164 



JVLiscellanies. 



curs but obscurely. Ditchling stands on a hillock of it ; Norlington 

 Green, near Ringmer, is another locality. 



The organic remains found in the above strata are entirely marine. 



Hastings Sands and Clays. — These strata, with but very few ex- 

 ceptions, contain fresh water fossils only ; hence they are naturally 

 separated from the above, and constitute a well marked, distinct for- 

 mation. They are subdivided into, 



1. Weald Clay, in whcih the Sussex limestone or marble is found. 

 This occurs at Laughton. 



2. Strata of Tilgate Forest, well displayed in the cliffs near Hast- 

 ings. 



3. Clays and limestones of Ashburnham. 



PLAN OF THE MUSEUM. 



Case I. — Contains minerals, recent shells and corals, from various 

 parts of England, and other countries. Some fine specimens of Sul- 

 phate of Barytes from Nutfield, in Surrey ; Tourmalines ; Native 

 Gold and Silver; polished Sections of Ammonites; Crystallized 

 Sandstone of Fontainbleau, fee. 



Case II. — The fossils of the strata of Tilgate Forest, and the other 

 subdivisions of the Hastings formation. 



These consist of many hundred specimens of the bones, he. of 

 reptiles, turtles, fishes, and birds ; of the stems of enormous vegeta- 

 bles, allied to the Dragon-blood plant, and Euphorbia ; Ferns of ex- 

 tinct species and genera, &;c. ; the whole presenting the characters 

 of a Fauna and jP/om of an unknown tropical region. The intelli- 



