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most remarkable example of oblique lamination occurs near tbe top 

 of the beds, which are here of great thickness when compared with 

 those in our own more immediate neighbourhood. The top beds 

 are quite horizontal, and rest upon others which dip away from 

 them at a considerable angle — the line of junction is distinctly 

 marked and is perfectly straight. There is no evidence of the beds 

 beneath having been planed off by water action, as is often the case 

 when a pebbly conglomerate of the older deposit remains, but the 

 upper and lower beds appear homogeneous. Whence then arises 

 this apparent obliquity of bedding? Is it to be attributed to 

 cleavage or current action ? Proceeding down the hill at the base 

 of the Inferior Oolite comes in the celebrated " CejihalojMcla-bed," 

 about which mvich has been written and much may still be 

 written. Lithologically it differs but little from the Oolite above, 

 palajontologically, says Dr. Wright and otliers, it assimilates itself 

 to the Liassic formation below. This statement is principally 

 founded on the character of the Ammonites, Nautili and Belemnites 

 which abound, and which are said to be more allied to those of the 

 Lias than of the Oolite — as these beds, about six feet thick, together 

 with the sands succeeding them below (150 feet) — ai'e evidently 

 passage beds from one formation to another, and as geologists are 

 every day more inclined to the opinion that there are no sudden 

 breaks or pauses in the sedimentary formations, one passing 

 insensibly into the other, it is but what we may expect to hear 

 when one distinguished savan says " this is a Liassic fauna," and 

 another equally distinguished " this is truly Oolitic." The three 

 members who remained behind working most desperately, with a 

 view, if possible, to settle this knotty point, though satisfying 

 themselves as to the accuracy of the title (Cephalopoda-bed J by the 

 number of Ammonites and other head-footed moUusca which they 

 disinterred, were not successful, it need hardly be written, in 

 deciding the controversy, whether they were essentially Liassic or 

 Oolitic. The rain which now came down somewhat obscured the 

 magnificent view of the rich vale below stretching away to Gloucester, 

 with the flava Sabrina winding amidst its fringe of dark green 

 luxuriant foliage, and a hasty descent to the station was made. 

 The botanists of the party added to their vasculum, Polypodium 

 calcareum, JSpijMctis grandijlora, and Epilobium angustifolium. 



