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be about 18 inches in length, 6 inches wide, and about 11 inches 

 thick, and the mass was embedded in a yellow soil. FeeUng 

 confident that he was on the right tack he sent a letter to Mr. 

 W. L. Grant desiring that some member of the Club should be 

 present, and Mr. Strange, accompanied by his good lady and 

 daughter, journeyed to the site. They had not been digging 

 long before he (Mr. Wilkinson) placed his hand on the top of the 

 urn. Having graphically described the scene which was presented 

 at the discovery and the bearing away of the valuable relic, he 

 expressed the opinion that the carbonised remains were part and 

 parcel of the two bodies found in the urn. Within forty feet of 

 that circle was a bell- shaped barrow, which had been looked 

 upon as a smaU Eoman camp. In concluding he said that with 

 him it was a labour of love to trace out the footprints of ancient 

 races, and his belief was that the district east of Burnley was 

 one of the richest in England for archaeological remains. 



An interesting discussion followed. There were exhibited foiu" 

 urns which had been discovered in the neighbourhood of Burnley. 

 They were as follows : — (1) Found on the moor, west of Swinden, 

 in 1842, by Mr. Spencer, of Halifax. Lent by T. T. Townley 

 Parker, Esq. (2) Found on Worsthorne Moor, April 17th, 1843, 

 by Mr. Studley Martm. Lent by Colonel Thursby, J.P. (3) 

 Found at Catlow Quarry, March 1854. Lent by the Church of 

 England Literaiy Institution. (4) Found at Hell Clough, Ex- 

 twistle, Sept. 18th, 1886, by Mr. Tattersall Wilkinson. Lent by 

 T. T. Townley Parker, Esq. 



DINNER. 



December lOth, 1886. 



The Annual Dinner was held at Mr. Cronkshaw's Hotel, and 

 was attended by 30 members and 2 friends of the members. 



The following were the principal toasts : — 



1. The Loyal Toasts. — Proposed by The President, Mr. 



J. Langfield Ward, M.A. 



2. The Burnley Literary and Scientific Club. — Proposed 



by Mr. Alderman Greenwood, J.P. and responded to 

 by The President. 



3. Literature. — Proposed by Dr. Brumwell, J. P., and res- 



ponded to by Mr. Strange. 



4. Science. — Proposed by Mr. F. H. Hill, and responded 



to by Dr. Mackenzie. 



5. Art.— Proposed by Mr. Councillor A. Lancaster, and 



responded to by Mr. T. Preston. 



