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Proceedings. 



SUMMER SESSION 



CASTLE UPTON. 



The first excursion of the session took place on 20th May. 

 The party, numbering 109, left Belfast by the 1-20 train for 

 Templepatrick, where, at the kind invitation of Dr. John Campbell, 

 the afternoon was spent in the demesne of Castle Upton. On the 

 arrival of the party at Templepatrick the conductor, Dr. J. K. 

 Charlesworth, explained the geological structure and history of the 

 district. The outpouring of the basalt sheets in Tertiary times 

 resulted in subsidences, either slow and gradual, as the area covered 

 by the present Lough Neagh, or more rapid, as the fault that 

 passing through Templepatrick has exposed the chalk in the 

 heart of the basalt plateau. Dr. Charlesworth further mentioned 

 the recurrence of rhyolite at Templepatrick and at Tardree, and 

 the date of the eruption of these acid lavas was shown to have 

 corresponded with the period that elapsed between the outpouring 

 of the upper and lower basalts. The grounds of Castle Upton 

 were then visited, including the burial-grounds, where lie Josias 

 Walsh, the grandson of John Knox, and William Orr, of '98. The 

 castle itself, with the old priory of the Knights of St. John, was most 

 kindly thrown open to the party. During tea, to which the party was 

 entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Campbell, Dr. Campbell gave a very 

 interesting and highly-instructive account of the history of the 

 castle and its precincts. At a general meeting of the Club held 

 after tea — Mr. N. H. Foster in the chair — a hearty vote of thanks 

 was tendered to Dr. and Mrs. Campbell for their kind hospitality, 

 on the motion of Mr. A. M'l. Cleland, seconded by Mr. F. A. 



