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extending scientific knowledge by means of lectures and demon- 

 strations in our museums." 



W. Gray, M.R.I.A., then proceeded with his lecture on the 

 "Missing Beds of Cave Hill," using the geological features of 

 Portland as apt illustrations. The lecture was well illustrated 

 with lantern slides and diagrams, shown by W. Nicholl, the 

 different organic remains being represented by a fine series of 

 fossils on the table, which were afterwards inspected by those 

 present. 



The President, the Honorary Secretary, and W. Swanston 

 having complimented the lecturer on his admirable paper, 

 the following new members were elected : — Miss Josephine 

 Buchannan, M.A. ; Rev. Douglas Walmsley, B.A. ; Geo. Smith, 

 and Miss E. Corley. 



14 January, 1895. 



A meeting was held on Tuesday evening, 14 January, in 

 the Museum. There was a large attendance. The President, 

 F. W. Lockwood, C.E., called upon Joseph Wright, F.G.S., 

 to contribute his note upon " The Occurrence of Boulder Clay 

 on Divis." 



Mr. Wright stated that a few weeks ago he had visited Divis 

 Mountain in company with S. A. Stewart to examine boulder 

 clay which he had observed high up on the mountain, and 

 exposed in section by the side of a mountain stream. Two 

 gatherings of this clay (about iolb. weight) were made at the 

 height of about 1,300 and 1,400 feet respectively above the sea. 

 These, on being microscopically examined, were found to con- 

 tain two fry of mollusca — viz., Buccinum undatum, the other 

 doubtfully referable to Littorina titorah's, also a foraminifer, 

 Nonio7iina depressula, and six ostracoda, too young to name 

 with certainty. Through the courtesy of W. Gray he had 

 also received a few pounds weight of boulder clay from Wolf- 

 hill, 800 feet above the sea. In this sample were found three 



