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Conglomerate full of cavities ou the exterior, with encrinital plates 

 attached aud apparently bored by Uthodomi, some two or three inches 

 thick ; these were followed on the slope to the N. by thicker beds of 

 whitish fine grained blocks, having precisely the character of the fine 

 grained Sutton stone, and containing Lower Lias fossils ; one of the first 

 blocks, about 1ft. long and 2in thick, revealing when broken open good 

 specimens of Ostrea liassica Avicula decussata and a perfect tooth of 

 A crodus nobUi-i ; so i&r for the fossil contents. Mr. Lucy, however, 

 apparentlj does not dispute the fact of this deposit containing a Lower 

 Lias fauna ; but of its similarity in stratigraphical position with the 

 beds at Sutton. In the opinion of the Geologists present and also that 

 of Ml". Storrie, who is well acquainted with these beds, the similarity 

 of these deposits with the Sutton stone could hardly be doubted ; aud 

 the " drift " theory of Mr, Lucy, whatever that might mean, did not 

 hold good. Charles Moore's views in this respect were not proved 

 erroneous, and the legitimate, though at the same time hazardous, 

 attempt to overthrow observations made by cautious authorities had 

 not as yet proved successful. 



Prebendary Scarth having after lunch thanked the courteous 

 host and hostess for their hospitality and the instructive morning 

 the members had passed under their guidance, the intervening 

 distance to Bridgend was soon traversed, and the 3.5 p.m. train 

 received them just in time before the break up of the fine 

 weather which had so much enhanced the pleasure of the 

 excursion. 



Excursion fn Chepstoio and Tintern Abbey, Tuesday, July 13th, 

 1886. — Memories of pleasant places and things need refreshing 

 sometimes, hence though the Club had previously, in 1864, visited 

 Chepstow and Tintern, many who had recently become members 

 were anxious to see those far-famed places for the first time, and 

 the others were not adverse to revisit those architectural gems 

 ever revealing something new to wonder at and admire at 

 every fresh visit. The G.W.R. arrangements necessitated an 

 early start from Bath and the 8.5 a.m. train for Portskewet 

 received some twenty members. On the way they were joined by 



