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n. J.!! fl'"^^"^^'^"' I ^o?W say that although I have been unable to do 

 rh^lTv. '"'■'''' \^T''.*"*^'^P""^^^P^lP0^ connected with this 

 Fn, H.;5"? n T""}" ^''*^"' ''*""^' ^^"^^ ^'^P^:^ the closest study. 

 IZhZ ^'/^?7' '' pre-eminently one in which it is not so 

 much the general boldness of outline as the delicate workmanship of 

 ttie various parts which constitutes the main charm. 



C. L. I. 



..,w^^'"''^'"'^ ^- ^''''^'°'' t'^^^ ''^^ ^" extract from a news- 

 paper, on some m cresting experiments on the brain, which had been 

 reconnnended to the attention ol the Society by E^v. P. A. Phelps 



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MEETING, June 26th, 1873. 

 The Peesidbnt in the Chair. 



The fourth meeting of the term was held in the Chemistrv Room 

 There were Forty-three members and visitors i.resent ^ 



n.moMi^pl'f acknowledged :-Fossil (Nautilus Sabsulcatus), from the 

 U| pel hmestone shales, Clifton, presented by J. E. Jose, Esc • iL bv 

 Fchool Natural History Society's Transactions for 1872 Two Leoptrd 

 Skulls from India, and a pair of Eagle's Claws, from F. M Lyno d 

 Slab, from the lower limestone shales, from President "^^^"^^'is ' 



It. H. Wollastou, Vice-President, then read a paper on 



CERTAIN WEALDEN BEDS 



count! y which has earned for itself the name of "the srarden nf 



alt' Swl^if r "'"t '"'^^ '''■''''''' «f ^'^^^ -d open'common 

 alteiiuite with hop gardens and corn fields, and many laro4 nnfX7nf 

 wood and, testify to the fact that it wa^ former?/ a vast^S nf 



S d•7^'^'l;' ^'''^' ""'"'^^^ °f '^'S' names LclJS' n hurs 

 and den tell the same story. It was ?ong a wooded countrv nnd 

 supphec a large quantity of oak to the English xCV but the woods 

 gradually disappeared in consequence ot' the deSandfoi the iron 

 said H.!hl ^T/'^' '"^ ^'^^ *^^ °^°^t ""P^^'t^-^^t in Eng and It 's 

 SirwSf ChLfS' rV' ^-V^""J'^ ^^S-^^d is^ "tablet in 

 Cn]Z!- S^K ' N^''''"^ ^^^"^ ^'''-'^^'- ^^I'ay i'ov the soule of Joan 

 Lamb'l-hursr "'"^^'^ ""^' ^'' '''''''' '^ ^^^^"^ were cast'lt 

 The highest part of the Weald is at Crowboroueh near Tunbvirlop 

 ^ells, where it reaches the height of 800ft., and' from this ^t 'it 



