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“ Upwards of 500 members were soon drawn together, many of whom received at the early meetings those first impressions of the Sciences, and the impetus to enter on their study with earnestness, which has since yielded valuable results to themselves and others. ”

“ During the summer months numerous Field Meetings are held, and increasing interest is manifested in them. They are arranged so as to embrace not only places of Geological interest, but also ruins, interesting churches, and other buildings, places of historical celebrity or natural beauty ”

“ The Earl of Dudley lent his pictures by old masters, and there were good and carefully selected collections of specimens of local arts and manufactures. A handsome profit remained, after the payment of expenses, which was devoted to the purchase of Fossils for the Museum. During this period, the members of the Society occupied much time in conducting the scientific Clubs, attracted by the Exhibition to Dudley, to the many places of geological interest in the neighbourhood, and were so much engaged in this way that little time was left for the ordinary work of reading papers and discussion. ”