THE 



QUAliTERLY JOURNAL 



OF 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



February 6, 1856. 

 The Rev. Thomas Wiltshire was elected a Fellow. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. Notice of some Raised Beaches in Argyllshire. 

 By Commander E. J. Bedford, R.N. 



[In Letters to Admiral Sir F. Beaufort, communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison, 



V.P.G.S.*J 



Surveying Service, Lochgilphead, 

 August 21st, 1851. 



Since my last report of progress I have made a more minute ex- 

 amination of the "raised beaches" which I therein alluded to. I 

 have directed my observations to two in the locality of Lunga Island, 

 a sketch f of each of which I enclose. "No. 1 " is at the head of 

 a deep bay in Lunga proper j " No. 2 " is situated about the centre 

 of the north isle of the group, or North FuUah. Guided by your 



* This portion of the Communication was read before the Society on June 13, 

 1855 ; and an abstract of it was published in the Quart. Joum. GeoL Soc. vol. xi. 

 p. 549. 



t These sketches and others afterwards referred to are deposited in the Society's 

 Library. 



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