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CHELTENHAM NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY.— The first session 

 was brought to a successful close on May 16th, when the President, Dr. T. 

 Wright, F.G.S., F.E.S.E., delivered a most instructive address on "Fossil 

 Fishes," for an abstract of which we regret to say we have no room 

 this month. — The Rev. W. S. Symonds and Mr. Francis Day also delivered 

 addresses of much interest, the former discussing the question whether the older 

 fi-ihes lived in freshwater lakes or in salt water seas ; and the latter dealing with 

 the subject of " Classification." The next meeting of the Society will be in the 

 autumn. 



EVESHAM FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB.— May 30th.— Mr. J. S. 

 Blater in the chair. It was reported that the Excursion to Mickleton, 

 arranged for May 11th, had, after several times being postponed on account of 

 bad weather, been abandoned for this season. A vote of thanks was passed to 

 Mr. T. Latham for hia courtpsy on the occasion of the Excursion to Dudley, on 

 the 28th May. The following plants were mentioned by Mr. Doeg as having 

 been found lately in the neighbourhood : — Sa.vifraga Jiypnoides, Pobjgojiatum 

 officinale, O/'hn/s muse '• f era, and Polypi idiu.ni Rohertianum. An Excursion took 

 place on Saturday, June Sth, by break, to Tiddesley Wood, near Pershore. 

 There was not a large attendance. The following plants were found : — 

 Hahenaria hifolin. Iris foefidlssimn, Ilypenciim androgcemum, and Viburnum 

 Opulus. June 1.3th. — Mr. A H. Martin in the chair. Mr. Doeg brought a very 

 large specimen of the Lamprey, (Pefroniyzon marirms,) SG^in. long, and weighing 

 IJlb., taken in River Avon, near Cropthorne, last week. Mr. Martin showed an 

 egg of the Night-jar Mr G. New reported that Lathynis Xissolia and Lathyrus 

 Aphaca were both growing in great abundance on the side of the Worcester 

 Road. 



NOTTINGHAM LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETT.— 



Natural Science Section. — May 11th. — A geological excursion was made to 

 Annesley. Near the station a section of Lower Buiiter red sandstone, capped by 

 drift, was examined. The party then visited (by permission of C. Musters, Esq.) 

 an old quarry in the park. Here are several interesting exposures of highly 

 calcareous and cemented drift May 22nd. — Annual Meeting. — The following 

 officers were elected for the year 1878-9 : — President, Mr G. B. Rothera ; Vice- 

 Presidents : Mr. E. Smith, M.A., Mr. A. H. Scott White, B.Sc, B.A., F.G.S. ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. Isaac Mosley ; Committee : Rev. G. E. C. Casev, M.A., F.G.S. , Messrs. 

 E. Parry, C. J. A. Crawley, B.A., E. Wilson, F.G.S., A. L. Kohn.— May 25th.— 

 Geological excursion to Stanton-on-the Wolds. — June 10th (Whit-Monday.) — 

 A genl(>gical excursion (under the guidance of Mr. E. Wilson, F.G.S.) was made 

 to Miller's Dale. The party visited a marble quarry in Tideswell Dale, where the 

 Toadstone is seen resting upon carboniferous limestone. Description of the 

 section and general geological features of the district by Mr. Wilson. The 

 party then visited a quarry in Monsal Dale and other places of interest. 



NOTTINGHAM NATURALISTS' SOCIETY.— June 5th.— An ordinary 

 meeting was held, at which various Natural History objects collected during the 

 prest-ut year were exhibited. — Afternoon walks were taken every Saturday 

 during the month. 



OSWESTRY AND WELSHPOOL NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB AND 

 ARCH^OLOGICAL SOCIETY.— Thursday, June 20th, was fixed for the 

 second Excursion of this Club. Meeting at Forden Station the party proceeded 

 first to Munlyn Farm, where there is a large mound, surrounded by a moat, and 

 close by the Severn. Then crossing the river they came to S. Benno's Stone, a 

 large, upright boulder, standing by the roadside. Next they visited the Church 

 at Berriew, (a handsome modern building,) and admired the view of the Rhiw 

 from the bridge in the village. They followed the road up the beautiful Valley 

 of the Rhiw as far as Poutyfifrid, and then struck across the hills, past an old 

 camp, to the top of Powys Castle Park, from which there is a magnificent view 

 of Shropshire and Welsh scenery, including Cader Idris, Plynliramon, the Arana, 

 and the Berwyn range. Thence the road lay through the Park, with its splendid 

 trees, past the Castle, to Welshpool. The day was all that could be desired, 

 and among the plants found we may mention Inula Helenium, Lamium 

 macidatum, Habenaria bifolia, and Trifolium striatum. 



