stated that previous barometric observations enabled 
him to state the height at about 769 feet, and Mr. 
Stoddart'a aof roid gave the elevalioa above Redcliff-street 
as 750 feet. Procpedin^ towards Chew Magna, quarries on 
the south side (•>£ Dundry-hill were visited, very similar in 
character to the others, and which yielded, besides the usual 
conchiferrf. a good specimen of a spine of Holectypus de- 
pressus (Echinus). Pleuromya elongata, P. tenuistriata, 
Gresslya abducta, &c. Here, also, was the coral bed, afford- 
ing good specimens of Isastr aei explanata. Ou descending the 
road, the lias strata sopn came into view, and a steep part 
' of the road, near Chew Magna, displayed the junction of 
these beds, with the red marls of the new red sandstonp. 
It WHS pointed out that there was an inclination of as much 
as 2° (or two degrees), towards Bristol in the whole of the 
strata, and that, in all probability, a disturbance had taken 
place subsequent to the deposition of the Oolite. At the 
Pelican Inn, good provision had been made for the party by 
Mr. Smith, to which ample justice was done, after the special 
object of the excursion had been attained, and the party was 
here joined by Mr. John Colihurst, who kindly obtained 
access for them to Chew Matrna church. After spending 
some time in the examination of this beautiful piece of 
architecture, the members were most hf)spirj4bly entertained 
with coffee and the "social cider-cup" by Mr. Colthurst, at 
his private residence, after which the hreik was again en- 
tered, and a most delightful and successful excursion agree- 
ably concluded by a drive back to Bristol through Stanton 
Df«w and Whitchurch. 
E.NTOMOLOGICAL Skction, Sep. 9th.— Excursioa meet- 
ing. Fortunately the weather, which on several previous 
occasions had been singularly adverse, was suffioientlv 
favourable to render this excursion most agreeable, and, 
considering the lateness of the season, successful. Clevedon 
was the locality selected, and reached by the 1.45 p.m. train. 
Most of the Lepidoptera (butterflies, &c.), were found in a 
more or less worn condition, and cousfquently many speci- 
mens were allowed to regain their liberty after capture. 
Several species of Crambites, Pyralides, Geometrac, and 
Pterophori were taken, as well as a few specimens of 
Coleoptera. A number of the pretty but common Anaitis 
Plagiata were observed sitting on the rocks, and a fine 
specimen of Abrostola UrticEe was captured, flying in broad 
daylight round the flowers of the Clematis, which elicited 
the remark from one of the members that it was a most un- 
usual occurrence for that species to be on the wing during 
the day, 
WM. LANT CARPENTER, 
Hon. Reporting Secretary. 
