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finally died in gaol at the Restoration of Charles IJ. This hall 
was 115 feet by 60, and of unusual magnificence, with four turrets. 
at the corners, and with a crypt below. 
The gardens inside the walls are of charming colour, and the 
‘walk on the embattled wall gives most exquisite views of the 
Cathedral and country around. The perennial spring which 
supplies Wells with its name and water, rises in the garden, and 
the well house, built by Bishop Beckington, 1450, still stands, a 
square buttressed building with mullioned windows. After being 
conducted by the gardener over these gardens, the members were 
_ admitted into the Palace, and found, by the hospitable forethought. 
_ of the Bishop, in the groined dining hall, the tables laid out with 
all necessaries for an afternoon tea. Notwithstanding the protests. 
of several members, who knew there was still much to be seen in 
the town of archeological interest, the majority succumbed to the 
effeminate charms of tea and bread and butter. So farewell to 
further antiquarian research. Two brakes took the party to the 
summit station of Maesbury on the S. and D. line, whence a train 
more than half-an-hour behind time landed them at 6.25 p.m. in 
Bath, after a very cold but highly successful excursion. 
The afternoon meetings commenced with a paper from the 
_ President on “ The Weather of the past Season and its Effects on 
_ the Garden.” 35 members and visitors were present. This paper 
is published in the Proceedings at page 11. In the subsequent 
discussion several members took part, and Mr. Skrine, the 
chairman, regretted that Canon Ellacombe had not extended his. 
_ paper to Agriculture as well as Horticulture. The Club had as 
visitors on this occasion several ladies and Mr. J. W. Morris, 
F.L.S., and Mr. John Milburn the Superintendent of Victoria 
Park, who exhibited a case of grafting by natural approach in a 
case of a Portugal Laurel, which he had cut in the Park. 
The second afternoon meeting was devoted to a very interesting 
paper by Mr. Emanuel Green, F.S.A., on ‘Bath and Early 
Lithography” (page 23). The Rev. Canon Ellacombe presided, and 
