92 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COTTESWOLD CLUB 



Mr Helps on " Gloucestershire Rainfall." 

 Mr Winwood on " Notes on the Earthquake of December 

 17th, 1896." 



These papers, which all possess great interest, will be 

 published in the forthcoming volume of Proceedings. 



The first Field Meeting was held at Oxford on Thurs- 

 day, 4th June, when the members assembled at the 

 Oxford Station at noon. They were here met by Pro- 

 fessor Green, who had kindly agreed to act as guide, thus 

 materially contributing to the success and interest of the 

 excursion. During the drive through Cowley to Wheatlcy 

 several quarries were examined and their geology 

 explained by Professor Green. After luncheon the 

 members inspected some excellent photographs by Mr 

 H. W. Taunt of Saxon skulls, complete skeletons, and 

 various articles of Saxon handicraft which had been found 

 on the site of a Saxon settlement about a mile to the east 

 of the village. Two or three exposures of Kimmeridge 

 Clay and a quarry of Coralline Oolite were inspected, and 

 during a walk over Shotovcr Hill, strata of Iron Sand, 

 White Quartz, Portland Sands, Kimmeridge Clay, and 

 Coralline Oolite were successively examined. 



A portion of the parly then visited the Bodleian 

 Library, where Mr F. Madan, the sub-librarian, kindly 

 called attention to some of its treasures. The members 

 then proceeded to Queen's College, where the College 

 Plate was shown, many excellent examples of the silver- 

 smiths' art being the property of the College, including a 

 curious silver trumpet of the time of Henry VHI., which 

 was formerly used to summon the members to dinner, a 

 custom still retained. Mr H. G. Madan most hospitably 

 entertained the members with tea, and a most instructive 

 and agreeable day was thus brought to a close. 



The Jubilee Meeting of the Club was held on July 7th, 

 and I am very much indebted to the Editor of the 



