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rise to faults, of a minor character, and alteration of the strata in 
immediate contact. Lastly, the basalt is seen superimposed, with 
the intervention of a bed of rolled flints in an ochreous paste, on the 
Upper Chalk. 
The Summer-session having now terminated, the Committee have 
to make arrangements for the vigorous prosecution of the work for 
the Winter-session, which consists of papers on scientific subjects, 
read fortnightly by the Members. The Council of the Natural His- 
tory and Philosophical Society have kindly granted to the Club the 
use of one of their lecture-rooms in the Museum for the evening- 
meetings.—R. T. 
GuLascow GEoLogicAL Socrety.—The Annual Meeting of this 
Society was held in the Andersonian University on the 6th October ; 
Mr. E. A. Wiinsch, vice-president, in the chair. ‘The Treasurer’s state- 
ment showed — Receipts, chiefly Members’ subscriptions for the year, 
£61 38s. 8d.; Expenditure, including cost of Books and Diagrams, 
&c., added to stock, £52 10s. 6d.; leaving a balance of £8 13s. 2d. 
in hand. The Chairman, in a short sketch of the proceedings of 
the past season, referred to the Introductory Lecture delivered 
by Mr. D. Page, the subject of which had since been expanded, 
and published by him, under the title of ‘The Philosophy of Geo- 
logy,’ a work which could not fail to familiarize students of Geology 
with the broad principles, and the truly philosophic basis for 
enquiry, laid down for their favourite science. The other lectures for 
the Session had been conceived with the intention of forwarding the 
knowledge of the Members in Geological subjects; and although cir- 
cumstances, over which the Council had no control, had prevented 
some of them being delivered, it was matter for congratulation that 
the ‘Elementary Class-meetings,’ instituted last winter, had proved 
so complete a success as to compensate in a great measure for the 
disappointment thus experienced at the hands of some of the lec- 
turers. ‘These meetings, ably conducted by Mr. John Young, had 
succeeded beyond expectation, had imparted a confidence never expe- 
rienced before as to the efficiency of the Society in conveying useful 
practical knowledge to the Members, and would be continued this 
Session with unremitting zeal. 
The Excursions of the Society during the summer months had not 
been so well attended as they might have been; and it would be for 
the Council to consider whether this feature in their programme 
could be made more attractive and successful. Various Members of 
the Society had, however, been zealously engaged during the year in 
those explorations of the Carboniferous Strata of the West of Scot- 
land, by which in former years they had succeeded in greatly extend: 
ing the lists of Seottish Carboniferous Fossils. 
The Monthly Meetings—a new feature in the proceedings of the 
Society—for the reading of short papers, illustrative of local researches 
and discoveries, and for the exhibition of new or rare specimens of 
Fossils, Minerals, &c., would doubtless prove that some progress had 
been made during the past season. These meetings would be specially 
cared for by the Rey. H. W. Crosskey; and any of the Members of 
