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gentlemen and fair ladies, attired in the most sumptuous of 
apparel. There was a delightful dialogue, with fine lines; and 
then came the laughable incident when misfortune befel Sir 
Walter at the hands of his body-servant, who discovered him 
smoking. 
The final and triumphant Tableau was next described, and 
particulars were added respecting the School. ‘ Under the 
shadow of Ine’s Abbey, on soil that the Dane could never win, 
the School of Sherborne stands to-day, vigorous and young.” 
It was one of those grand old foundations which had played such 
an important part in building up the character of Englishmen. 
The late Archbishop of Canterbury—Dr. Temple—was for 30 
years Chairman of the Governors. In conclusion the Lecturer 
claimed for the Pageant a useful purpose in calling up the buried 
ages, and rehearsing the deeds done by our fathers: and he 
spoke of the beauty and picturesqueness of the ancient Wessex 
town. 
The Lecture was illustrated by a series of excellent slides, 
and also by dresses, ornaments, ete., which had been actually 
worn in the Pageant, and had been most kindly lent to Mr. 
Grant by Canon Westcott; there were also exhibited a large 
number of photographs relating to the town and the Episcdes. 
The vote of thanks was moved by Mr. James Kay, J.P., 
seconded by Mr. George Gill, and supported by Mr. J, 8. 
Sutcliffe and Mr. J. W. Thompson, J.P., all of whom paid a 
high compliment to the President for the able, polished, and 
historically informing paper. We feel proud, said Mr. Thompson, 
that we are British, and these papers on our glorious history 
have been beautifully illustrated to us. Indeed, we have had the 
best English history lesson that I have ever had in my life. 
In reply, Mr. Grant added that the weather on the occasion of 
the pageant was favourable—on the second day there was 
brilliant suushine, and the scene beggared description. There 
was a strong feeling expressed that the pageant should be 
repeated—some suggested in London, but that the Sherborne 
people would not listen to fora moment. ‘The essential value of 
a reproduction of that kind, was that it should be given on the 
spot where the scenes were enacted. He had seen a paragraph 
in the newspapers stating that the next performance would be 
in 1908, and that it might be produced triennially. The 
example was one which might be followed by other English 
cities. 
