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THE YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION 



AT MARKET WEIGHTON. 



The Bank Holiday excursion (August 6th) of the Yorkshire 

 Naturahsts' Union had been arranged to take place in the interest- 

 ing and picturesque neighbourhood of Market Weighton, including 

 Goodmanham, Londesborough Park, and Houghton. Nature was 

 on this day in one of her sunniest aspects, the long reign of Jupiter 

 Pluvius seemed to be at an end, and altogether our scientists were in 

 far different spirits than upon the unfortunate visit made recently to 

 the Peak. The whole party assembled at the Market Weighton 

 Railway Station, from whence the geologists, under the leadership of 

 the Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., President of the Geological Section, 

 proceeded in the direction of Goodmanham, Enthorpe, and Londes- 

 borough, whilst the second party, under the direction of Mr. Boyes, 

 examined the district including Houghton Park and North Cliff 

 Woods. 



After the investigations of the day, a substantial tea was partaken 

 of at the Londesborough Arms Hotel, Market Weighton, at the con- 

 clusion of which the sectional and general meetings were held at the 

 National Schoolroom. 



The general meeting was presided over by the Rev. E. Maule 

 Cole, M.A. After the adoption of the minutes of the previous 

 meeting, the following new members were unanimously elected : — 

 Edward J. Lloyd, Manager, York Street Gas Works, Leeds ; 

 Rev. Alfred Clarke, M.A., Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon. The attend- 

 ance included representatives from the following societies, viz.: — 

 Leeds Naturalists' Club, York and District Field Naturalists' Society, 

 Goole Scientific Society, Leeds Geological Association, Malton 

 Naturalists' Society, Hull Field Naturalists' Society, Harrogate 

 and District Naturahsts' and Scientific Society, Ackworth School 

 Natural History Society, Hull Scientific Club, and Hull Geological 

 Society. Thanks were then voted — upon the motion of the 

 Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., seconded by Mr. C. H. Bould — to the 

 Rt. Hon. the Earl of Londesborough, and to the Hon. C. Langdale, 

 for permission to visit their estates ; to the Rev. R. Digby French, 

 for the use of the schoolroom ; to the Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., 

 and Messrs. F. A. Lees, J. D. Butterell and Frederick Boyes, for 

 assistance rendered on the circular ; to Mr. Proudlock, for his 

 efficient guidance of the geological party in a topographical capacity ; 

 and to the Rev. E. M. Cole, M.A., Messrs. M. B. Slater, T. Bunker, 

 and F. Boyes for their leadership of parties. 



Sept. i888. 



