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geneous, but inclined at a very considerable angle, the line of juncture 

 between the two being exactly parallel to the upper and undisturbed beds. 

 No satisfactory explanation has yet been offered of the remarkable phen- 

 omena of "obUque lamination," or "false bedding." Mr. Hulls, m his 

 notice of the geology of the country round Cheltenham, makes mention of 

 the subject, but without supplying any key to the solution of the difficulty 

 This is a subject which would well repay investigation, and it is one which 

 can only be cleared up by a carefiil comparison of facts accumulated over 

 a large area, and observed with an eye to minute particulars, having regard 

 more especially to the phenomena of cleavage planes and ocean currents, to 

 the influence of both of which agencies, but more especially to the former, 

 this very puzzling arrangement of beds is probably referable. 



Near Uleybury, the Club visited the remarkable " tumulus, which was 

 opened in 1821, and again in 1854,-the chambered interior of which stiU 

 remains in a good state of preservation. A carefoUy-drawn account of 

 the facts attending the examination of the tumulus on both tte occas-ns 

 referred to, has been pubhshed by Dr. Thurnam, in the 11th Vol. of the 

 Arch<,ological Journal. He has likewise treated the subject of the human 

 remains found in the barrow, in the first Decade of Crania Bntanmca. The 

 examination of this ancient place of burial caused attention to be drawn to 

 a similar mound, said to be on the eve of demohtion, being deemed an 

 obstruction, situated at the distance of a mile or so, near the viUage of 

 Nympsfield-and the interest of the audience being further stimulated by 

 a report that a partial irruption had already been made into the mound 

 by rude boors in quest of stone, and that some bones had been discovered 

 -it was resolved that immediate steps should be taken for obtammg the 

 consent of the proprietor to a systematic examination of the tumulus, by a 

 committee of the Club, who should be instructed to make a careful report 

 of the result of their labours. Accordingly a committee was named, which 

 afterwards met on the 30th of August, and completed the task assigned to 

 them, entrusting to Professor Bucioian the duty of drawing up a report 

 of their proceedings, which will hereafter appear in the published records 



of the Club. 



The Club dined together at the Bell Inn, Dursley. After dinner a paper 

 was read by the secretary, from Dr. Lycett, of Scai-boro', on some Ammo- 

 nites of the district, which was followed by another on "The distribution of 

 the land, fluViatile, and lucustrine Mollusca of the County," by Mr. John 



Jones. 



Wednesday, 20th August. The Club met at the Kemble Station on 

 the Une of the Great Western Railway. The examination of the inter- 

 esting "Fault" between that point and the tunnel, gave occupation to the 



