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Museum, Leycester's Hospital, and the Parish Church. After partaking of 

 luncheon at the Woolpack Hotel, the party drove to Stoneleigh Abbey, stopping 

 a short time on the way to examine Gay's Cliff. By the kind permission of Lord 

 Leigh, they were allowed to go through the Abbey and about the Park, where 

 they examined with interest a fine old oak tree, eighty feet in height and thirty 

 feet in circumference. A pleasant drive back to Warwick was followed by a tea 

 at the Woolpack, after which the party returned to Birmingham. Microscopical 

 General Meeting. — May 18th. — Mr. J. Levick exhibited Rhipidodendron 

 Euxleyi, a flagellate monad first found on the borders of Dartmoor by Mr. W. 

 Saville Kent, and named by him ; Mr. T. Bolton exhibited a very rich 

 gathering of Hydra vulgaris and Rotifers from Edgbaston Pool. Mr. J. E. 

 Bagnall exhibited Menyanthes trifoliata, Hypnum giganteum, and other plants 

 from Old Park, Warwick. — A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Lord 

 Leigh for his kindness in allowing the members access to the Abbey and Park 

 on Whit-Monday. — Mr. A. W. Wills gave an account of the Desmids of Sutton 

 Park, illustrated by numerous living specimens in the microscopes, and 

 beautiful coloured drawings. He stated that he had discovered no 

 less than seventy-five species within the limits of Sutton Park, and 

 gave a list of their names, which will appear in a future number of the 

 " Midland Naturalist." 



BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND INSTITUTE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 

 — April 28th. Mr. A. N.Deakin, B. A., read a paper on "Curiosities of Criticism." — 

 May 12th. Mr. A. Cresswell gave a lecture on " Duplex Telegraphy." — May 17th. 

 The members went by rail to Shrewsbury, and walked via Atcham to Wroxeter. 

 After luncheon the party walked to the Wrekin. 



OSWESTRY AND WELSHPOOL NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB.— 

 The first excursion for this year took place on Thursday, April 29th. After 

 meeting at Chirk station about 1 30, the party took their way through Bryn 

 Kinalt Park, by the kind permission of Lord Dungannon, and along the banks 

 of the Ceiriog to the junction with the Dee ; then up Coed-y-rallt,from the top of 

 which there is a very fine view of the Vale of Llangollen, Wrexham, and the 

 Cheshire hills ; thence the route lay up the picturesque Glyn Morlas, and along 

 the line of Watts' Dyke to Belmont, and the walk was ended at Gobowen. 

 Among the plants found were Narcissus bi/olius, Sweet Cicely, and alternate- 

 leaved Golden-Saxifrage ; also Harts' Tongue Fern. The day was fine and the 

 walk lovely. The second excursion took place on Thursday, May 20th. 

 After meeting at Bultington Station, the party proceeded to explore the volcanic 

 range which stands in front of the Long Mountain. Moel-y-Golfa was first 

 ascended, and the labour of climbing its steep sides is well repaid by the magni- 

 ficent panorama stretched out beneath you. As the view on the Welsh side 

 was very clear, Cader Idris, Plinlimmon, and the Arans were distinctly visible. 

 The camp on the neighbouring hill of Cefn-y-Cartell was very plain. It is said 

 by some to have been the camp of Caractacus, and that he was defeated in Moel- 

 y-Golfa by the Romans. The party then crossed the intermediate valley to the 

 Breidden, and thence made their way to Pool Quay Vicarage, where they were 

 very hospitably invited to tea. Among the plants found were Saxi/raga 

 granulata, Sedum Forsterianum, Geranium sanguineum, Lychnis viscaria, 

 Helianthemum vulgare, and Oak Fern. The day was very fine, and the 

 excursion was a most enjoyable one. 



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Wanted, Books. — Malacologia Monensis, by Edward Forbes, and other 

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