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Duncan, and Mr. Etheeidge combatted Mr. Moore's view of 

 the range of Gryphcea incurva at Brocastle and Southerndown, 

 believing, after examining specimens, that they were not true 

 inewrva, which he held to be limited to the beds above, or those 

 of A. BucMandi. It will be observed that Mr. Moore's view 

 has since been confirmed by Mr. Bristow, who, referring to the 

 point, says : — 



"Although exception will be made to the statement of the occurrence of 

 Gryphcea incurva and Ostrea liassica in these beds, and that the fossils in 

 question will be pronounced by some authorities whom I hold in great 

 respect to be Gryphcea irregularis and Ostrea irregularis, it is nevertheless my 

 belief that the Gryphwa of the beds in dispute, if not identical in form with 

 Gryphcea incurva, is yet the representative, and only a variety, of that shell 

 which occurs in such remarkable numbers in the Lias immediately above." 



With respect to the term Infra-Lias, proposed by Dr. Duncan, 

 Mr. Bristow rejects it as "both vague and misleading," and 

 prefers the term Lias-Conglomerate, originally applied to the 

 beds in question by Sir Henry De la Beche. 



A paper was read by Professor Buckman, on ^^ Roofing Tiles 

 of Roman date," which had been discovered in the course of 

 excavations at Bradford Abbas, Dorsetshire. 



The following localities and dates were fixed for the Field 

 Meetings of the season : — 



Wednesday, 22nd May Foss Bridge. 



Tuesday, 18th June Campden. 



Wednesday, 1 7th Jiily Stanton. 



Wednesday, 21st August Bridgend. 



Wednesday, 18th September . . . Stroud. 



The First Field Meeting was held at Foss Bridge Inn, near 

 Cirencester, with a view to the examination of the Roman Villa 

 under Chedworth Woods, in the valley of the Colne, on the 

 estate of the Earl of Eldon. This most interesting relic 

 owes its discovery to the accidental examination of a rabbit's 

 bmrow; but its subsequent excavation and preservation in the 

 splendid condition in which it is now exposed is due to the 

 well-directed taste and hberality of the noble proprietor, who 

 has spared no expense in the thorough prosecution of the work, 

 which now presents one of the most remarkable examples of 

 Roman occupation to be seen in this country. 



