Hi. EXETER AND TORQUAY MEETING. 



An independent collection of much interest consisted of 

 remains found in the cave earth by the Rev. Father J. McEnery 

 and Mr. E. Vivian, Mr. Pengelly's predecessors in the work of 

 investigation. 



Remounting their conveyance with Mr. Somervail, the party 

 continued their drive to Kent's Hole, the mouth of which is to 

 be seen in the side of a limestone rock overgrown picturesquely 

 with trees and undergrowth. The so-called "hole" is really an 

 extensive cavern with many considerable branch passages. 

 From the mouth to the furthest inner recess it measures 300 feet 

 long, but the aggregate length of the cave and all the passages 

 is 800 feet. The passages were lavishly lighted with wax 

 candles for the Club's visit, and each member of the party also 

 was provided with a primitive candlestick and candle to light the 

 way. Sections of the various strata were examined at different 

 parts. The stalactites and stalagmites in the innermost part of 

 the cavern are a remarkable sight. Flow slow has been the 

 process of formation is shown by two inscriptions carved with a 

 knife on the rocks one "John Martin, 1619," and the other 

 " Robert Hedges, Ireland, Feb. 20, 1688." The latter was cut, 

 the guide reminded the party, six months before the Prince 

 of Orange landed at Brixham. The letters and figures appear to 

 be iced over with a crystalline layer, but so thin that, notwith- 

 standing the continuation of the process throughout nearly three 

 hundred years, the inscriptions can still be deciphered. In the 

 bone cave can be seen the skulls and bones of animals still 

 embedded in the rock. 



Leaving the cave, the party drove by another route back to 

 Torquay. A halt was made on the way opposite a large slate 

 rock, which exhibited well the planes of cleavage on which 

 Mr. Somervail said a few words. He pointed out that these 

 were not in the plane in which the rock had been deposited, 

 and that ordinary roofing slates were not split in the plane of 

 deposition, but in that of cleavage. 



The char-a-banc drew up outside the Queen's Hotel, where the 

 party alighted for luncheon. Captain Elwes, acting as President 



