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the way a halt was made to inspect an interesting geological sec- 

 tion formed by a stream passing down by the side of a quarry a 

 little beyond Colin Glen. In this section the Liassic rocks which 

 appear in the glen (and which may be traced along the coast so 

 far north as Ballintoy and Magilligan) disappear entirely, and the 

 Greensand rests directly upon the Keuper marls. This inspection 

 concluded, the business meeting of the excursion was held, and a 

 number of members elected as members of the Club, after which 

 the party returned to town, reaching it shortly before seven 

 o'clock. 



On Saturday, 6th September, to 



RADEMON, KILLYLEAGH, AND STRANGFORD 

 LOUGH. 



The small number of members who availed themselves of the 

 opportunity of attending this excursion, left by train at 10.45 f° r 

 Crossgar, and on arrival at that station were conveyed by cars to 

 the entrance of Rademon demesne, to which they were admitted 

 by the kind permission of James Sharman Crawford, Esq., M.P. 

 The programme for the day admitted of only a very short stay 

 here ; a walk through the grounds, however, satisfied the party 

 that they could scarcely visit a spot more suitable for the study 

 of the various branches of natural history. The woods contain 

 some very fine trees, sturdy old oaks, and tall symmetrical larches, 

 under the shade of whose foliage sylvan plants abound, and in- 

 sects of various tribes find suitable habitats. Though late in the 

 season, butterflies were numerous. Amongst those captured was 

 the painted lady (Cynthia cardui). On leaving Rademon, the 

 party proceeded to Killyleagh, stopping on the way to visit 

 Shane's Lough, near the latter place. On the wooded borders of 



