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logy of the County of Antrim. The stream, where it emerges 

 from the glen, cuts into the Triassic marls ; farther up, where a 

 landslip has exposed the left bank to a height of about thirty feet, 

 the section shows a thin band of Lias clay, from which a few 

 characteristic fossils were obtained ; resting immediately upon it 

 is a band of Glauconitic sand, of the Greensand formation, con- 

 taining fragments of Exogyya and other well marked fossils. 

 These two latter formations, though almost horizontal and in their 

 proper sequence, do not appear to be in situ, but have been 

 probably been forced down the glen during the Glacial period. 

 The rich soil, with its luxuriant growth of ferns, hides the rocks 

 from view, till we reach a rustic bridge, where a beautiful cascade 

 cuts deeply into the Chalk. At the head of the glen we find that 

 the Chalk is overlaid by a capping of Basalt, which in its turn is 

 covered by a thick stratum of Boulder clay, thus giving almost 

 in a single view a representative section of the country. Before 

 leaving the glen a meeting was held, at which a unanimous vote 

 of thanks to Mr. Macaulay was passed, thanking him for his kind- 

 ness in giving the party access to his grounds, and for the valuable 

 notes on the neighbourhood he had placed at the disposal of the 

 Club. The party then wended their way towards Ballycarry Sta- 

 tion, passing through a fine avenue of oaks, which once extended 

 the entire way from the old church at the rere of the house to the 

 point where the ford crossed to Islandmagee. A visit was also 

 paid to the dun or fort which we have already referred to in con- 

 nection with the defeat of Sir John Chichester. Reaching the 

 station, the return train to Belfast was taken, the party reaching 

 home at seven o'clock, after having had a most enjoyable excur- 

 sion, at which they were favoured by the fine weather which 

 almost invariably accompanies the Club's excursions. 



