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from North Devon," by Eev. J. Din<rlc ; " V(;ins in the Models of Fora- 

 minifera," by Dr. PritscJi ; "Diluvial and Alluvial Deposits of Central 

 Germany, and on the Climate of the Period," by Dr. von Seebaeh ; " On 

 Petroleum of North America," and " Structure and Ori^^in of Certain 

 Limestones and Dolomites," by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt; " Plesiosaurus from 

 Lias of Whitby," by Mr. F. J. Foot ; " Flint Implements from tlie ' Oyle ' 

 Cave, Tenby," by Mr. G. N. Smith ; " Scutes of Labyrinthodon from 

 Keuper Bone-Breccia of Pendock," by Eev. W. S. Symonds ; " New 

 Fossil Fishes from Old Eed Sandstone, Caithness," by Mr. C. W. Peach. 



PROCEEDINGS OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES. 



Geological Society. — November 5, 1862. — Professor A. C. Eamsay, 

 President, in the chair. — 1. "Descriptions of some Fossils from India, 

 discovered by Dr. Fleming- of Edinburgh." By Dr. L. de Koninck. 



The author gave a detailed description of 44 species of fossils from the 

 western end of the salt-range of the Punjaub, on the right bank of the 

 Indus, discovered by Dr. el. Fleming and Mr. W. Purdon. The same 

 mixture of Mesozoic with Palseozoic types observed by Mr. Davidson, who 

 described the Brachiopoda (Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. vol. xviii. p. 25), was 

 also noticed by the author in these fossils. He therefore suggests the pos- 

 sibility of a further examination of the strata showing the existence of two 

 intimately associated formations, belonging respectively to the Carboni- 

 ferous and Lower Mesozoic periods. 



2. " On a Deposit containing Diatomacese, Leaves, etc., in the Iron-ore 

 Mines near Ulverston." By Miss E. Hodgson. 



The object of this paper was to show that this deposit, which was first 

 described by Mr. Bolton in the Society's Journal, vol. xviii. p. 274, and 

 considered by him to be of lacustrine origin, was deposited in a large 

 cavern or chain of caverns by a subterranean stream originating probably 

 in a brook called the " Poaka Beck." 



3. " On the Geology of a Part of the Masulipatam District." By Capt. 

 F. Applegarth, Madras xVrmy. 



4. " On the Association of Granite with the Tertiary Strata near King- 

 ston." By J. G. Sawkins, Esq., F.G.S. 



A granitic formation traverses Jamaica in a direction from S.E. to N.W., 

 being the same as that of the earthquake-shocks. It pierces the Carbona- 

 ceous scries, and also the Tertiary strata, whence the author concludes that 

 it is of Tertiary age. 



Manchester Geological Society. — JuTie 2il/i. — Mr. Hull, of the 

 Geological Survey, drew attention to the presence of Goniatites, Aricu- 

 loperlen papi/raceus, and other marine shells in the upper coal-measures at 

 Dukinfield. It has always been considered that these marine fossils were 

 confined to the lower coai-measurcs, and to the series of strata below the 

 Arlcy mine. 



Mr. Binney delivered an address " On the Geology of IManchcster." 

 The surface around Manchester was covered by drift, except in the valleys, 

 where the rivers have cut through the drift. The drift of the district Mr. 

 Binney divides into — 



1. Valley gravel. — A bed of coarse gravel, com]")Oscdof various-sized Azoic. 

 Pala)Ozoic, and a few Triassic rocks, well rounded, parted with layers of 



