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turies. It was at once seen that a careful report of the occurrence
should be drawn up, and Mr. Meldola and Mr. W. White undertook the
task, as mentioned further on (post, pp. xciv.). Wishing to make a
personal inspection of the districts in which the disturbance had been
greatest, Mr. Meldola, Mr. T. V. Holmes, and Mr. W. Cole (Hon. Sec.),
visited Colchester and neighbourhood, and by the kindness of our mem-
bers, Mr. J. C. Shenstone and Dr. H. Laver, they were enabled to make a
somewhat exhaustive inspection of the damage caused in the town and
surrounding villages, including Mersea, &c. On May 10th, Mr. Meldola
and Mr. Cole also attended, at the invitation of Mr. E. A. Fitch, a meeting
at Maldon, convened by the Mayor on behalf of the Mansion House
Earthquake Relief Fund. [Much local information about the earth-
quake will be found in a pamphlet (reprinted from the ' Essex Tele-
graph '), entitled, " Full-Account of the Calamitous Earthquake in East
Essex, on Tuesday morning, April 22, 1881," Colchester, 1884 (3rd
edition, 1890). For full scientific and local details, the Club's 'Report
on the East Anglian Earthquake,' by Prof. Meldola and Mr. White
(1885), must be consulted (Ed. 1891).]
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 24th, 25th, and 2Gth,
1884. Exhibition at Loughton Public Hall.
The Loughton Public Hall, which was built with part of the money
paid by the Corporation of London for the abolition of ancient rights of
"lopping" in Epping Forest, possessed from time immemorial by the
inhabitants of Loughton, was opened by Sir H. J. Selwin-Ibbetson, on
April 24th. As mentioned in the report of the meeting on March 29th
(ante), the Club had consented, at the request of the Trustees, to make
an exhibition of specimens on the occasion of the opening ceremonies.
The " Small Hall" of the building was set apart for the Club's exhibi-
tion, and the Secretaries, Mr. W. Cole and Mr. B. Gr. Cole, with the
assistance of many members of the Club and others, brought together
the following collections, with many other specimens, which were on
view during the three days, and attracted considerable notice:—
1. The series of objects obtained during the Club's investigations at the
two Forest Camps, Ambresbury Bank and Cowper's Camp, Loughton,
with diagrams, plans, and illustrative drawings.
2. A large collection of Butterflies and Moths, containing nearly all
the British species, with many European forms. Messrs. W. and B. Gr.
Cole.
3. A collection of Forest Lepidoptera. Mr. J. English.
4. A collection of the Flowering Plants of the Forest. Mr. English.
5. A series of the Fungi of the Forest, preserved by Mr. English's
process.
(i. A series of Epping Forest Mosses. Mr. J. English.
7. A series of sections of the Woods of British Forest Trees. Professor
Boulger, F.L.S.