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skirting Dungeon Wood to South Crosland, through Honley Woods to 

 Meltham, thence past Blackmoorfoot reservoir to Deer Hill, over the 

 moors to Wessenden Head, and down that vaUey to Marsden. The 

 common rendezvous for all the parties was Blake Lee, a pleasant resort 

 on the edge of the moors. Here the meetings were held. At the general 

 one, Prof. W. C. Williamson, F.R.S., the president, occupied the chair 

 There were about 50 or 60 members present, representing 14 societies 

 The list of new subscribers included Messrs. T. Pape of Hehnsley 

 A. Bear of Bradford, and P. B. Mason, F.L.S., of Burton-on-Trent 

 Votes of thanks to Messrs. Hobkirk and Mosley for their services as 

 local secretaries were adopted. Mr. Thos. Hick, B.A., B. Sc., reported 

 with respect to the address to Mr. Darwin, that the committee recom 

 mended that it should be printed on vellum, signed by the officers of the 

 tJnion, bound in a morocco case, and afterwards either forwarded to Mr 

 Darwin, or presented by a small deputation. The committee also thought 

 it advisable not to charge the cost of it on the Union funds, and had 

 opened a subscription among the members and friends. The report of the 

 Committee was accepted, and the committee re-appointed to carry out 

 their recommendations . Mr. Thomas Lister, of Barnsley, was chosen to 

 act as representative of the Union at the coming meeting of the British 

 Association at Swansea, on the motion of Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, 

 seconded by Mr. J. W. Davis, F.S.A, The officers of sections then 

 reported as follows : — For the Entomological Section Mr. S. D. Bairstow 

 F.L.S., reported that but little had been done. Scoparia coarctalis had 

 been taken by Mr. C. Smethurst, larvse of Polia flavocincta by Mr. G. T 

 Porritt and by Mr. J. P. Barrett of London (who was present as a visitor) 

 whilst Larentia caesiata and Oidaria populata were noticed in abundance 

 by all the members of the section. Tipulidse had been noticed in profu- 

 sion all over the moors, and various ichneumons, including Amblyteles 

 fasciatorius, had been noticed. Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., reported for 

 the Botanical Section. The total number of vascular plants noted during 

 the day was 120 among which were Claytonia alsinoides, Rubus chamse- 

 morus, Vaccinium Vitis-idsea, and Carex binervis. Thirty-six species of 

 mosses were observed, including Dicranella cerviculata, Bartramia 

 pomiformis, Atrichum crispum, Oligotrichum hercynicum, Hyocomium 

 flagellare, and Hypnum ochraceum. Jungermannia trichophylla, Chilos- 

 cyphus polyanthus, and nine other species of hepaticse were collected. 

 Three species of lichens were noted, Lecidea contigua, forma hydrophila, 

 being the best. Six species of fungi were collected, including Ascobulus 

 Crouani. Fragilaria virescens, F. mutabilis, Pinnularia viridis, Stigeo- 

 clonium protensum, and six other species of algse were gathered. As 

 botanists were forbidden to go on the moors, many plants which occur in 

 the district were not seen. — W. D. R. — [No other reports having been 

 furnished, we must refer our readers to the excellent account appended 

 to this issue, through the kindness of the proprietor of the Huddersjield 

 Weekly News. — Eds. Nat] 



