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Slonehenge. Mr. Henry Brown also conducted a party to some 

 of the principal stones, and pointed out where others originally stood 

 prior to their destruction. Before leaving Avebury, the hospitalities 

 dispensed in the Manor House grounds were most gratefully accepted. 



Resuming the carriages the archaeologists now proceeded by the 

 Kennet Avenue to Silbury Hill, which was soon literally covered 

 with ascending excursionists, and was examined with great interest. 

 Then the Rev. A. C. Smith led the more enterprizing by a rugged 

 footpath over the downs for a good mile or more to the remarkable 

 " stone circle " which he discovered and unearthed two years before 

 (see Magazine, vol. xvii., 253-4), and ^which Sir John Lubbock 

 and others agreed was undoubtedly a work of ancient times, though 

 none could throw any light on its probable origin or intention. 



A drive by the noted " grey wethers,^' or valleys of stones ; and 

 a short detour in Clatford Bottom to the famous cromlech, called 

 the " Devil's Den," brought the archaeologists back to Marlborough, 

 and terminated as delightful and successful a Meeting as the Society 

 has ever had to record. 



at Marlborough was arranged in the Upper School of the College, 

 which had been kindly lent for the pm-pose by the College author- 

 ities, the decorations used for the Prize Day being left up till the 

 end of the Meeting. In addition to the gas lights (provided by 

 the College) the tables were excellently lighted by a number of 

 lamps supplied (gratis) by Messrs. Dale & Son. 



