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Mr. R. D. D^rbishiee, F.G.S., read a paper entitled 
“ Notes on Marine Shells found in Stratified Drift at Maccles- 
field,” and exhibited a series of specimens. 
The specimens were chiefly collected by Mr. W. J. Sainter 
and Mr. Lowe, of Macclesfield, from sand and gravel exposed 
in the formation of the new Cemetery on the north side of 
the town, at an elevation of between 500 and 600 feet above 
the level of the sea. Unfortunately the buying of specimens 
had caused the intrusion of many spurious fragments, casting 
suspicion on several that might after all prove to be 
genuine. 
The beds in question were exposed on a south-easterly 
face, but are now defaced by ballast tips ; consist of fine 
(running) sand, fine and coarse shingle, and very coarse gravel 
with large pebbles unscratched ; and, while stratified, in 
general horizontally, exhibit in their great irregularities of 
extension, level and false bedding, characteristically marine 
aspect, as of a sea bottom under the influence of tidal and 
other varying currents. 
Below appears the “lower boulder clay” of the Ordnance 
geologists. 
The shells are nowhere numerous. Mr. Lowe speaks of 
finding some in layers. Unfortunately the shells from parti- 
cular beds have not been distinguished. 
In the list specimens obviously spurious have not been 
noticed. The following species had been identified : — 
