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ELLESMERE NATURAL HISTORY AND FIELD CLUB. 
F.G.S., gave ns an instructive paper, entitled “ Notes on a Few 
Every-day Geological Agencies.” The lecture was illustrated by a 
number of lantern slides. On March 21st, Mr. H. J. E. Peake 
gave a paper on “ The Museum,” in which he gave a brief and 
interesting account of his scheme for arranging the Natural History 
Section of the Ellesmere Museum. The attendance at these 
meetings was fair, but leaves room for improvement. 
Last spring Miss L. Jebb, jun., and Mr. H. J. E. Peake were 
appointed to compile lists of the flora and fauna of the district (the 
district being roughly defined as extending for seven miles round 
Ellesmere). Miss Jebb and Mr. Peake have been actively engaged 
upon this work, and desire the hearty assistance of all members of 
the society and others to enable them to make these lists as com¬ 
plete as possible. The society has also decided to offer prizes in 
connection with the Ellesmere Horticultural Society for collections 
of Botanical and Entomological specimens to be exhibited at the 
Horticultural Society’s Show next August. The society has applied 
to the Technical Education Committee of the County Council for a 
grant in aid of the Museum fund, but the matter has not yet been 
settled. 
The scheme put forward by the Midland Union for recording 
scientific facts has received the attention of the society, and your 
committee have appointed Mr. A. A. Thompson local correspondent, 
and the following gentlemen local referees :—Botany, Rev. 0. M. 
Feilden; Entomology, Mr. H. J. E. Peake ; Ornithology, Mr. 
A. J. Jebb ; Mollusca, Mr. J. A. Share Jennings; Geology, 
Archeology, and Fungi, no local referees at present appointed. 
Your committee wish to call especial attention to the above appoint¬ 
ments, and to invite your hearty co-operation. 
The Museum Report will be presented by the two lion, curators, 
and your committee beg to congratulate you upon the progress 
made during the year under the able management of the two hon. 
curators, Rev. W. C. Tabor and Mr. H. J. E. Peake. 
The thanks of the society are due to Lord Brownlow for the 
use of the Town Hall for our meetings, to the president and vice- 
presidents for their valuable assistance in various ways, and to all 
July, 1893. 
