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were then in process of demolition for road repairs. It was 
suggested that measures should be taken to protect them. 
This I am informed has since been done, and some excavations 
made under the direction of Mr. Wirts. 
The Fourth Field Meeting was held at 
BATH 
by invitation from HanpEu CossHam, F.G.S., on Tuesday, 16th 
August. But few parts of England can vie with the neigh- 
bourhood of Bath in features of natural beauty. The bold 
escarpment of the Cotteswolds, and the richly-wooded undula- 
tions of the lower slopes, combine with prospects of illimitable 
beauty to form a whole most attractive to the lover of the 
picturesque, while to the geologist the variety and complexity 
of the geologic conditions present a succession of problems of 
the most interesting character. 
The Club, which even in the wettest seasons has been singu- 
larly fortunate in its weather, was on this occasion exposed to 
a reverse, which sadly marred the enjoyment of the excursion, 
for it rained without intermission the whole day, and the 
excursionists packed in open carriages were exposed to all the 
inconveniences entailed by such a condition of things. But 
their enthusiasm was equal to the occasion, and nothing 
damped by the untoward influence of “ Jupiter Pluvius,” the 
party proceeded to carry out its programme. 
At Bitton Station the Wills-bridge “fault”? exposed on the 
railway was visited by some of the party. At this spot occurs 
one of the most remarkable ‘faults’ in the Bristol district, 
and at the same time one of the simplest to understand. A 
vertical displacement of at least 1000 feet has taken place, by 
which the “‘ Pennant” or middle zone of the coal-basin has 
been brought up to the level of the “‘rhetic” beds at the 
base of the lias; and this by a movement so gradual that it 
has scarcely shifted the ends of the beds on either side of the 
“fault.” Prior to the turfing over of the “rhetic” and 
“lower lias” section (the particulars of which are luckily 
