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full justice to by the President of the Societ}', than whom no 

 one could be found more thoroughly acquainted with the subject. 



After a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Talbot and Sir John 

 Awdry, moved by the Rev. A. C. Smith and carried by acclama- 

 tion, Mr. CuNNiNGTON, F.G.S., read a paper " On Wiltshire Iron 

 Ore and its Working," a subject of special interest in our county. 



At the conclusion of Mr. Cunnington's paper, the thanks of the 

 Society were tendered by the President, who then called on Mr. 

 Goldney, M.P., for a paper on " Corsham," when that gentleman 

 exhausted his subject in a most masterly discourse. 



These papers will all (it is hoped) appear in the Society's 

 Magazine. 



SECOND DAY. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8th. 



The archaeologists and their friends assembled in goodly force at 

 the New Hall, at 9.30, and punctually to the hour named in the 

 programme, started in a variety of hired carriages, including two 

 breaks with four horses, sundry flys, waggonettes, and a still larger 

 number of private carriages, and drove to the Abbey of Lacock, 

 where they were received by Mr. Charles Talbot, who most cour- 

 teously conducted them over the Abbe}', pointing out the more 

 interesting details of architecture, and shewing the various dates of 

 structure and the alterations and additions from time to time 

 effected. Under so able and so painstaking a cicerone, the members 

 of the Society examined the charming old Abbey as they had 

 never before seen it, and then proceeded to the Church, where 

 again Mr. Charles Talbot and the President of the Society called 

 attention to the history of the building, as read in the mouldings, 

 windows, and arches. 



After an expression of thanks to Mr. Talbot for the archaeological 

 treat he had afforded them, the company drove to Corsham Court, 

 where for above an hour they revelled amongst the magnificent 

 collection of pictures for which the seat of Lord Methuen is famous. 

 Here too the Church was visited, and then astonishing the quiet 

 town of Corsham by the long string of carriages which clattered 

 through their streets, thej' first reached the village of Biddeston, 

 and halted for a few moments to admire the simple but elegant 



