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the incessant attention which tliev had shown the visitors 
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during the meeting—(applause)—and to couple with the 
toast the names of Mr. Poulton and Mr. Underhill. 
Mr. W. R. Hughes, F.L.S. (Birmingham), seconded the 
vote, which was most cordiallv received. 
Mr. Poulton returned hearty thanks on behalf of tiie 
Oxford Society for the kind way in which the visitors had 
spoken of them, and said it had been a very great pleasure to 
the Societv to see those from a distance among them. He 
felt that the Union had a very great work to do, and thought 
that Natural History Societies made a great mistake in very 
often thinking that tliev could do better work themselves 
than by joining a Union like theirs. He deprecated the use 
of so many organs in which the doings of Natural History 
Societies were made known, and said that a few good 
magazines should contain the work of all the Natural 
History Societies of the country. He thought it was an 
advantage for Societies to combine, and that their Union did 
an admirable piece of work in leading such a combination. 
In conclusion, he wished to express in the name, he was 
sure, of all present their most sincere and hearty thanks to 
the Dean of Christ Church for lending them the use of the 
Hall on that occasion—(applause). He (the speaker) thought 
it was most appropriate that their Society should meet and 
have lunch in the first Hall in Oxford, and when the Dean of 
Christ Church was approached on the subject he very kindly 
consented at once to their having the use of the Hall— 
(applause). 
Mr. H. M. J. Underhill also returned thanks, and seconded 
the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, and the pro¬ 
ceedings closed. 
In spite of the ceaseless drizzle, parties were now made up 
under local guidance to visit some of the lions of Oxford. 
Thus a number, under the guidance of Mr. Poulton, proceeded 
to the Hall and Chapel of Magdalen College, and thence to 
the Botanical Gardens on the opposite side of the road, 
where Mr. Farmer, assistant to Professor Vines, was present 
throughout the afternoon. Some again visited the Pitt- 
Rivers Collection, where Mr. Balfour again explained the 
most interesting features; others the Hope Collection of 
Insects, under the guidance of the Rev. J. W. B. Bell. The 
Bodleian Library was open from two to four p.m., the Bodley 
