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one of the most valiant and powerful noblemen that 

 England has ever produced, and one who has been cor- 

 rectly described as the " the proud setter up and puller 

 down of Kings;""' the correctness of which observation 

 is evinced, by his having been mainly instrumental in 

 dethroning Henry VI., and making Edward IV. a King ; 

 and again in dethroning Edward and restoring Henry. 



" Warwick (woundedj. — For who liv'd King, but I could dig his- grave? 



And who durst smile wben Warwick bent his brow? 

 Lo, now my glory smear'd in dust and blood ! 

 My parks, my walks, my manors that 1 had. 

 Even now forsake me; and of all my lands. 

 Is nothing left me but my body's length." 



Shakespeare's Henry VI., Part 3, Act 5, Scene 2 

 (A Field of Battle near Barnet.) 



The following paper was then read : — 



ON SOME OF THE MINOR NATURAL HISTORY 



EXCURSIONS MADE DURING THE 



LAST MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



By T. C. AECHER, Esq., V.P., 



Peofessob or Botany, Queen's College. 



Every naturalist is aware of the value of actual work 

 in the field, but it is not always easy to convince the fire- 

 side student that more may frequently be gained in a few 

 walks with accomplished masters of natural history, than 

 can be acquired by years of study assisted by books 

 alone. Indeed it is almost impossible to over-estimate 

 the value of "field days" to the really ardent naturalist, 

 especially when these pleasant and healthful studies are 

 shared by agreeable companions. 



(1) Shakespeare's Henry VI., Part 3, Act 3, Scene 3. It is remarkable, that in 

 the same Tragedy, in Act 2, Scene 3, Shakespeare conveys the same sentiment, but 

 in different words — " Tlioii setter up and plurker down of Kings." 



