256 GLEANINGS. 



Entomology. — A good list of books on Entomology, now on sale, 

 lias just been issued by Mr. W. Wesley, 28, Essex Street, Strand, 

 Loucion, W.C. 



W. C. Hewitson, born 180G, (Newcastle-on-Tyne,) died 1878. Of 

 this deceased Natui-alist an interesting memoir apj)ears iu the Entomo- 

 logist for July. He was famous for the exquisite delineation and 

 careful colouring of his illustrations of British Oology and of the 

 Diui-nal Lepidoptera. He has left his magnificent collections to the 

 nation, but his hbraiy, with £3,000, to the Natural History Society of 

 his native town. 



The Geological Sukvey. — The new catalogiae of the Survey pubHca- 

 tions has been lately issued, and may be obtained from any of the 

 agents — as Longmans, Paternoster Row ; Stanford, of 55, Charing Cross, 

 &c. Many works are reported as " out of print," such as " Jukes on the 

 South Staffordshire Coalfield," "Ramsay's North Wales, "etc. Surely, some 

 efforts should be made to bring these up to date. Among new works 

 marked "nearly ready" we note " Skertchley on the Manufacture of 

 Gun-Flints," &c., (which, we expect, will prove most interesting to 

 all who ai'e engaged in the study of pre-historic man,) and a big book by 

 Prof. Green and his colleagues on the " Geology of the Yorkshire Coal- 

 field." It will be interesting to note the price at which the latter will be 

 sold, after the experience we have had lately. 



Deep Well-boring at Holkham H^u^l, Norfolk. — We arc indebted 

 to Mr. W. Whitaker, F.G.S., for the details of this successful undertaking. 



Feet. 



Gravel 20 



Chalk with flints 519 



Chalk without flints 116 



Red marl (" red chalk ") 8 



Blue gault 10 



' Hard sandstone J 



Sandstone 14 J 



Neocomian, J Green sand 8 



70ft. I Sand? 39 



Soft carstone 3 



\ Hard carstone 5 



An abundant supply of water was obtained, 5-40 gallons per minute having 

 been pumped. Holkham Hall is thirteen miles east of Hunstanton, 

 where the rod chalk crops out in the well-kno\vn cUff, but at the latter 

 point the gault is absent. 



Ilcports of Societies. 



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BURTON-UPON-TRENT NATURAL HISTORY cfe ARCHJ-JOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY. — The lueiubers made au excursion to Wiehuor and Aire was, 

 on S:iturdiiy, July •iOtli, under the leadership of Mr. T. C. Martin, hon. sec. At 

 Ah'i^wiis Cliurch they were joined by a number of members of the North 

 Staffordshire Naturalists' Field Club. The church, a very interesting building, 

 was fully described by Mr. A. Scrivener. The ro^ister contains entries as early 

 as 15 17. Wichnor Hall, the seat of Colonel Levett, was ne.\t visited, where 

 luncheon had been ho.spitably prepared for the visitors. "Wichnor Hall was an 

 object of preat interest from its historical associations, the curious nature of its 

 tenure, and the many rare objects of various kinds carefully preserved in it. 

 After passing thi'ough the Park the Church was visited. Cordial votes of 

 thanks were given by the two societies to Colonel and Lady Jane Levett for 

 then- hospitality and kind reception. 



