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Mr. T. Davies, Mr. H. J. Marten, Mr. Edw. H. Hargraves, Mr. Wm. 
Reed, Sir Jas. Brunlees, Mr. L. L. Dillwyn, Mr. A. Norman Tate, 
Mr. D. Corse Glen, Mr. Thos. Wynne, Major-General N. von 
Kokscharow (elected Foreign Member in 1879), and Professor J. S. 
Newberry (elected Foreign Member in 1883). 
The other portion of the Address dealt with some recent work of 
the Geological Society, the subjects ranging over a period of six or 
seven years. ‘These embraced Pleistocene Geology, Theories in con- 
nexion with Glaciation, Tertiary, Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Permo- 
Triassic Geology. The address further mentions that the number of 
papers on Pleistocene Geology has been very considerable, and many 
of them relate to the South-east and the South of England; those 
relating to Central England and South Wales were fewer in number, 
whilst the North had furnished but few papers. The great memoir 
on the Westleton Beds had provided much material for consideration, 
that portion relating to the Southern Drift being especially interest- 
ing. Reference was made to a paper on the Pleistocene succession in 
the Trent Basin, as forming a fitting introduction to the fascinating 
problems connected with the North Wales border on the one side, 
and with Flamborough Head on the other. From Scotland, notice 
was taken of some supplementary remarks on the Parallel Roads of 
Glen Roy. Speculations as to the evidence of a Palaeozoic Ice-age, 
the date and duration of the Pleistocene Glacial Period, and a notice 
on misconceptions regarding the evidence of former Glacial Periods. 
were also discussed. 
The Tertiary Geology of the London and Hampshire Basins was. 
considered, more especially in relation to the Upper Eocene, or 
Bartons, and their probable equivalents in West Surrey. Under 
this heading also comes the Geology of Barbados, since the Oceanic 
deposits in that island were held to be of late Tertiary age. These 
interesting discoveries were reviewed at some length, and the results. 
compared with tables in the recently-issued ‘Challenger’ Reports. 
In Upper Cretaceous Geology the phosphatic deposits at Ciply and 
Taplow were noticed, and also the important correlations of the 
basement-beds in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Hast Yorkshire. The 
Lower Cretaceous beds at Speeton next passed under review, more 
especially in connexion with their somewhat difficult paleontology 
and possible equivalents in Eastern Europe. The address then went 
on to state that our knowledge of the Upper Jurassics of the Hast of 
England had of late years received considerable additions, that im- 
portant correlations between our Upper Jurassic generally and their 
equivalents in the Jura had been effected, and that the Inferior 
Oolite and the Lias-boundary had received their share of attention, 
while a determined attempt had been made to refer a portion of the 
Red Rocks of South Devon to the Permian formation. 
The Ballot for the Council and officers was taken, and the following were duly 
elected for the ensuing year:—Cowncil: Prof. J. F. Blake, M.A.; Prof. T. G. 
“Bonney, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S.; R. Etheridge, Esq., F.R.S.; Sir A. Geikie, D.Sc., 
LL.D., For.Sec.R.S.; Prof. A. H. Green, M.A., F.R.S.; Alfred Harker, Esq.,. 
EAL Mipicks MoD: Hans. 5 G. J. Hinde, PhD. TeV. Holmes; Esq. We 
H. Hudleston, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S.; J. W. Hulke, Esq., F.R.S.; Prof. J. 
