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overlooking the country around Bristol to the far-away Mendips, 
in the blue distance. On arrival they were met by Admiral 
_ Ctosz, who led them through the lower rooms of the house 
and along the noble stone terrace, from whence an extensive 
panorama over the surrounding country lay spread before them. 
From this commanding elevation the party was addressed by 
_ Mr Cossnam and Mr Erueriper on the geological features of 
the district. They were told that they were looking on the 
“New Red Sandstone,” which lay under the grassy slopes of 
the park at their feet, to which succeeded the Pennant Sand- 
q stone of great thickness, overlying the coal-field of Kingswood 
and the Bristol basin. Beyond Bristol the eye rested on a 
bold ridge of Carboniferous Limestone, which runs out into the 
Bristol Channel at Portishead, and forms a portion of the great 
7 ‘ring of that formation, which, passing by way of Wickwar, 
Wick Rocks, &c., forms a boundary to the Bristol coal-field. 
The party rested here for some time, enjoying the beautiful 
prospect, and the courteous attentions of Admiral and Mrs 
_ Crosse, until it was time to move to Kingswood, where, under a 
_ tent near Holly Lodge, the residence of Mr CossHam, they 
_ found an ample and most attractive repast set out for their 
_ refreshment. 
The good things being duly enjoyed and grace said, Mr 
_CossHam proposed ‘“ The Queen,” after which he proceeded to 
read a paper which he had prepared on “ A late discovery in 
the Kingswood coal-field.” He alluded first to the very com- 
plicated structure of the Bristol coal-field, and to the difficult 
_ problem that it presents for solution. Some twenty years ago 
Mr Cossuam challenged the accuracy of the geological maps of 
_ the district, which up to that time had shown a large develop- 
ment of “Millstone Grit,” (the Farewell Rock of the miners) 
_ that was supposed to have been protruded across the coal-field 
between Bristol and Wick; and by proving that this supposed 
“Millstone Grit” was in reality only one of the siliceous Sand- 
stones of the coal-measures, made room for the suggestion, 
which has since proved to be correct, that the coal-bearing 
strata extended south of Kingswood and St. George, under the 
