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the Lower Magnesian Limestone—a soft, yellow sandy rock— 
enclosing pebbles of the Grits in its base. A large trunk of Sigillaria 
is weathered out of the Grit. The striking sections near Grimbald 
Bridge show, in addition, the Middle Red Marls reposing on the 
Magnesian Limestone. In Bilton Fields the Limestone has pena 
out and the Marl comes in nearly upon the Millstone Grits, w 
are continuous up to the Viaduct. The Caytongill (ose 
beds were not recognised in any of the exposures examined. 
a single Permian fossil was obtained, although the pesca are 
so plentiful and accessible. The members of the Boulder 
Committee were on the look out for erratics in the numerous 
drift deposits, but pebbles foreign to the watershed were not met 
with. Mr. J. W. Stather, F.G.S., conducted an early party by 
Grimbald Crag and the Nidd Valley, south of the town, returning by 
the Low Bridge to Knaresborough. The later arrivals explored 
Castle Cliff by the High Bridge, and along the river above the town, 
under the guidance of Mr. Tate, F.G.S. 
For the Vertebrate Section, Mr. H. B.. Booth, of Bradford, 
reported, the sectional officers, Mr. John Gerrard, the President, and 
Mr. Fortune, the Secretary of the Section, both being obliged to 
thing worthy of n er, was the presence of great numbers of 
Chiff-chaffs Tore cyt) 7b Siete (Garrulus glandarius), 
both of which were unusually a 
The best thanks of the Union were given to Mr. J. Farrah, 
Mr. Riley Fortune, F.Z.S., and Mr. J. H. Lofthouse for the 
assistance they gave the Honorary Secretaries in making the 
arrangements for the excursion, and a hearty vote of thanks to 
the Chairman concluded the proceedings.—W. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
We are sorry to learn of the sad loss recently sustained by our old and staunch 
expoceiee, Mr. T. Mellard Reade, F.G be of Liverpool, in the death of his wife, 
on the 22nd of April, after a long illness 
—— 
Our contemporary ‘The Conchologist ’ has made rather, 
two changes. About a year or so ago ch ore ne “The Joura lacology,? 
w the Editorial control passes fi VE. pen , its 
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founder, to those of ae: Wilfred Mark Webhe ¥.L.S., of the County of | 
echn ical fo pave of the Fourth volume, issued 
March last, Soaane ac ns to Mr. Collinge’s long list of 
new ‘ pete of British slugs, os ga a little note pate) with Mr. B. B, Woodward’s 
ingenious pseudonym of ‘ (B V)*.” 
