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Vol. II. JULY, 1867. No. 7. 
EXCURSION -MEETING. 
Friday, July 26th, 1867. — The second excursion of the season took 
place this day, as arranged. During the previous night and the early part 
of the morning, a great deal of rain fell, and when the members met each 
other at the Railway station at half-past eight, considerable doubts were 
expressed as to the advisability of setting off in the rain. A rising baro- 
meter, a northerly wind, and the distance of the locality to be visited, were 
the chief arguments in favour of the possibility of rain not interfering 
much with the day's outing, and at the last moment, the few members 
present, with their friends, decided to start. The event proved that their 
expectations were justified, for after the train had gone ten miles on the 
road to Gloucester, the rain ceased, and no more fell during the day on 
the ground traversed by the party. Occasionally there were gleams ©f 
sunshine, but during the greater part of the time the air was cool and 
pleasant, in the highest degree favourable for walking with comfort. A 
haze in the atmosphere interfered with the distant views, but in other 
respects the day was all that could be desired, and the only source of 
regret was that more members were not present to enjoy and take advan- 
tage of it. 
