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low forms, especially Serpulites longissimus, ChitonGrayii, Theca, &c. 
The near approach of the dinner-hour compelled the party to abandon 
their field-work, and a most welcome adjournment was made to 
the Dudley Arms Hotel. After the usual loyal toasts, the Secretary 
of the Warwickshire Club read an interesting account of their recent 
meeting at Cleobury Mortimer and the locality. The President then 
proposed the health of the ‘ Dudley Society,’ and in doing so invited 
them to hold a meeting at Warwick at an early date. Mr. Hollier 
expressed the pleasure the Dudley Club had felt in being favoured 
with a visit from the Warwickshire Society, and was glad that the 
visitors had been able to see the principal fossils of the Dudley rocks 
in the Museum, which he hoped would, ere long, become a most 
valuable scientific collection. He hoped that on some future occa- 
sion the Warwickshire gentlemen would inspect the district again, 
and look at the coal-measures of the locality. Mr. Jones, in pro- 
posing the health of the Warwickshire Club, said that he thought 
a field-meeting at Warwick would be most acceptable to the Dudley 
Club; and hoped that early next year such a gathering might be 
held. The meeting then broke up.—The third general field-meet- 
ing of the same Society for the present year was held on August 15, 
at Cheltenham. The party, including several ladies, proceeded 
by special train, which reached Cheltenham about nine o’clock. 
After examining the various points of particular interest in the 
town itself, the party took conveyances to Seven Springs, pass- 
ing through Charlton Kings, and over the spur of Leckhampton. 
At the head of the classic Isis, which commences its course in the 
once-sequestered dell known as the ‘Seven Springs,’ a considerable 
halt was made. Unfortunately the hand of a ruthless innovator has 
been at work here of late, and the crystal streamlet, doomed to labour 
so nobly before it reaches its parent ocean,—the little brook destined 
to bear upon its broader waters the merchandise of the world, has 
been turned to a utilitarian purpose ere it has well come to the light 
of day. The little wooded dell, where once grew the rare Llymus 
Europeus and Thesium linophyllum, has now given place to glaring 
red brick houses, potato-plots, gas-works, and a pond, apparently 
for machinery-purposes, while overlooking all is the mansion of a 
northern cotton-spinner, who has made this classic spot his home, 
but who has failed in a singular degree to produce anything in keep- 
ing with the association of the place. ‘The party next proceeded in 
the direction of Leckhampton, picking here and there a rare plant, 
though the recent hot. weather has robbed the botanist of many of 
his best treasures. The Ragstone quarries on the summit of the 
hill afforded the first work for the hammers. ‘This division is the 
upper layer of the Inferior Oolite, and abounds in organic remains, 
particularly Oysters, which crowd almost every lump of stone, T'ri- 
gonia, Ammonites, Belemnites, Pleurotomaria, Terebratula, Rhyn- 
chonella, Nucleolites, Serpula, &c. Were, among the débris from the 
workings, grow the Anagallis cerulea, Papaver Argemone, Galeopsis 
ladanum, Lycopsis arvensis, &c. A short walk from this point led 
to the brow of the hill overlooking the extensive plain of North 
