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over the gnomon (now called the Friar’s Heel), and as that stone 
was of a light colour, being emblematical of the light about to be 
diffused over the earth; in the same way he would stand before the 
small trilithon, to observe the setting of the sun at the Winter 
Solstice, and the small trilithon being dark, it was emblematical of 
the darkness about to be spread over the earth. The highest trili- 
thons might represent the length of the days in summer, and the 
small trilithons, the length of the days in the winter season. If 
they took the corona of the outer circle to represent the equator, 
and drew a line from the top of the highest trilithon to the lowest, 
it would cut at the same angle as the ecliptic does the equator. 
Might not then these six trilithons, with their six spaces, represent 
the sun’s places during the twelve months of his revolution, and the 
thirty upright stones, with their spaces of the outer circle, repre- 
sent the thirty days and nights of the month. In the same way 
the twelve upright stones, composing these six trilithons, might 
represent the twelve months of the year.” 
After dinner which was served in a tent, and to which the 
appetites of the excursionists, sharpened by their mornings work 
and the fine air of the downs, inclined them to do full justice; 
some of the more enthusiastic set off, at about half-past five o’clock, 
to visit the Cursus or Race-course, which lies at about half a mile 
to the North of Stonehenge, and is enclosed between two parallel 
banks and ditches, running east and west. An oblong elevated 
mound is thrown across the east end of the course, resembling a 
_ long barrow, which Dr. Thurnam, who was at the head of the 
_ party, explained was supposed to be the seat of honour, where the 
judges, or umpires, and the principal spectators witnessed the com- 
‘petitions of horse racing, chariot racing, and the solemnities which 
attended the celebration of the ancient festivals. After a short 
delay here, the party returned, and the whole of the excursionists 
set off towards Salisbury, at which place they arrived at about half- 
_ past seven o’clock. 
CONVERSAZIONE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. 
_ By the liberality of the Mayor, a very large number of ladies 
and. gentlemen attended a Conversazione at the Council Chamber 

