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THE GEOLOGIST, 
Stratification. IGtli, Igneous Action ; Yolcanos, Eartliqnakes. 17th, Elevation 
and Plication of Rocks ; Faults. 21st, Cleavage and Foliation. 22nd, Denudation ; 
Unconforuiability. 23rd, Lower Silurian System of Rocks. 21th, Ujiper 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. 
Gejteral Meeting of the WooLiiorE, Woecestekshike, Malvern, and 
COTTESWOLD NATriiAL HisTORT Clubs. — The gathering of the Woolliope, 
Worcestershire, Malvern, and Cotteswold Natui-al History Clubs took place at 
Ledbury, on Thursday, the 3rd of June, with a strong muster of members, although 
the unfortunate state of the weather considerably interfered with the arrange- 
ments of the day. The Woolhope Club breakfiisted at Ledbury, at 9 o'clock, and 
afterwards proceeded to Braidlow 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 tlie 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 Ledljury, and the district Intervening 
between that ]ilace and the Coal-basin of South ^V^ales, although the dense mist 
creeping up took away from the cfi'ect of this part of the lecture. He finally closed 
Vi'ith the announcement that a " bone-bed" had been discovered in the Mill Hills by 
two working men of the town, and recommended an exijloration of it as the best 
arrangement of the day. The party had not gone far, hov,'ever, v/hen 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 ^^'ales, accompanied with remarks on the position of the beds in which 
they were found, and the probalile 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 eryptogamic vegetation, and made some remarks 
on the vitality of seeds, a qucestio vexata which gave rise to considerable discussion, 
eliciting many 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 bonc-bed. Amongst the number of members present 
were the Rev. W. S. Symonds, President of the INIalvern Club, Dr. Bevan, Presi- 
dent of the Woolhojje Club, Edwin Lees, Esq., Vice-president of the Worcestershire 
Club, Revds. W. 'Ihorn, J. Tliackwell, R. Hill, G. Davis, J. Kent, T. Hayward, 
W. I'rime, J. Barker, — . Smith — Captain Peyton, Messrs. Steele (.\berga\'enny), 
J. Higgins, II. C. Vernon, Herbert, Budd, J. Walker, C. Jardinc, J. Jones, 
(Gloucester), P. Ballard, A. Thompson, T. Curling, (Hereford), R. Smith, (Droit- 
wich), Lightbody, Cocking, (Ludlow), R. Lingwood, E. (iillam. Pouting, Chaplin, 
&c. " Xotwithstanding 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 hannners and boys brought 
to the scene of action. We l#list rather look at them as pleasant meeting-points 
for friends, where each working naturalist may communicate the result of his 
laboiirs and experience, and acquire fresh knowledge for his future guidance. 
Long may the clubs prosjier, and bring to their numbers fresh and ardent 
geologists, each to contribute his item towards perfecting the noble science of 
geology and natural history." 
