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founder of the Baths of Bath. If so that would be during the 

 reiga of the Emperor Titus. Prebendary Earle had done good 

 work with regard to the Saxon period, and it was now important 

 to throw some light on the MediiBval Period which this paper 

 Avas calculated to do. A vote of thanks was accorded to the 

 reader of the paper and the Chairman. 



The fourth and last afternoon of the session, on February 8th, 

 was given up to Natural History and Geology. The first paper 

 was from Colonel Linley Blathwayt, " On Hemiptera- 

 Heteroptera taken in the neighbourhood of Bath," the second by 

 the Secretary on recent " Finds in the Victoria Gravel Pit ; " 

 who also had a communication from Mr. Davies Sherborn on 

 " Webhina irregularis," a Foraminifera found on a fossil oyster 

 shell from the Oxford Clay, near Weymouth. Unfortunately 

 neither of the Authors were able to be present to read their 

 papers, owing to illness in their families, hut Canon Ellacombe 

 (who took the chair) and Mr. Norman very kindly undertook to 

 do so for them. No slight compliment was paid to the first paper 

 by a member present who evidently was not a naturalist reporting 

 in substance that it Avas a dry subject admirably handled and 

 made most interesting. The Secretary was indebted to Mr. 

 Formby for the specimen of Grypha'a dilatata, from the Oxford 

 Clay, near Weymouth, which was sent to Dr. Hinde for 

 examination of the parasitic growth with which it was covered. 

 Through his kindness the specimen was forwarded to Mr. 

 Sherborn — hence the note of the occurrence of a form of 

 Foraminifer in the Oxford Clay, undoubtedly rare and desirable 

 of being inserted in our local Proceedings. Thanks were returned 

 to the I'espective authors for their communications. 



Excursions. 



Passing on to the four Excursions considered evidently by a 

 section of the members the most important events of the year, 

 the record is one of success. The first took place on April 26th to 



