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interesting places there were in that county, particularly 

 about the Mendip Hills and Cheddar, but he could not go 

 so far as Mr. Brent had done in reference to Kent. There 

 were places of far more interest to him (the President) in 

 his own county. To go no further than where they were 

 at present assembled, he could assure them that the cliffs 

 which they had that day explored, and the range of similar 

 formation between Folkestone and Dover, were exceedingly 

 interesting. (Hear, hear.) He also must express the plea- 

 sure he had experienced in hearing of the researches of 

 other societies with kindred objects to their own ; as any- 

 thing which tended to enlarge the sphere of their observa- 

 tions was of especial interest to the members of this So- 

 ciety. (Hear, hear.) Speaking of the excursion they had 

 that day made, the President remarked that it was one emi- 

 nently calculated to bring about this result, and he was very 

 much pleased to see that all the ladies were highly gratified 

 with the route which had been taken, and were all 

 so much gratified with the exertions which had been made 

 by Mr. Dowker to please and to instruct. (Applause.) 

 These cliffs were exceedingly interesting, and took them 

 back to very ancient times. Some excellent specimens of 

 fossils were found in that locality, and he regretted very 

 much that he had none on the table for their inspection. 

 Any one might pick up these beautiful specimens. T.here 

 was a man near the upper station who gained his living by 

 collecting them, and he would have been glad to have 

 bought specimens if notice had been given him. He was 

 sorry that the turn out on that occasion was not so large as 

 might have been expected, but this by no means formed an 

 index as to the number of the Society. Some 

 liked the dry land, others were fond of the 

 sea, and he regretted very much to be told that 

 a very largo number from Dover had been disappointed of 

 the steamboat trip to Dungcness. The weather had been 

 against them on several occasions recently, and it was a 



