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Quartz pebbles — derived, apparently, from the "Northern Drift." 

 This is a singular detached outlier, not easily to be accounted 

 for. At Purton a somewhat prolonged halt took place. At this 

 point, on the prolongation of the Malvern up-thrust, a patch of 

 Lower Silurian is brought to the surface, thus marking the line 

 of disturbance; which, passing under Tortworth and the Bristol 

 Coalfield, governs the position of the beds throughout that area. 



Arrived at the beautiful grounds of Sharpness, the property 

 of Lord FiTZHAKDiNGE, the Club found a capital dinner, alfresco, 

 awaiting them, of which the wasps were disposed to dispute the 

 right of the members to partake. The party was here joined 

 by their associate, Mr. John Bellows, accompanied by the 

 distinguished savant, Professor Max Muller. 



Mr. George F. Platne, read a paper on "The Physical 

 Geology of the District Drained by the River Frome," an area 

 twelve miles in extent, from north to south, by eight miles from 

 east to west. This paper was illustrated by a map of the 

 district, shewing the course of the river and its tributaries, 

 and marking the "Faults" which, at certain points, govern the 

 course of the streams, while cross-sections, shewing variations 

 of level, completed all that was necessary to the perfect illustra- 

 tion of the district under review. Mr. Playne's paper embraced 

 a multitude of obsei'vations and measurements very carefully 

 and conscientiously elaborated. The views held by the writer 

 were, in the main, those of Col. Greenwood — that Rain and 

 Rivers have been the principal agents in excavating and moulding 

 the present contours of our hill and valley systems. 



The Fourth and last Meeting of the Club for the season was 

 held at Bredon, on Wednesday, 12th of August. This, which 

 was a joint meeting with the Malvern Field Club, resulted in a 

 small muster, as has usually been the case at this locality. 



The party went in carriages to Ashton-under-Hill, from 

 whence they ascended Bredon at its western extremity, and 

 passing round the northern edge of the hill, rejoined their 

 conveyances at Westmancote. On the verge of the most 

 northerly point of the escarpment, near to Bredon Tower, 

 and close adjoining to the top of the Roman Camp on the 



