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as Dr. Holl has been so kind as to send me a copy of his admirable 

 paper on the subject, published by the Geological Society. That 

 pamphlet I have now the pleasure of offering to the perusal of 

 any member of the "Woolhope Club who may feel interested in it. 

 Our party, which was numerous, and graced with the presence 

 of many ladies, met to dinner at the Eastnor Arms. I returned 

 thanks in your name for the toast of "Prosperity to the Wool- 

 hope Club." After Dinner we proceeded to inspect the excavation 

 in the Drift Bed, near Clencher's MUl. Many Fossil remains of 

 an interesting character, principally bones of the Elephas primo 

 genius and Khinoceros Tichon-hinus were there exhibited. Mr. 

 Symonds favored us, in his usual kind manner, with observations 

 on the history of the Drift, and its evidences of early Ufe. "We 

 then adjourned to Bromesberrow Eectory, where we concluded 

 the operations of a most agreeable day in doing justice to the 

 refreshing hospitality of Mr. HiU, the Secretary of the Malvern 

 Club. 



Our last Meeting was fixed for the 28th August, at Usk, and 

 as generally happens to us in that locality, our operations were 

 seriously interfered with by rain. We found much to interest 

 us in the railway cutting, at the mouth of the tunnel ; thence 

 we proceeded to view the valuable collection of Fossils, from 

 the district, kindly offered to our inspection by Mr "William 

 NichoU. We saw a great variety of specimens, including many 

 capital Trilobites, some rare Brachiopods and Corals, and many 

 of the Pteraspis and Cephalaspis, fishes of the Old Eed Sandstone. 

 Amongst the Trilobites, conspicuous was Homalonotus, at first 

 supposed to be Delphinocephalus, but recently defined as a new 

 species, which, as far as I know, is peculiar to the Wenlock 

 shale, forming the Bed of the Usk, near Graig-y-Garcoed. This 

 Fossil has been named by Salter, Homalonotus Johannis, after 

 the christian name of Mr. John Lea, of the Priory, Caerleon, one 

 of our Woolhopian Geologists, who, with Mr. WiUiam Kicholl, 

 first discovered this interesting crustacean. Dr. Grindrod, of 

 Malvern, attended our Field-day, and brought vrith. him from his 

 own unrivalled collection, a splendid and perfect specimen of the 



