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{ound on the top of the Lias clay all round the opening of the 
(iit valley on to the Severn valley plain. These sands are seen 
, Charlton Kings to the right and left of the Oxford Road about 
a mule below the Dowdeswell Reservoir. They are also seen in a 
small pit near the Leckhampton Parish Room, and in the railway 
cutung between Leckhampton and Charlton Kings’ Stations. 
JJuring some excavations near the College Armoury towards the 
-nd of the Christmas term, similar yellow sands were exposed to a 
depth of about ten feet. Specimens of this gravel when viewed 
under the microscope were seen to be composed almost 
cuurely of small angular and subangular siliceous fragments, and 
4 treatment with Hydrochloric acid no effervescence was noticed. 
‘Lhe origin of these sands is an interesting question and observa- 
(ions On any new pits which may be opened in them in the future 
Jiould be given to the President of the Section by anyone who 
makes them. 
It is worth noticing that the pit to the North of the Oxford 
itoad, about half a mile below Dowdeswell Reservior, and called 
" Cooper's Charity ” is in quite a different material. ‘This pit is in 
alate Chelt river-gravel, composed chiefly of fragments of Oolite 
rolled down from the hills, and amongst these are seen well rolled 
fragments of iron-stained clay nodules and also rolled fossils from 
the Oolite,—though some very fresh and perfect Oolite fossils have 
also been found in this gravel. 
In some excavations for some houses in Bath Parade, close 
to where it runs into College Road, Lias clay was seen without any 
covering of sand. 
‘The railway from Andoversford, through Charlton Kings, to 
(hicltenham, is going to be doubled, and already the company has 
pol to work widening the cuttings near the Dowdeswell tunnel. As 
»t, however, very little except preparatory work has been done, 
i no fossils have been found. Throughout the course of rgor, 
sever, we may hope to get many additions to our College 
it cum local collection from these cuttings, as the Upper and 
“fiidle Lias should all be cut through. 
Amongst the additions to our Museum during the last year 
been a collection of minerals, presented by General Cox, with 
‘abinet which contained them, This collection was originally 
« by Lady Murchison, many of the specimens being probably 
by Sir Roderick Murchison himself. They will. form 4 
ra'uable addition to our College Museum minerals. 
