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On leaving the house, a mile and a half or so brought the party to the 

 Alexander Arms, where an excellent tea was provided. After tea, Mr. 

 W. H. Patterson thanked Mr. W. Gray in the name of the Club for the 

 trouble he had taken in acting as guide to this most interesting, but 

 little known district. A short business meeting was then held, and the 

 following were elected members: — Dr. Lorraine Smith, Mr. J. M M'llroy, 

 Mr. John Bain, Mr. vS. K, Kirker, C.E., of the Board of Works, Major- 

 General Bland, Mr. John Savage, and Mr. James M. Fall. The 6-5 train 

 was then taken, reaching Belfast shortly after nine. The geology of the 

 district is mainly of rocks either Silurian or older, being mainly mica 

 schists, with bands of primary limestone interstratitied, as Mr. Gray 

 pointed out near the Dog's Leap. During a short wait at Limavady 

 Junction, Mr. W. H. Patterson obtained samples of the very rich estuarine 

 clay which covers the whole neighbourhood, and on the return journey 

 several of the microscopists took lumps to wash down for foraminifera. 

 The very numerous shells were in excellent condition, although 

 the stay was not long enough to secure any rarities. The botanists had 

 the advantage of both Mr. S. A. Stewart's and Mrs. Leebody's presence. 

 During the day the botanists found the following plants which may be 

 worth mentioning : — Laniiuni album, Arenaria trinervis, Geum intermedium, 

 Listera Nidus-avis, Ca7'cx hvvigata, and Lastraea a-inula (Bree's fern). It 

 may also be worth noting the very great abundance of the larger variety 

 of the Cow- wheat {Melanipyrum pratense), the flowers being large and fine. 

 The weather being so dry, land shells were few, and none of them out 

 of the common. Altogether the day was a most enjoyable one, the party 

 being the right size for good work, and the weather being everything 

 that could be desired. 



June i8th. — The Geological Section met at the Museum in the rooms 

 recently acquired by the Club to be fitted up as a library and laboratory, 

 where all collections formed by the Club can be preserved. Erratics 

 from northern boulder clay were contributed by Messrs, R. Bell, 

 J. Moore, J. St. J. Phillips, and A. G. Wilson, and details arranged about 

 the collections previously accumulated. 



June 22nd. — The Geological Section visited Islandmagee, proceeding 

 from Magheramorne station across the ferr}', and along the shore to 

 Barney's Point, to explore the beds of Lower Lias which occur at that place, 

 underlying the Greensand and Chalk which fringe the western coast of 

 Islandmagee. The afternoon was spent in collecting fossils, including 

 two specimens of the rare Ceromya gibbosa, the original specimen hav- 

 ing been first discovered by Mr. W. Gray in this locality many years 

 ago. Nautilus, Pecten, Pinna, Lima, and other liassic fossils were also 

 obtained by the naturalists, who determined to revisit the shore 

 later in the season. 



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June 22nd. — A highly successful excursion was held, when a party of 

 60 members visited Glenasmole. Leaving Earlsfort- terrace at 1.30, in 

 brakes, the dusty roads were soon left behind, and when the steep hill 

 at Bohernabreena was surmounted, the beauty and pleasure of the scene 

 were fully appreciated. The deep glen with the reservoir shimmering 

 in the sunlight, the high brown mountain beyond, the hedges filled with 

 wild roses and Honeysuckle, and the meadows blazing with flowers, 

 formed indeed delightful contrasts to the hot and dusty streets of the 

 city. The partj^ drove straight to the head of the glen, where the 

 members scattered for a couple of hours. To the botanists fell the 



