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informed by Mr. Thomas, the engineer superintending the excavations
(who had kindly sent an excellent plan and section of the workings),
that the tree-stems were found lying in an E. and W. direction, their
roots being at the westerly end. Some bones of animals had been found
in these deposits, and specimens had also been obligingly forwarded by
Mr. Thomas for exhibition that evening. Fortunately, Mr. E. T. Newton,
of the Geological Survey, an authority on bones, was present, and he
would ask him to favour the meeting with a few remarks on them.
Mr. E. T. Newton made some remarks upon the specimens of bones,
but stated that as he had seen them for the first time that evening he
could not make any positive statements respecting them. He saw on
the table the antlers and a piece of the jaw of Bed Deer. A skull with
horns attached, he thought might be Bot longifrons, and a pair of horns
appeared to be those of Bos primigenius, which was commonly found in
the gravel deposits of the Thames, but not so commonly in the alluvial
deposits. These peaty deposits were found in many localities in the
Thames district. In making the excavations for the Houses of Parlia-
ment at Westminster, they came upon much the same kind of thing, and
stumps and tree-stems, fresh-water shells, and a few bones were found.
On the motion of the President, a vote of thanks was passed to
Mr. Thomas for his kindness in sending plans and specimens for the
information of the Club. Having taken leave of their kind entertainers,
the members were driven to Woodford Station, and others home to
Woodford, Buckhurst Hill, &c.
Saturday, July 25th, 1885. Field Meeting at Witham.
Black Notley and Terling.
A pilgrimage to the birth-place and dwelling-place of the greatest
systematic Naturalist before Linne could not fail to attract our mem-
bers, and the fine day, and numerous places of archaeological interest to
be visited, all combined to ensure a full meeting.
The party assembled at Witham about half-past ten, and were at once
conducted over the church by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon Snell. M.A.,
who kindly pointed out the many interesting features of the building.
Col. Lucas, who was unable to be present, sent some notes on the
church, extracted from materials got together for papers in the 'Trans-
actions of the Essex Archaeological Society.' (Jol. Lucas' notes have
since been published in vol. ii. (N. S.) of that work, and it is, therefore,
unnecessary to print them here. The reader is referred to his exhaustive
paper, " Some Account of the Town and Church of Witham," in which
much that is curious relating to the ancient history of the place will be
found. It will be sufficient to remind the reader that the town is very
ancient. The oldest part was at Chipping Hill, near the present rail-
way station, and here, according to the Saxon Chronicle, Edward, first