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MIDLAND UNION OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 



CHELTENHAM MEETING, JUNE 16th and 17th. 



On the invitation of the Cheltenham Natural Science Society the 

 Annual Meeting of the Union this year was held under their auspices. 

 Dr. T. Wright, F.R.S., the Medical Officer of Health for Cheltenham, 

 and President of the Cheltenham Natural Science Society, is the 

 President of the Union, and Mr. E. W. Badger (President of the 

 Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society), and Colonel 

 Basevi (Secretary of the Cheltenham Society), hon. secretaries. For 

 the purposes of the local reception of the Union, a local committee was 

 formed, consisting of the following ; Dr. Wright (chairman), the Mayor 

 of Cheltenham, the Baron de Ferrieres, M.P., Mr. J. T. Agg-Gardner, 

 Major Barnard, F.L.S., Col. Blair, Rev. E. Cornford, M.A., Dr. G. B. 

 Ferguson, M.A., Sir Brook-Kay, Bart., Dr. C. B. Ker, Rev. H. 

 Kynaston, Dr. Julius Maier, Dr. Pullar, Dr. E. T. Wilson, and Messrs. 

 C. G. Blatchley, F. Day, F.L.S., F.Z.S., H. J. Elwes, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 T. Nelson Foster, H. A. James. M.A., A. Le Blanc, R. M. Lingwood, 

 M.A., F. D. Longe, M.A.. F.G.S., J. Middleton, R. O. Paterson, 

 C. Pierson, G. W. Sadler, J. Walker, M.A. and G. B. Witts. Col. 

 Basevi and Dr. Robert Smith, F.R.S., Edin., being the local hon. 

 secretaries. 



Most of these gentlemen took part in the proceedings, as did also 

 the following : Professors Westwood (Oxford) and Wiltshire (London), 

 Rev. Dr. Deane, F.G.S., Rev. H. W. Crosskey, F.G.S., Mr. W. R. 

 Hughes, F.L.S., Mr. W. J. Morley, Mr. J. Morley, Mr. E. Tonks, B.C.L., 

 Professor Bridge, Rev. C. Wilcocks, Dr. Hill, (Borough Analyst), 

 Mr. J. Potts, Mr. andMrs. Rabone, and Miss Osier (Birmingham), Mr. E. 

 A. Walford, Mr. Samuel Stutterd (Banbury), Mr. C. Perks, Mr. 

 J. Heron (Burton), Mr. B. Sturges Dodd (Nottingham), Rev. O. M. 

 Feilden (Oswestry), Dr. Partridge, Mr. J. H. Rogers (Stroud), Mr. 

 Egbert D. Hamel, Mr. Colin G. Campbell (Tamworth) Mr. E. Wethered 

 (Bath), Mr. E. W. Phipps (Nailsworth), Mr. Horace Pearce, F.L.S. 

 (Stourbridge), and many others. 



The proceedings were commenced by the holding of the Council 

 meeting at the Assembly Rooms, High Street, Cheltenham, at which 

 nineteen delegates from the various societies were present. The 

 meeting commenced at half-past twelve o'clock (June 16th,) and at a 

 quarter-past one was adjourned till half -past two, in order to enable the 

 delegates to accept the hospitality of Mr. Agg-Gardner, who most cour- 

 teously invited a large company, including all the principal members of 

 the Union who visited Cheltenham, to luncheon at the Plough Hotel. 



The Chairman (Mr. Agg-Gardner) having given " The Queen," next 

 proposed " Success to the Midland Union of Natural History 

 Societies." He remarked that it would seem superfluous on his part 

 to point out the objects of the Union, or even remark upon its merits 

 or history. Its history in the past year and its future prospects would 



