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THE GEOLOGIST. 



Stratification. IGtli, Igneous Action ; Volcanos, Earthquakes. 17th, Elevation 

 and Plication of Rocks ; Faults. 21st, Cleavage and Foliation. 22nd, Denudation ; 

 Unconformability. 23rd, Lower Silurian System of Eocks. 21th, Upper Silurian 

 System of Rocks. 28th, Devonian System. 29th, Carboniferous System (Marine 

 Series). 30th, Carboniferous System (Coal-measures). July 1, Permian System. The 

 admission to these lectures is free. 



General Meetinq or the Woolhope, Worcesteeshihe, Malyern, and 

 CoTTESWOLD Natfral History Clubs. — The gathering of the Woolhope, 

 Worcestershire, Malvern, and Cotteswold Natural History Clubs took place at 

 Ledbury, on Thursday'-, the 3rd of June, with a strong muster of members, although 

 the imfortunate state of the weather considerably interfered with the arrange- 

 ments of the day. The Woolhope Club breakfasted at Ledbury, at 9 o'clock, and 

 afterwards proceeded to Braidlovv Hill, where a meeting was effected with the 

 members of the other societies, in all numbering about sixty. Here the Rev. W. 

 S. Symonds delivered an eloquent discourse, taking for his subject the Malvern 

 range, which stood prominently out from the magnificent panorama around. He 

 systematically, but briefly, described the different changes which had happened to 

 the ancient rocks, commencing with the Holybush sandstone, and the equivalents 

 of the Llandovery beds, and ending with the Wenlock shales and Ludlow rocks of 

 the group on which they were then standing. He then dwelt on the Old Red 

 Sandstone of the country to the west of Ledbury, and the district intervening 

 between that place and the Coal-basin of Soiith Wales, although the dense mist 

 creeping up took away from the effect of this part of the lecture. He finally closed 

 with the announcement that a " bone-bed" had been discovered in the Mill Hills by 

 two working men of the town, and recommended a.n exploration of it as the best 

 arrangement of the day. The party had not gone far, however, when the 

 threatening aspect of the sky made a retreat into the hotel necessary, and a 

 tremendous thunder-storm speedily proved the prudence of the measure. It was 

 therefore determined to transact business before dinner, in the hopes of the 

 weather clearing sufficiently to allow of an excursion afterwards. The chair was 

 taken by Dr. Bevan, of Beaufort, President of the Woolhope Club, who exhibited 

 a series of marine fossils, including encrinites and other fossils from the Coal-basin 

 of South Wales, accompanied with remarks on the position of the beds in which 

 they were found, and the probable conditions under which they were deposited, 

 Mr. Jones, of Gloucester, exhibited a gyroscope, and went through some 

 interesting experiments connected with it, Mr. Edwin Lees then read a paper on 

 the colouring given to nature by cryptogamic vegetation, and made some remarks 

 on the vitality of seeds, a qua'stio vexata which gave rise to considerable discussion, 

 eliciting m_any curious facts, Mr. Curley showed a large horn which had been 

 found in the excavations of Newport Docks, About forty-five gentlemen sat down 

 to dinner. Dr. Bevan presiding, and Mr, Symonds taking the vice-chair. After 

 dinner the company dispersed, some home, some to visit the antiquities of Ledbury, 

 and others to explore the bone-bed. Amongst the number of members present 

 were the Rev. W, S. Symonds, President of the Malvern Club, Dr, Bevan, P;^si- 

 dentof the Woolhope Club, Edwin Lees, Esq., Yice-president of the Worcestershire 

 Club, Revds. W. Thorn, J. Thackwell, R. Hill, G. Davis, J, Kent, T. Hayv/ard, 

 W, Prime, J. Barker, — . Smith — Captain Peyton, Messrs. Steele (Abergavenny), 

 J. Higgins, H. C. Vernon, Herbert, Budd, J. Walker, C. Jardine, J. Jones, 

 (Gloucester), P. Ballard, A. Thompson, T. Curling, (Hereford), R. Smith, (Droit- 

 wich), IJghtbody, Cocking, (Ludlow), R. Lingwood, E. Gillam, Pouting, Chaplin, 

 &c. "Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather," says our correspondent, "a 

 pleasant day was spent, although there is no denying that the field-days are 

 seldom working days, despite the formidable array of hammers and boys brought 

 to the^ scene of action. We must rather look at them as pleasant meeting-points 

 ior friends, Avhere each working naturalist may communicate the result of his 

 laboiu-s and experience, and acquire fresh knowledge for his future guidance. 

 Loni;- limy llio clubs prosper, and bring to their numbers fresh and ardent 

 gcoloM-isis, each to contribute his item towards perfecting the noble science of 

 geology and natural history." 



