occurrence of one of tliis shape. The chest piece has a naked figure, 
standing by the side of a horse. The eighth legion was in Grermany, 
but never in England, and it is probable that a soldier belonging to 
it, coining on business to England, may have been wrecked at the 
month of the Tyne, where the boss was found, and that the rest of 
his equipment is still lying at the bottom of the river, whence the 
boss and chest piece were dredged up.” 
Mr. J. F. Walker read a paper on some Terebratulse which he 
had presented to the society. He said: —On a former occasion I 
communicated to this society some account of the discovery of a 
deposit of lower greensand at Upware. This deposit is remarkable 
for the numerous species of Brachiopoda which occur in it, and also 
for the numbers of specimens found. I have been able to obtain 
several specimens of the Waldheimias which I described under the 
name of W. Woodwardii. I am therefore able to present a speci¬ 
men to the Society. I have been able to see the loop, which justifies 
me in having regarded this shell as a Waldheimia. I also present 
to the Society some specimens of W. pseudojurensis. This fossil 
occurs in Neocomian deposits in France, and has never before been 
found in England. This species was descrbed by Lejnnerie in the 
Memoirs of the Geological Society of France. He gave it this name 
on account of the shell possessing a Jurassic aspect. He thought it 
was nearly allied to T. (or more properly) W. ornithocephala, a 
s^^ecies found in the Kelloway rock, and in the Cornbrash. 
D’Orbigny says that it is nearly allied to W. tamarindus. I have 
also seen the loop of this shell which is that of a Waldheimia. I 
think that there will be nearly twenty species of Brachiopoda in 
this deposit, a larger number of species than occui’s in any other 
English locality. It is also interesting to observe the influence of 
this locality on the development of the shells. The plentiful supply 
of calcareous matter was highly favourable to the proper growth of 
the shells, hence the individuals attain a very large size. The 
contrast of the shells of this deposit with those found at Earringdon 
is very striking, showing the power of favourable conditions at least 
to modify species. 
May 5.— The Eey. J. Kekrick read a paper on the foundation 
and history of the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Oassino of which 
the following is an abstract:—After a description of the site of the 
Abbey, and the descent and early history of St. Benedict, the author 
