26 FIRST QUARTERLY MEETING. 
By Rev. E. O. Trevelyan.—Carvings from the Church 
of Huish Champflower. 
By Mr. Moore, Ilminster.—A rich collection of Fossil 
Fish, and Insects, from the lias near Ilminster. 
There were numerous other curiosities exhibited, but it 
was impossible to make a complete list, in consequence ofthe 
parties who had deposited them having omitted to send 
desceriptions. 
First Quarterly Meeting held at Taunton, January 2nd 1850. 
The Rev. F. B. Portman, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Alurning Rleeting, 
HE CHAIRMmAN congratulated the society upon its pre- 
sent condition and prospects, there being already 250 
subscribing, and 25 honorary members, and a suitable room 
provided for a Library and Museum, to which some valu- 
able presents had already been made. 
He suggested, that members at large should take their 
share in the labour of furnishing scientific information, and 
not suffer it to devolve on a few ; besides elaborate papers 
which some might find leisure to prepare, short written 
notices and oral communications would be useful-—meetings 
would thus sometimes take the form of a debate, and not 
consist merely of a series of lectures. 
