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Severn, which occupies the line of fracture. At this point the 

 " Keuper Sandstones," and even some beds of the " Lower Keuper," 

 are faulted up between the Lias of Queen-hill and that of Brockeridge. 



From Ripple the party returned by the Ripple Brook, and over 

 Shuthonger Common to Tewkesbury. 



After dinner, the President read the annual address to the Club ; 

 which was followed by a discussion respecting the advantage of 

 organising a Publishing Committee, with a view to increasing the 

 scientific value of our Transactions. The President, Dr. Wright, 

 and the Secretary addressed the Club on the subject ; and on the 

 motion of Dr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Hepworth, the following 

 resolution was adopted : — " That a Committee of five be appointed, 

 whereof the President and Secretary for the time being to be 

 ex-officio members ; three to constitute a quorum ; for the purpose 

 of preparing for publication original papers and figures in illustration 

 of original communications on the Geology of the Cotteswold 

 District." 



A paper was read by the Rev. S. Lysons, on " Certain Local Names 

 connected with Gloucester and its vicinity." 



The President exhibited a stuffed specimen of the Sclavonian 

 Grebe, — " Podiceps cornutus," Pen. — which was shot in the neighbour- 

 hood of Elmore, in the month of March, 1860. The individual 

 referred to was in the winter garb, in which condition it has been 

 designated the ** Dusky Grebe, " and as such was regarded as 

 specifically distinct from P. cornutus by the earlier Naturalists. This 

 bird is but occasionally met with in England, and on our Western 

 coasts appears to be of extremely rare occurrence. Indeed, in so far 

 as I have been able to discover, the present is the only recorded 

 instance of its occurrence on this side of England, which renders its 

 discovery in Gloucestershire a fact of much interest in the records of 

 our local fauna. 



At this meeting the following gentlemen were elected members : — 

 Mr. Henry Beach, Surgeon, Cheltenham. 

 Captain Bell, Chalfont Lodge, Cheltenham. 



Wednesday, IBih May. — The first Meeting of the season took place 

 at Chipping Sodbury. The principal object of visit was the fine camp 

 at Little Sodbury, which, from its extent, commanding situation, and 

 double line of entrenchment, was evidently at one time a military 

 position of considerable importance. In common with the other long 

 line of ancient forts which command the course of the Severn, it has 

 been usual to attribute the erection of the one in question to the 

 Roman Geneial Ostorius Scapula, whose forces may very probably 



