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was concerned. Intentional discourtesy could hardly have been 
meant. A wander, however, through the magnificent park to the 
foot of the Three Mile avenue, with Worcester lodge in the 
distance, glimpses of deer browsing beneath the finely grown 
trees, glints of the distant May trees in full bloom, and the 
soothing pipe allayed their ruffled feelings. Finally, a visit was. 
made to the church, where repose the ashes of noble Dukes and 
Duchesses, Lords and Ladies, beneath marbled urns and sculptured 
figures, allegorical and otherwise. A plain marble memorial on 
the S. wall, erected to the memory of Lord Raglan, of Crimean 
fame, interested much the military members of the club. 
Badminton was left at 4.45, and the unpleasantness of the morning 
ride repeated, with the addition of the breaking of the shoe 
chain on descending Swainswick hill. 
The excursion fixed to Ludlow Castle for the 9th and 10th of 
July did not take place for some unexplained cause, but two 
by-excursions are worthy of record, one to Cadbury Castle on 
27th of August, and the other to Beckhampton on 22nd of 
October. 
Cadbury Castle, Tuesday, 27th August..—St. Swithin having most 
completely verified his character as the watery saint, and the 
forty days rain ceased at last, the morning of Tuesday, 27th, 
broke fair and fine upon the small muster of the Club at the 
10.26 a.m. train for Sparkford. Airiving there about 12.30 a 
start was made for N. Cadbury. The pinnacles of the fine tower 
half hidden by the trees was the only portion of the church 
visible until mounting some steps leading to a field out of a lane 
with high banks, the beautiful proportions of the fabric suddenly 
burst upon us, the handsome 16th century manor house closing in 
the view on the S. The Rector, the Rev. W. Castlehow, met the 
party at the N. porch, and showed them over the church, pointing 
out the various objects of interest. Dedicated to 8. Michael the 
Archangel, and rebuilt by Lady Botreaux in the year 1417 or 
1427, the structure is remarkabl2 for the admirable state of 
