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southern slope, where the Middle Chalk is found containing flints and 
curious nodules of chalk, indicating the passage from the Middle to 
the Upper Chalk. Axanchytes ovatus is not uncommon here. After 
a brief visit to the interesting old church, with its fine Norman font, 
the party visited a quarry at Rocklands in the Upper Chalk, which 
yields abinsihlte mucronata, but few sponges. Proceeding to 
Fimber Station, the main body of members from the West were met 
at 11.30, and a start was made up York Dale. Near Mill Cottages 
a quarry was inspected in the Middle Chalk, where a fine band of 
tabular flint, five inches thick, is well exposed. Here, the Hon. Sec., 
Mr. S. Chadwick, F.G.S., of Malton, obtained many specimens of 
Ananchytes ovatus, a Micraster, Terebratula semiglobosa, Rhynconella 
mantelitana, several sponges, one in flint, and a beautiful coral. 
After traversing the dales and woods, and examining the British 
entrenchments, which form so striking a feature on the Yorkshire 
Wolds, the conductor took the party to a quarry in the Upper Chalk 
at Garton Field House (Mr. R. Megginson). Here /nocerami occur 
in profusion, as well as sponge remains, and thick seams of so-called 
Fullers’ earth. It was in this quarry that Mr. Cole obtained his 
unique sponge—so far unique that it is unknown at the Jermyn Street 
it in his magnificent collection at Driffield. It is as yet unnamed. 
During the walk, which was ea enjoyed, Mr. Cole pointed 
out the accumulations of ‘ grut’ on some of the dale-sides, and 
attributed them to an Arctic saidiehied of climate; as also, a 
remarkable depression on a dale side, which seemed to have been 
excavated by a lateral glacier infringing on the main floor. 
The meeting was terminated by a vote of thanks passed to the 
Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., for presiding, on the motion of the Rev. E. 
Maule Cole, M.A., seconded by Mr. Samuel Chadwick, F.G.5 . 
E.R.W. 
NOTES AND hits 
An important contribution to our k wledge of ‘The Slugs of Ireland,’ from 
ne rst of Dr. ee F. Scharff, B.Sc. » Keeper of Ae Nat. Hist. Museum at Dublin, 
ust been published as one of he memoirs of the Royal Dublin Society, and 
is eile by a coloured plate the se and a plate of their anatomy. 
appointment of Organi inde i Secuetaty to the oe County Council 
fee Education Committee, at a salary of £400 pe peu oe recently been 
conferred upon Mr. es Herbert Bothamley, C.S. Leeds 
Mr, Bot y, who i: tive of Lincolnshi ome aa een assistant 
lecturer and demonstrator a Yorkshire College, was at-one time a very active 
r of the Leeds Naturalists’ Club, a familiar figure at several of the annual 
meetings of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, and will uch missed in ~ 
be m : 
t year, it will be remembered, he was honoured with the post of President of 
the Babe ot Pia S. of Great Britain and Ireland when it held i 
meetings at Ches reece 
Naturalist, 
