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and sponges, the fabric of which was almost wholly made up of 
siliceous spicula, were met with in all parts of the world and in 
every geological formation. 
Mr. BorLAsE observed that matter similar to the chalk was 
now found at the bottom of the Atlantic, formed of aggregations 
of animal life which resembled closely those found in our chalk 
rocks and strata. The flints constituted a small section of the 
chalk formation. They belonged to the upper chalk. 
In reply to an enquiry from the chair to what extent the inter- 
ments in Denmark threw light on the date and country of those 
found at Trevelgué, Mr. BorLasE stated that although similar 
interments were found in those northern countries, they were 
likewise met with in various parts in which there was no reason 
to suspect incursions of those sea freebooters; and they were 
therefore assigned by the best authorities to very early inhabitants 
of this island. 
Rev. W. [Aco stated that the first Inscribed Stone he had to 
notice in connection with the Excursion, was one, hitherto un- 
known, to which his attention was called by Mr. T. Q. Couch and 
the Rev. H. Borrow. It was in Lanivet village, and was built 
into the wall of a house. The portion of inscription remaining 
(of which Mr. Iago exhibited a rubbing) contained the letters— 
NNICVS ; the age was of the transitional period from Late Roman 
to Early Saxon. He had since found the commencing letter on 
an adjacent fragment. The name is “Annicus.” Mr. Iago next 
exhibited a rubbing of the inscription recorded by Dr. Borlase 
as, in his time, apparently “ Ruani hic jacit,” on a stone near the 
“Indian Queen.” Next followed a rubbing of, and observations 
upon, the inscription on the sculptured Cross in the garden at 
Lanherne Nunnery. The sculptures represented the Crucifixion 
and bosses for the Passion; but the Inscription was as yet un- 
deciphered, though rubbings had been submitted to many of 
the highest antiquarian authorities in the kingdom, whose very 
different readings gave much amusement. A portion of it Mr. 
Iago read as BLEID—seemingly significant of the British name 
Bleidd—=W olf (Lupus) ; and it might be remarked that “ Bleidud” 
was one of the names given in the Bodmin List of Manumitted 
Serfs. (Dr. Barham mentioned the still earlier British name of 
Bladud—who was legendarily reported to have discovered the 
medicinal virtues of Bath waters).—Mr. Iago next noticed the 
Inscribed Stone at Rialton, which he described as Romano- 
British ; and he suggested that possibly the letter F had been 
broken away before the ILL commencing the second line-—The 
“Conetoci” Stone at Cubert was next noticed; Dr. Barham 
speaking of its similarity in character to an inscribed stone in 
