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deterred by the bad weather of Wednesday. A start was made from the 

 Bull Hotel at 10 a.m., and a picturesque drive of an hour brought the 

 party, numbering 60 at least, to Stanton St. Gabriel, which is close to 

 the coast. Here the party divided ; the carriages were abandoned, and 

 a small body, under the guidance of Sir Frederick Weld, taking the 

 route along the cliffs, walked to the top of Golden Cap and thence to 

 Seatown. This may be considered the Botanical Section. The rest of 

 the party, under the guidance of the Rev. H. S. Solly, took the route 

 along the beach to Seatown for the purpose of examining the quite 

 unique sections of the Liassic beds exposed in the cliffs. The printed 

 programme for the day contained the following note, which may be of use 

 for future pedestrians : " The walk from Stanton St. Gabriel will afford 

 an opportunity of examining the Belemnite and Green Ammonite beds 

 of the Lower Lias (Zones of Am. Henleyi and Lataecosta), and by 

 extending the walk a short distance east of Seaton to Down Cliff the 

 whole of the Middle and Upper Lias may be seen, including the Three 

 Tiers, the Starfish Bed, and the Junction Bed. A fine view may also be 

 obtained of the Midford Sands, Inferior Oolite, Fullers' Earth, Forest 

 Marble, and Green Sand." At various points along the beach Mr. Solly 

 drew attention to the features of these beds presented in the cliffs above. 

 To Botanists an interesting plant viz. , Epipactis palustris was found by 

 Miss Ward, of Gussage. And several specimens of a rare and local 

 beetle, Cicmdela Germanica, were taken by the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. 

 On arrival at Seatown the party drove to the parish of Chideock, where 

 Sir Frederick Weld invited the members to luncheon at the Manor 

 House. The interior of the house, containing collections of weapons and 

 various native productions from the Malay Peninsula, New Zealand, and 

 other places, proved of great interest, as did the private chapel attached 

 to the house. After the President had returned thanks for Sir F. Weld's 

 hospitality the drive was resumed towards Bridport, where Mrs. T. 

 Colfox invited the party to tea in her garden. Subsequently the parish 

 church of Bridport, the old castle, and dungeons were visited by some of 

 the members. The party broke up about 5 p.m., the majority leaving 

 by the evening trains, and this brought a thoroughly successful two days' 

 meeting to a close. 



THE PURBECK MEETING. A meeting was held in the Isle of Purbeck 

 on Wednesday, August 7th, in lovely weather. The rendezvous was 

 Corfe Castle Railway Station on the arrival of the 11.38 train. Here 

 so large a party congregated that the capabilities of transport were taxed 

 to the uttermost, and this number increased as the day advanced, until 



