Lias. These will prove of the greatest value to Cotteswold 

 Geologists, by enabling them to correlate the Secondary Rocks 

 of North Somerset with the well-known sections at Westbury, 

 Aust and Wainlode in our own county. Me. Ethekidge dwelt 

 upon the wonderful changes of condition, the disruption, the 

 distortion and the vast scale of denudation, which marks the 

 area of I^Torth Somerset and !N"orth Devon, and declared that 

 after careful study of the same Geological Series in the north 

 of Europe, in Germany, and in Alsace, he had no hesitation in 

 saying that the former region exhibits the most remarkable and 

 magnificent exposition of these beds to be found in the world. 



Mr. NiBLETT exhibited a very curious hone-stone deeply worn 

 by friction on both sides, which was found in gravel at a depth 

 of 15 feet, about 1^ miles from Hereford. 



The Eev. W. S. Stmonds of Pendock, shewed a human head 

 rudely sculptured in Sandstone, about six inches in length by 

 two in breadth, which was found at a depth of four feet on 

 Gadbury Camp, near Pendock. There was nothing to mark 

 the age of this fetish-like idol, to which, however, experienced 

 antiquaries seemed to attach a remote antiquity. 



Wednesday, 17th May. — The first Field Meeting of the Season 

 took place at 



THOENBUEY. 



The Members assembled at the Tate Station on the arrival of 

 the train leaving Gloucester at 10.10., where they were met by 

 Mr. Thueston of Thornbm-y, and Mr. Macdonald, engineer 

 of the new line between Yate and Thornbury. Mr. Macdonald 

 had kindly fitted up a railway-truck with seats, and, with a team 

 of horses, the party started on the new line. 



The first halt was made near Iron Acton, for the purpose of 

 examining the celebrated Preaching Cross, of which there is a 

 good illustration and description by Mr. C. Poolet, in the 

 proceedings of the Club. Mr. JSTiblett cheerfully responded to 

 the call to give an explanation of the Cross, and mounting to 

 the place where the preachers of old were accustomed to stand. 



