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SOCIETY. 



A public meeting was held at the Guille-Alles Library 

 on Tuesday, October 10th, 1882, for the purpose of forming 

 a Natural History Society, Edgar MacCulloch, Esq., Lieute- 

 nant-Bailiff, in the chair. In his opening address, the chair- 

 man said that such a Society as was now contemplated had 

 long been a want in the island. An attempt had once been 

 made, but after a time that Society became defunct. There 

 were in the present case, reasons why better success should 

 now be possible— through the kindness and patriotic spirit of 

 Messrs. Guille and Alles the new Society would have a place 

 to meet in, and a large collection of books to consult. The 

 speaker considered that there was nothing more elevating than 

 the study of Natural History, and of this there was in Guernsey 

 a rich field open to students. Its Geology was certainly 

 limited, but in its Fauna and Flora, there was endless work 

 before the members of such a Society. One gentleman present 



