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of miiseles passed from one lever-boue to the other at the points 

 previously indicated on the diy bones, there were muscular con- 

 nections with the ciu-ved elastic ends of the dental process ; a 

 mere cellular and vascular sheath for its nutrition connected 

 with the general weh between the two bones was all that existed. 

 The power given to the dental processes was therefore derived 

 from the co-ordination of the various muscles, some 40 or more 

 in number, that were connected with the various bones surround- 

 ing the teeth. 



In bringing before the notice of the members the various im- 

 pressions of shells, &c., found in the Lenham sand-pipes, Mr. 

 Eeid briefly detailed the various iron-stone bands foimd in the 

 strata of East Kent. He produced sjiecimeus from the junction 

 bed of the London and Woolwich series, also of the Paddles- 

 worth grit and compact iron-stone, showing in some specimens 

 a tendency to a vesicular and cellidar formation, instancing 

 specially a large block in the Lobby of the Canterbury Museum, 

 which demonstrated these changes on a large scale. He pointed 

 out that a somewhat minute vesicular appearance Avas manifested 

 in some of the Iron-sand- stones at LenJuim, but this apparently 

 had an organic rather than a mechanical caiise, inasmuch as 

 several zoophitic remains were found in the Lenham structures. 

 A specunen of a Lepralia from this source was afterwards 

 exliibited under the microscope. The several opinions as to the 

 som-ces of these fossils were briefly mentioned. Mr. Eeid 

 showed that some of the impressions were derived from the 

 remains in chalk, particularly from fragments of the large 

 Inoceramus, in some of which small portions of shelly matter 

 stiU remained, flints with, ventricidites and rolled pebbles 

 resembling those of the pebble-bed at the top of the Woolwich 

 series, some of them whitened bj^ contact with chalk, were foimd 

 incorporated in the ii-on-stone blocks. It would seem that the 

 fossils were derived from several beds, rather than one. The 

 matter was worthy of closer and more extended observation by 

 the members of the Society. The facilities for doing this were 

 pointed out. 



Colonel Horsley exhibited a fossil shell from Mount Lebanon, 

 also a piece of slag from ancient Tyre having the appearance of 

 melted glass, supposed to be taken from the centre of the furnace 

 used for the manufacture of that article. 



Septemier 6tJi, 1877. 



Colonel Horsley exhibited a number of living specimens of 

 marine zoology, collected at 'Wliitstable by himself, in company 

 with Mr. Fullagar and Mi-. Saimders, and called on Mr. Saunders 

 to give a short description of them. 



