I860.] FALCOJTER B0NE-CAVB8 OP G0W1.U. 487 



Juxe 13, I860, 



SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, 



It was resolved that the future Meetings of tho Society shall be 

 held in the Hall of Burlington House. 



ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



<;>'<>rge Angus, Esq., 3 Harcourt Buildings, Inner Temple; Her- 

 bert '1'. .lames, Esq., Drumkeeran, Co, Leitrim; and Henry Ward, 

 Esq., Oaklands, Wolverhampton, were elected Fellows, 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On the Osstpbeous ('ivi - of ffu I'rx insula o/Goaveu. in Gevmob- 

 saxtshtee, s..i in Wales, By H. Falcoxeb, M.D., F.R.S., P.G.S. 

 With en Appendix, on a Raises Beach in Mewslabe Bat, and tin 

 Occubbebce of //" Boi U'I.k-cxav on Cei>'-y-i;ky.\ ; by J. Tkest- 

 wich, Esq., F.E.S., Tssas, G.IS. 



[TJic reading of tliis paper, begun at the last .Ue< ting, was concluded.] 



[ TL jii'hlication of this paj> Jahly postponed.] 



[Abstract.] 



Tin: object of this communication was to give a summary of re- 

 Bearcb.es made during the last three years by the author and Lieut. - 

 Col. E. II. Wood, F.G.8., the latter of whom has carefully explored 

 at his. own charge, since L8 18, some of the caves previously known, 

 as well as Bevera] discovered by himself. The known bone-eaves ol 

 Ckrwer (of which Paviland, Spritsail Tor, and Bacon Hole have 



already Supplied Dr. Jhickland and other- U) Some extent with ma- 

 terials for th<- history of the Cave-period) are in the Carboniferous 

 Limestone; ami, with the exception of that of Spritsail Tor, which 

 is on the ' of the peninsula, they all occur between the 



Aiumbles ami the Worm's Head, The most importanl are •• Bacon 

 ." •• Mim hin Hole," "Bo D a's Parlour/' 



"Crow Hole," •• Raven's COiff Cavern," and lastly the well-known 

 .land ('a. thi M nmbL b, in Caswell Bay, 



ami in Oa ■ formerly existed: but the Bea has desti 



them. One cavern oamed"Bam Tor" bel rweU Baj and 



the Bfumbles, presumed to be o Biferous, remains unexplored. 



roceeding to describe the bone-oaves and their <..ji' 

 the author briefly ooticed a raised beach and talc ia, which 



lir. Prestwicb had late' for a mile al 



;i i of Paviland : and he pointed out their importanl 

 ship to the marine Bands and overlying limeetonc-bi ad in 



1 of the < '•■•" er ( Dr. Falcone] i referred to Mr, 



i a the 



highland of I and in J; 



