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called their attention to it. Speaking as a physical Geologist, 
he found the unconformity so great, and indicative of so vast a 
lapse of time, that he could not agree with Mr Lucy’s view of 
the contemporaneity of the beds, but was disposed to regard 
Mr WerHERED’s reading as the correct one, and that the 
rolled pebbles represented an old shore in the Keuper Sea. 
From hence the party proceeded to Mitcheldean, where, at 
the George Hotel, they found tea prepared. After tea the 
Rev. Dr Smirxe drew attention to an interesting discovery 
that he had lately made. He had remarked that no fewer than 
three German commentators, Braun, QuEeNsTED, and OppeEL, 
had mentioned the occurrence of individuals of the sub-class 
“< Entomostraca”’ in the top zones of the Middle Lias, at three 
widely separated points in Germany, all upon the same horizon. 
He had next found that at Churchdown the same tiny crusta- 
ceans occur in nodules, some examples of which he had sent 
to Professor Rurrrr Jonus. He had since discovered the 
same fossil Ostracods in profuse numbers both at Gretton and 
Alderley ; so that we thus have these minute organisms confined 
to a constant horizon, distributed over a large portion of Europe. 
Dr Surrxe gave but a brief summary of his facts, promising 
to prepare a Paper on the subject, to be read at one of the 
Winter Meetings of the Club, with figures to illustrate the - 
physiology of these minute crustaceans. _ 
The Second Field Meeting took place on Thursday, 15th 
June, at 
STROUD. 
The field operations lay amongst the hills and valleys in 
which nestle the town of Stroud and its neighbouring villages, 
and along the ridge of the Cotteswolds, commanding grand 
prospects in all directions. Save for one or two passing showers, 
the day was bright and genial, and presented to the eye the 
varied contours of the scenery under most favourable contrasts 
of light and shade. 
