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« MEETING AT ASHFORD. 



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The Third General Meeting of this Society was held at 

 Ashford, on Friday, the 31st August, 1860, and proved a 

 most interesting and in every respect a satisfactory one. 

 The arrangements for the meeting were principally under 

 the control of Robert Furley, Esq., and a resident com- 

 mittee. The programme of the day's proceedings com- 

 prised a botanical ramble over the Eastwell Downs ; an 

 exhibition of specimens illustrative of different branches 

 of Nataral History; and a public meeting. 



Fortunately the weather was very favourable, and, 

 in accordance with the programme a large party of ex- 

 cursionists met at the principal entrance to Eastwell Park 

 — (the Earl of Winchelsea having kindly permitted the 

 society to have their excursion in the park) — under the 



