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Reprinted from " Kentish Gazette," September 11, 1S66. 



The second excursion of the East Kent Natural History 

 Society for the season took place on Thursday, and notwith- 

 standing the somewhat unfavourable weather, was very 

 successful. It was intended to visit the lighthouse and 

 coast at Dungeness ; and for this purpose the steamer 

 Palmerston, of Dover, had been kindly placed at the service 

 of the Society. Another party was formed for the purpose 

 of visiting and inspecting the undercliff at Folkestone, 

 under the able superintendence of George Dowker, Esq., of 

 Stourmouth ; and the excursion, therefore, promised to be 

 one of the best of the season. In the morning a pretty 

 numerous party assembled at the station of the London, 

 Chatham and Dover Railway, at Canterbury, where a 



