2 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION. 



Oowtliorpe. — The first meeting for the year, being the 

 171st meeting of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, was held 

 at Walshford Bridge, for the Cowthorpe Oak, on Saturday, the 

 gth of May, 1903. The excessive rainfall necessitated the 

 members retiring to the Walshford Bridge Inn earlier than 

 was expected. 



The roll-call showed that there were present members from 

 nine Societies. 



The President, Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, occupied the 

 Chair, and, after taking the opportunity of thanking the 

 members for his election, referred to the fact that, in 1877, 

 the first Field Meeting of the Union was held under the 

 shadow of the Cowthorpe Oak. 



Mr. T. H. Nelson exhibited two oil paintings of Flam- 

 borough Cliffs, by Woodhouse, which he stated he could get 

 reproduced in colours for the " Birds of Yorkshire." 



For details of the Excursion see the " Naturalist " for 

 June, 1893. 



Auditors. — On the proposition of Mr. E. Hawkesworth, 

 seconded by Mr. John Farrah, Messrs. C. Crossland and W. B. 

 Crump, of Halifax, were elected Auditors for the year. 



Filey. — The 172nd meeting was held at Filey, for the 

 examination of the Brig and the adjacent cliffs, from Saturday, 

 May 30th, to Whit Monday, June ist. 



About 30 members stayed the week-end, and, on the 

 Monday, the number present was nearly 150. 



On the Saturday, the cliffs between Speeton and Filey were 

 examined, under the guidance of Mr. C. G. Danford, of 

 Reighton. In the evening a meeting was held at Foord's 

 Hotel, under the Chairmanship of Mr. G. T. Porritt, when 

 the following addresses were given : — " Shore Collecting at 

 Filey and Scarborough,"* by the Rev. W. C. Hey, read by 

 Mr. T. Fetch ; " Some Recent Geological Discoveries in the 

 District," by Mr. J. W. Stather ; "Roman Remains near 

 Filey," by the Rev. E. M. Cole, read by the Secretary; 

 "Notes on an Opossum, recently caught alive at Leeds," by 

 Mr. A. White. 



On the following day the party divided, one section 

 examining the marine fauna of the Brig, accompanied by 

 Mr. T. Fetch, another taking the cliffs to the south of Filey, 

 and a third joining Mr. C. Fox-Strangways, and the members 



* Printed in the " Naturalist " for September, 1903. 



