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of the excavations now being carried on in connection with tlie new 

 sea-wall and promenade being built at Bridlington. For the purpose 

 of making secure foundations, large square holes of about 8 feet 

 sides are dug into the beach at some distance from the present sea- 

 wall, north of the promenade. These excavations are made to extend 

 about 6^ feet into the basement clay — the dark, leaden-coloured, 

 compact deposit containing foi'eign stones and occasional shell 

 fragments. At irregular intervals in the clay occur pockets or 

 streaks of the ' Crag,' which are not welcomed so much by the 

 contractors as by the geologists. These pockets sometimes consist 

 of a slightly greenish-coloured sand, crowded with shell fragments, 

 and in other cases the sand is of a ferruginous nature, due to 

 a quantity of iron oxide. Whilst shells usually occur in profusion 

 in these pockets, their condition, number, and variety differ. In 

 one the shells are found to be broken up into very small fragments ; 

 in another they occur not so plentifully, but in fairly perfect condition ; 

 another will principally contain portions of one particular species, such 

 as Cyprina islandica. Another contained several large Pectunculi. 



Mr. Matthews, the borough surveyor of Bridlington, who has 

 interested himself in the matter, has done his best to assist the local 

 geologists, and a fine collection which he has got together has been 

 presented to the Hull Museum, through Mr. Stather, the Secretary 

 of the Hull Geological Society. Amongst the material is a small 

 heap of broken shell fragments, some far-travelled pebbles (an 

 examination of which will doubtless yield interesting results), a few 

 fairly perfect shells, and a single tooth of probably a small shark. 

 These represent the careful washing of two bucketfuls of material. 

 In addition Mr. Matthews kindly conducted the visitors round the 

 excavations, where, fortunately, much of the shell material had 

 recently been thi-own out, and from this many fairh' perfect 

 specimens were obtained, and a large quantity of the shell-bearing 

 sand was bi-ought away for detailed examination. Among the 

 shells secured the following have been identified, and many more 

 will be added to this list after the material has been properly- 

 examined : Anomia ephippinm, Pecten islandicus, Mytilus ediilis, 

 Nncula cohholdim, Fectuncidus gh/cymeris, Cardium, Cyprina islandica^ 

 Astarte coinpressa, Tellina balihica, Mactra, Mya, Saxicava riigosa, 

 Pholas, Dentalmm entales, Scalarin, Fusus, and Pleurotoma. 



The collection made by the late Judge Bedwell, together with 

 those recently acquired, will be exhibited in a case in the Museum. 

 IHidl Mus. Piibl, No. 19, 1904.] 



Professok E. Kinoh, of Cirencester, discusses the question of 

 "The Thames Head" {Agriculturcd Students' Gazette, April, 1904). 

 and maintains that the true head is at Trewsbury Mead, Coates, near 

 Cirencester. 



" Notes on the Glacial Phenomena of part of Wharfedale " form 

 the subject of an article by Mi'. J. R. Dakyns (Proc. Yorksh. Geol. 

 and Poly tech. Soc. vol. xv, pt. 1). He finds no evidence of foreign 

 ice, but all the facts indicate huge confluent glaciers, or ice-shatts 

 (if that term is preferred) of home-made ice. 



