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both r(»imd find oblong, which admitted to the gladiatorial shows, 

 and even child's toys of iron. The visit of the club was made 

 memorable by the discovery in the Forum of a beautifully sculp- 

 tured bronze eagle, a portion of one of the military standards 

 which accompanied the Roman legions, A vote of thanks was 

 cordially given to Mr. Joyce for his courteous reception, and a 

 huri'ied exit made from the Forum by Members who were anxious 

 to partake of something more substantial than Eoman antiquities. 



The prospect of visiting Strathfieldsaye induced some of the 

 party to remain for the night at Eeading, and the next day, again 

 under Mr. Joyce's guidance, the plain and homely mansion of the 

 late Duke was inspected, and in the hall was seen the fine 

 tesselated pavement of geometrical pattern Avith an urn in the 

 centre, Avhich has been so successfully moved from Silchester, 

 and lately placed in its present position. Various reminiscences 

 of the Duke and his campaigns were shown, and a drive through 

 the magnificent avenue of elm trees nearly a mile long, and 

 across the finely timbered park, brought the party to Marochetti's 

 beautifully proportioned column and statue of the old Duke, 

 erected by the tenants and servants to the memory of their good 

 olH master. A hospitable reception at the Rectory increased the 

 obligations of the Club to Mr. Joyce, and was duly appreciated 

 by all present. 



Some Members of the Cotteswold Field Club, accompanied by 

 their President, Sir William Guise, visited Bath on the 18th 

 July, and were met by our Members at the station. Under the 

 guidance of Mr. Moore the geological features of the Warleigh 

 Valley and heights were pointed out. The gravel beds at Fresh- 

 ford, said to bo of the same age as those at Amiens and Abbeville ; 

 the inferior oolite along the canal banks, thirty feet of which in 

 the section there exposed would represent beds in the Cotteswold 

 district 200 feet thick, and all the beds in this district with the 

 exception of the basement sands; the section opposite Dundas 

 where the Inferior Oolite rests upon very thin beds of Upper Lias ; 



