FIEST ANNUAL MEETING. 



CANTERBURY, APRIL 18, 1860. 

 {Reprinted from tint "Kentish Gazette" of April 24, 1860.) 



The first ennual meeting of the members and supporters 

 of this interesting society was held at the Assembly-rooms, 

 Guildhall-street, on Wednesday afternoon. Among the 

 members present we observed the Very Rev. the Dean of 

 Canterbury, Captain and Mrs. C. J. Cox, Matthew 

 Bell, Esq., — Thompson, Esq., Mr. G. Dowker, 

 Mr. J. Brent, Mr. G. Rigden, Mr. A. B. Andrews, 

 Mr. John Martin, Mr. John Linford, Mr. "Wm. 

 Kennett, Mr. John Bateman, Rev. F, T. Scott, Miss E. 

 Kenrick, Mr. James Reid and family. Rev. F. J. Leach- 

 man, Mr. F. H. Sankey and Miss Sankey, Rev. C. Warton, 

 Miss Perkins, Mr. F. Slater, Mr. L. Forrest, Rev. J. Mit- 

 chinson, Mrs. and Miss Chaplin, Rev. C. W. Bewsher, Mr. 

 Thomas Addlcy, and Mr. E. S. Dean. The list of visitors 

 comprised Mrs. and Miss Croasdill, Mr. J. W. Horsloy, Mrs. 

 F. T. Scott, Mr. Batomen, Miss Brent, Mrs. R. L. Jones, 

 Mrs. Mitchinson, Miss Alford, Miss Warton, Mr. and Miss 

 M. A. Perkins, Messrs C. & E. Neame, Mr. J. Rigden, Mr. 

 John Admans, Mr. W. Bear, Mr. J. Horsley, Mr. M. 

 Horsley, Mr. J. S. Lipscomb, Mr. A. T. Duval, Rev. H. P. 

 Wright, Rev. P. and Mrs. Maitland, the Misses Furley, 

 Mrs. J. B. Kearney, Mr. S. J. Lucas, Mr. £. J. Woodrow, 

 Mr. E. J. Baker, &c., &c. 



In different parts of the room were arranged a large 

 number of interesting specimens illustrative of different 

 branches of the science of Natural History. We particu- 

 larly noticed a collection of sea ancmonicB from Mr. 



