370 Geological Society. 



range of hills with that called Farleigh Down, near Bath. The fol- 

 lowing is a section of the beds, in descending order: — 



Ft. In. 



A. Clay above the oolite 10 



B. Debris of shells, &c , 6 



C. Firestone , 15 



D. Rag 30 



E. Yellow clay 1 



F. Soft freestone „ 12 



G. Rubbly freestone 



The organic remains are found principally in two of the strata, 

 namely, in the shelly bed B, which lies directly on the surface of 

 the great oolite (C. &c), and in the yellow clay, marked E, which lies 

 within the oolite. The fossils of the bed B, are Aviculae in 

 abundance, numerous species of Terebratulae and Ostrese, with 

 several other species of univalve and bivalve shells, Corals, Asteriae, 

 Echini, vertebrae and teeth of fishes, Crustacea?, Pentacrinus vulgaris, 

 Eugeniacrinites pyriformis (Goldfuss), and three species of Apio- 

 crinites, viz. Apiocrinites globosus, A. intermedins, and A. elongatus. 

 The author observes that where the undulations of the great oolite 

 rise above the level of half a foot, the debris of shells are wanting. 

 He also remarks that the columns of the Apiocrinites are never found 

 erect, but appear to have been thrown into their present, horizontal 

 position by the superincumbent weight of clay at the moment of 

 deposition. He supports this opinion by the fact that the columns, 

 though in general separated from the roots, have their terminations 

 almost invariably directed towards them,— an arrangement which he 

 believes could not have occurred, had they been broken off and 

 swept from their pedicles by a strong current. 



The fossils contained in the yellow clay bed E, are Terebratulae, 

 Ostreae, Echini, palatal bones, numerous small corals, and the three 

 species of Apiocrinites already mentioned. The remains of the latter 

 are abundant, but in this bed, as in the stratum B, the Apiocrinites 

 elongatus is the most rare. 



The author next proceeds to draw the distinctive characters of 

 the genus Apiocrinites, and afterwards those of the three species 

 above enumerated. The memoir was illustrated by drawings and 

 very fine specimens of the fossils. 



"A paper upon some tertiary deposits in the province of Granada, 

 and part of that of Sevilla, and along the line of coast from Malaga 

 to Cartagena, in the South of Spain," by Col. Charles Silvertop, 

 F.G.S., was then read. 



In this paper, an abstract of which is given in the "Proceedings," 

 various widely scattered remnantsof tertiary formations are described, 

 which afford proofs of the great extent of an ancient sea in this 

 southern portion of the Peninsula, and of the violent manner in 

 which the deposits have been acted upon by igneous and aqueous 

 agents. 



June VI. — A paper entitled "A Notice on some Specimens from 

 the Coal Shale of Kulkeagh, and the subjacent Limestone in the 



