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tage of by another leader to call attention to the constellations in 
sight in the heavens, and to explain the composition and the 
motions of some of the heavenly bodies. 
The third field meeting was held at Crouchville on Courtney 
Bay, east of St. John. 
From Mr. Burditt’s house (who was host on this occasion), 
excursions were made in several directions. The principal one 
was along the shore of Courtney Bay, where the low cliffs of 
slate and flag stones of the St. John Group, worn by the sea, afford 
excellent examples of folding and faulting in stratified rocks, the 
surfaces of these flags exhibit good examples also of the burrows 
and trails of marine animals, which may be compared with those 
in the recent sands of the flats which mantle around these slaty 
ledges. 
After the lunch which was served on the lawn in front of Mr. 
Burditt‘s house, Messrs. McIntosh and Leavitt gave short 
addresses on the seas shells and the sea birds respectively, and as 
the darkness was now on, there was opportunity for some remarks 
on the stars by Mr. Burditt. The party returned to town after a 
very pleasant and instructive afternoon’s excursion. 
General. 
An event of far reaching importance to the Society was the 
purchase in June last of the Finn Building on Union street. 
Occupying a central and convenient position, strongly built of 
stone and brick, and with ample accommodations for the growing 
necessities of our Society, this building provides the “Home” 
that we have been looking forward to for years. Its fine halls 
and rooms, comfortable, commodious, well lighted, are admirably 
fitted for the advantageous display of the treasures of our 
Museum, and of making these the objects of a great and 
permanent interest to the citizens of St. John and the people of 
New Brunswick. 
No sooner was the purchase accomplished than willing hands 
among our members set to work to remove the Museum and 
Library to the new building ; and the close of the year witnessed 
the Society comfortably installed in its present quarters with fresh 
