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The boys' Carpenters' Shop, the Eefectoryand Dormitory overhead, 

 the Theatre, containing some good oil paintings, the boys' private 

 rooms, and the second dormitory -were visited in turn. 



Downstairs again, the " Petre Library," fitted up with every 

 accommodation and comfort ; next — 



The Museum. Any detailed list of its contents would be too long to 

 be of service. 



The party returned to the refectory for slight refreshment. 



The Tuesday walks have been kept up by some of the younger 

 and more energetic members of the Club with great vigour ; and 

 though the Secretary has not received such information as might 

 have been expected from the keen intelligence of those who 

 joined them, yet he is thankful for information sent him by two 

 of the members bearing upon the investigations of the Club. 

 The first note has reference to the chambered tumulus at Stony- 

 Littleton, on a former visit found to be in a state of dilapidation 

 at one end. Major Evans reports that some of the members 

 walked there on October 6th, and ascertained that Lord 

 Hylton had ordered it to be repaired a twelve month ago. This 

 had been done by propping up the roof, where it had fallen in, 

 with old stones, " in the manner of an arch," and thus securing it 

 from further ruin. At the same time some injury was reported 

 as having occurred to one of the angles of the outer wall, caused 

 by sheep jumping up on the mound. 



The second was from Mr. Henderson, who reported that during 

 a walk on Tuesday, 7th April, he, in company with three other 

 members of the Club, started a couple of hares in the park at 

 Newton St. Loe, one of which swam across a stream somewhat 

 voider than the canal. Mr. Henderson considered the fact of a 

 hare taking to the water, unless hotly pursued by dogs, one of 

 rare occurrence, though he had himself seen a hare swim the 

 Burhamputra Kiver in Eastern Bengal, at a spot where it was 

 wider than the Thames at London Bridge. Upon this 

 Mr. Blomefield remarks "that most of our mammalia will 



