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were Radiolaria ; whilst Mr. Shrubsole discovered similar bodies ill 

 the Mountain Limestone near Llangollen, and conjectured that the 

 described forms included both Foraminifera and Eadiolaria. 



The Author has discovered the Ccdcisplicerce in great numbers in 

 the Carboniferous Limestone of Gloucestershire. He discussed the 

 identity of certain calcareous rings -005 in. in diameter, seen in 

 sections of the limestone of Clifton, &c., with siliceous bodies which 

 he had described in a recent paper read before the Society, and gave 

 an account of the calcareous and siliceous forms, which were both 

 referable to Calcisplicerce. He commented upon the character of the 

 carbonate of lime of the calcareous bodies, which presented a granular 

 structure characteristic of the truly organic portion of the limestone, 

 and not a clear crystalline aspect like that of the infilling or replacing 

 calcite ; he concluded therefore that the tests had been originally 

 calcareous, and not siliceous replaced subsequently by carbonate of 

 lime. This was urged as a strong argument against regarding the 

 organisms as Radiolaria, and the Author, whilst considering it 

 unwise to come to a decided conclusion, believed it safe to say that 

 they were Protozoa. 



6. " Second Note on the Movement of Scree- material." By 

 C. Davison, Esq., M.A. (Communicated by Prof. T. G. Bonney, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S., F.G.S.) 



The following specimens were exhibited : — 



Specimens of Rubies in their original matrix (crystalline lime- 

 stone) from Upper Burmah, collected by C. Barrington Brown, Esq., 

 F.G.S., exhibited in illustration of the letter from H.M. Secretary 

 of State for India. 



Rocks and microscopic sections, also a Mortar used by the 

 ancient miners to crush the gold-bearing quartz ; the latter was 

 in situ with numerous others and was removed by hand-drilling ; 

 exhibited by G. Attwood, Esq., F.G.S., in illustration of his paper. 



Rock-cores from the Seaton Carew trial-boring, lent by W. J. 

 Bird, Esq., to illustrate the paper by E. Wilson, Esq., F.G.S. 



Microscopic sections exhibited by E. Wethered, Esq., F.G.S., 

 in illustration of his paper. 



June 20, 1888. 

 W. T. Blanfoed, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



James E. Bedford, Esq., Clifton Yilla, Cardigan Road, Leeds ;■ 

 William King, D.Sc, B.A., Director of the Geological Survey of India,, 

 Geological Survey Office, Calcutta ; R. E. Leach, Esq., M.A., St. 

 Mary's Cottage, Beccles ; John Leechman, Esq. 92 Sinclair Road, 



