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Tue MAtvern Naturauists’ Crop held its First Field-meeting 
on May 23, the country for examination being that well known as 
Bromsgrove Lickey. Mr. E. Lees, the Vice-President, in the tem- 
porary absence of the President, Rev. W. S. Symonds, led the party 
to the summit of the Beacon Hill, whence a fine view of the trans- 
verse ridge of the Lower Lickey Hills is obtained. Thence the 
party returned to Kendal End, where Mr. Lees read some observa- 
tions on the Lickey quartz-rocks. At a quarry on the road to 
Kendal End, a singularly grand section of the Llandovery rocks 
was examined, at one part of which the strata are strangely con- 
torted, but the general dip appeared to. be to the south. ‘Thence the 
party proceeded round the northern base of the Lower Lickey to- 
wards Rubery Hill, where they were joined by the President. After 
passing the base of Rendall Hill, the Club reached the Old Rose 
and Crown, where they halted for dinner. 
After the ordinary business of the Club had been completed, the 
President delivered his annual address, in which he gave a résumé 
of the scientific progress and discoveries ef the past year, special 
allusion being made to Dr. H. B. Holl’s elaborate paper on the Mal- 
vern District (noticed separately), and the discoveries of flint imple- 
ments in Drift in various localities in the West of England. 
After a discussion in which Dr. Holl took part, the Rev. T. 
Smythe moved a vote of thanks to the Rev. W. S. Symonds for his 
able address, which, put by the Vice-President, was carried by ac- 
clamation. Mr. E. Lees then described the district over which the 
Club had passed that day. Dr. H. B. Holl made some remarks on 
the result of his researches in the Malvern Hiils. 
Arrangements were then made to invite the British Association to 
visit Worcester and Malvern in September, when Dr. Holl will lead 
the visitors to points of interest on the hills, and Dr. Grindrod will 
place his rooms and collections at the service of the Association.— 
Berrow’s Worcester Journal, May 27. 
Ricumonp AND Nortu Ripinc Naturatists’ FieLp-cLus.—On 
May 15th, the President, Edward Wood, Esq., F.G.S., invited the 
whole of the Members to his residence in Frenchgate, Richmond. 
By eight o’clock, between 200 and 800 Members had assembled. 
Mr. Wood first delivered a short lecture in the Museum, with spe- 
cial reference to the Ferns and other vegetable remains found in the 
Coal-measures. The lecture was intended as preliminary to a trip 
to one of the Durham Coal-mines which it is proposed to visit 
during the summer. ‘The Members afterwards adjourned to the 
gardens, and inspected the extensive collection of living Ferns, 
which appeared in all their vernal beauty. 
Mr. Wood gave a description of the Magnesium light, with 
illustrations, which terminated the evening.— Yorkshire Gazette, 
May 20. 
