and Thanet 

 Bands, with other fossils. Mr. Cummingsand Mr. Wetherel 

 likewise exhibited some beautiful specimens. Mr. Dowker 

 and Mr. J. Reid exhibited some microscopes with entomo- 

 logical preparations. Mr. Dowker exhibited a collection 

 of fossils from the chalk and London clay. 



At two o'clock the party (who now received numerous 

 additions) reached Ilerne Bay, and took lunch in a room 

 in the Town Hall. 



At three the doors of the Town Hall itself were thrown 

 open for the public meeting. The hall was speedily filled 

 by a most respectable audience, probably not less than 500 

 persons being present. A number of beautiful drawings, 

 of large size, decorated the platform. They were intended 

 to illustrate the paper read to the meeting, and were exe- 

 cuted by Mrs. Cox. Below the platform were arranged on 

 tables a great variety of objects of natural history, collected 

 chiefly at Heme Bay and the neighbourhood, many of them 

 being of great interest. 



Among the company present were Sir Walter James, Bart., 

 Lady James and family. Major and Mrs. Munn, Capt. and 

 Mrs. Cox, Rev. D. Butler and Mrs. Butler, Rev. H. L. 

 Jenner, F. H. Sankey, Esq., Capt. Bowden, R.N., Mr. and 

 the Misses Bowden, Geo. Dowker, Esq., J. Reid, Esq, and 

 Jlrs. Reid, H. B. Mackeson, Esq., A. Wetherel, Esq., Mr. 

 and Mrs. C. White, S. Cooper, Esq., — Newton, Esq., 



