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THE GEOLOGIST. 
Sutton Coldfield^ some of the lower measures of the Wenlock 
and Dudley limestone rocks rise to the surface, and are in 
great repute for hydraulic purposes ; among the fossils found 
therein was the Bumastus Barriensis, or Barr Trilobite, now 
in the cabinet of Miss Jukes, of Birmingham. A few shells 
from these measures were long considered peculiar thereto ; 
one among them, Leptoena Trans versalis, absolutely abounds ; 
it has, however, been lately also found at the Wren^s Nest. 
Lest your Committee should tire you with such long flights, 
they would beg to conduct you nearer home, and recommend 
to your notice the strata of your own immediate locality. 
The fossils are not considered to possess great variety, but 
many of them are of a highly interesting character. Some 
varieties of the Stigmariee and Lepidodendron have, at the 
request of Mr. Stokes of London, (a gentleman well-known 
for his researches among the fossil woods) been forwarded by 
your curator to him, and the result of his examinations will 
probably, ere long, occupy the attention of the London Geo- 
logical Society. From the numerous fragments of Saurians, 
there is little doubt, diligent investigation vnll enrich ^-our 
cabinet with perfect specimens. There is no reason why 
your Branch may not discover and possess a specimen equal 
to the Megalicthys Hibberti, which adorns the Museum in 
Dudley, and which, perhaps, is the finest in the world. In 
examining the position of the strata, it may be supposed little 
can be done without descending the pits ; it is true, these are 
the real scenes of action ; but it requires a long acquaintance 
with the murky caverns of the mineral world, before the tyro 
becomes accustomed to the varied appearances of coal, shale, 
basalt, or ironstone. There are, however, a few open works 
in the district, which may be studied with interest, especially 
a large one, belonging to Mr. Phihp Williams, near Wednes- 
field Heath ; this is worked up to the great Wolverhampton 
