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a collection of fossils, and other objects of interest ; he in- 

 tended to leave, and having this collection, some public 

 spirited gentlemen came forward to secure it for the town 

 and to preserve the specimens ; Mr. J, G. Breach was one of 

 the gentlemen who came forward in this handsome way, and 

 with the assistance of the then chief magistrate of the town 

 (a predecessor of the present Mayor), asked the Corporation 

 to accept the specimens and to supply a room for their recep- 

 tion. Tne Corporation accepted them most willingly through 

 the then Mayor (Mr. Boarer), and passed a resolution thanking 

 Mr. Breach for his handsome presentation. These were the 

 brief facts that led to the establishment of the Town Museum 

 now opened ; the Corporation had furnished that room, and 

 they had the satisfaction of knowing that the specimens were 

 now so arranged that they would contribute to the education 

 of the people of the town, and it can but be gratifying to Mr. 

 Breach that his wishes have at last been fulfilled, and that 

 he is the founder of such a valuable Museum for the town of 

 Folkestone. He hoped those who could would join the Fol- 

 kestone Natural History Society, and aid them in their good 

 work by giving them every support. (Applause). 



The Rev. C. L. Acland said as his name had been specially 

 mentioned in connection with the work they saw before them, 

 he would say that he was very glad he had the work to do. 

 (Applause). It had been rather hard work certainly ; but he 

 was much interested in it, and the willing assistance of Mr. 

 Ullyett was invaluable (applause), and a great deal yet re- 

 mained to be done. The Museum they saw that evening was 

 not, he might say, the original one, as a great many of the 

 articles exhibited were loans from friends who had kindly 

 come forward to assist them. They had so many fossils to 

 arrange that he could not say much about them. Thus far 

 they had had all hand work in placing the specimens, but now 

 they had a great deal of head work to do in naming them, and 

 to do such work effectually almost demanded the presence of 

 the original collector, as the want of the date and locality where 

 the specimens were found left them rather in the dark as to 

 the character of the fossils. In his opinion a Museum should 

 be a complete repository of all local natural objects — it ought 

 to show specimens of all that the neighbourhood could con- 

 tribute ; he need hardly remind them that the neighbourhood 



