cxxxviii Journal of Proceedings.
taken in drawing up their very complete and accurate account of the
earthquake.
[The Report was published as a " Special Memoir " of the Club,
London, 1885, pp. x. and 224, with plates and illustrations.]
The usual conversazione concluded the meeting, at which Messrs.
Damant and Oldham exhibited photographs of the effects of the earth-
quake, and Mr. Sidney Webb a collection of about fifty typical fossils
from the Bed Crag at Walton-on-Naze.
Wednesday, March 11th, 1885. Special Meeting.
A Special Meeting was called by the Secretary on behalf of the
Council at the Headquarters of the Club, 3, St. John's Terrace, Buck-
hurst Hill, at 7.30, for the purpose of considering the alterations in and
additions to the Rules, of which he had given notice in the circular
calling the Annual Meeting (ante pp. cxxxiv-v).
The chair was taken by the President.
The Secretary read the notice convening the Meeting, and proposed,
on behalf of the Council, the following resolutions :—
In Rule I. the first two clauses to stand thus : —"The Society shall be
called 'The Essex Field Club'; its Head Quarters shall be in the
County of Essex." In Rule III., the addition of words necessary to
appoint an " Assistant Librarian.'' After Rule III. the addition of a
new Rule as follows:—"Former Presidents, and future retiring Pre-
sidents shall hold office during membership of the Club as Permanent
Vice-Presidents, such Permanent Vice-Presidents to be ex-officio members
of the Council, and to be eligible to hold any office in the Club." After
Rule IV. the insertion of the following Rule:—" Certain Members, not
more than three in each town or district may be nominated by the Council
to act as ' Corresponding Members' or ' Recorders .' The names and
addresses of such Corresponding Members shall be printed with the list
of Officers, and their duties shall be to record the occurrence of rare
animals, plants, the exposure of interesting geological sections, &c.; to
communicate to the Head-Quarters any information likely to be useful
to the Society; to aid in the organization of Field Meetings; and
generally to watch over the welfare and progress of the Club in their
Districts." In Rule VI., to append to the first sentence the words, " and
every candidate for election shall sign an undertaking to abide by the
Mules, if elected (see Appendix)," and to expunge from the Rule some
now obsolete words. In Rules VII. and IX., the addition of words neces-
sary to impose an Entrance-fee of 10s. (id. on all future admissions into
the Club. In Rule X., to strike out the words " a copy of all publications
of the Club during his or her membership," substituting the following
words:—" Gratuitously a copy of the Transactions issued during his or
her membership, and extra publications of the Club at such reduced rate
as may be determined by the Council." In Rule XXII., to substitute for
the words " held at the Head-Quarters of the Club " at the end of the
first sentence, the words " held in the County of Essex." And through-
out the Rules the addition or excision of the words rendered necessary
by the above mentioned revisions.