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CARADOC FIELD CLUB.—The first Field Meeting was held on Wednesday, 
June 25th, at Buildwas. Visited Benthall Edge. Address by G. Maw, Esq., on 
“ Glacial Drift in the neighbourhood.” After luncheon at Benthall Hall, and 
examining Mr. Maw’s valuable collection of Alpine plants,é&c., to Lincoln Hill Lime 
Caverns and Buildwas Abbey, with paper on latter by F. Rawdon Smith, Esq. 
NORTHAMPTON NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.—June 16th.—It was 
resolved to publish a quarterly journal for the society, each number to contain 
a photograph of one of the trees of the county, with description and measure- 
ments, or other object chosen by the committee ; papers read before the society 
reports of the meetings ; a diary of occurrences in natural history ; meteorological 
report, &c. An editing committee was appointed. 
SEVERN VALLEY NATURALISTS’ FIELD CLUB.—The Severn 
Valley Naturalists’ Field Club visited Ludlow and neighbourhood on Thursday, 
July 17th. Carriages met the party at Ludlow Station, the drive being first to 
Oakley, where the party alighted and walked through the park up the valley of 
the Teme and on through the Downton Walks to the Hay Mill and Brow Bridge. 
Near this last named point the carriages took up the party for the return drive 
to Ludlow, via Burrington and Mary Knoll. This district is “ classic ground” to 
the geologist, and under the guidance of the Rev. J. D. La Touche and Theophilus 
Salwey, Hsq., the party were able to examine many points of geological interest. 
Proceeding from the old Red Tilestones, the passage beds were examined in the 
section at Tin Mill. Before reaching Forge Bridge the Downton sandstone was 
seen finely developed. At Forge Bridge the celebrated bone bed was found, and 
specimens were obtained from it, as also at another point in the walk. In the 
Downton Walks the upper Ludlow rock was reached, this being finely exposed 
as far as Hay Mill. At Bow Bridge the Aymestry limestone is finely developed 
in a perpendicular escarpment 60ft. to 70ft. in height. Mr. Theophilus Salwey 
read an interesting paper on the points of geological and archxological interest 
in the district. During the return drive the escarpments formed by the Wenlock 
and Aymestry limestones to the right and to the left of the road afforded a 
striking illustration of the result of the action of denudating forces upon an 
originally perfect dome of these strata. Till within the last hour of the drive, 
when a heavy shower fell, the day was fine and warm, and the excursion through 
the lovely valley of the Teme afforded a most enjoyable day to the party, which 
consisted of thirty-eight members and friends of the club. Time did not suffice 
for a visit to the church, castle, and museum at Ludlow. 
STROUD NATURAL HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.— 
July 3rd.—This was the annual field day of this society, and Chedworth the place 
fixed for the excursion. Mr. E. Witchell, F.G.S., president, Mr. C. Playne, 
ex-president, and thirteen other members formed the party. They travelled from 
Stroud to Cheltenham by train, where a break and horses were in readiness, 
by which they were conveyed through a beautiful and interesting country to the 
Roman Villa, at Chedworth. The villa is situated on the line of the Roman Fosse 
Way, and diverges from the Roman Road known as Icknield Street leading to 
Oxford. It was discovered about the year 1866 on property belonging to the 
Earl of Eldon, who spent a considerable sum of money in its excavation, and also 
in erecting a museum and necessary covering for the remains. The discovery is 
said to have been made by a Mr. Farrer, whose attention was called to it in con- 
sequence of some tesselated pavement having been brought to light in digging 
out a ferret that had buried itself in a coppice wood, which at that time covered 
the remains. The villa proper forms three sides of a square, and the few 
buildings on the south side appear to have been offices or servants’ apartments. 
The President read several extracts from the Rev. 8. Lyson’s paper to 
the Cotteswold Club, giving an interesting account of the neighbourhood. 
The party returned by way of Puesdown and Andoversford. 
EXCHANGE. 
Coleoptera—Silpha littoralis, from Bewdley Forest, for local Coleoptera or 
Lepidoptera,—l’. B. Taylor, 36, Chapman Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. 
