188 Recent Wiltshire Books, Pamphlets, and Articles. 
Trade, the Trading Guilds, and Fairs and Markets. He gives instances 
of the early mention of the Brittox, civ. 1300, as ‘‘ La Britasche,” and in 
1420 as ‘‘La Brutax,’” and mentions the ‘‘ Yarn Cross,” ‘‘ The Butter 
Cross,’ and the ‘‘ Cheese Cross,” as formerly existing in the town—one 
of them standing near the entrance to St. John’s Street, was removed at 
the beginning of the 18th century. Altogether an excellent article and 
full of information. : 
Stonehenge and the Midsummer Sunrise. Article in 
Nineteenth Century, June, 1903, pp. 1002—1009, by Arthur R. Hinks, 
setting forth clearly the large basis of assumption and the very slender 
foundation of ascertained fact on which Sir Norman Lockyer and Mr. 
Penrose’s recent calculations of the age of Stonehenge rest. ‘‘ One may 
well doubt whether anything is gained by these attempts to help out the 
deficiencies of archeology with the aid of astronomy. Archeology is 
all the worse if an uncertain date is made to masquerade as a certainty 
in plumes borrowed from astronomers; and astronomy which has a 
character for accuracy to lose is apt to lose it in the company.” 
Stonehenge. The Story of its Building and its 
Legends. By Arthur J. Ireland. London: James Henderson & 
Sons, Red Lion House, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.C. Price 6d. 
Pamphlet, cr. 8vo, 1903, pp. 18. Six cuts:—What Stonehenge looked 
like originally—The Inner Trilithons—Plan of Stonehenge—The Leaning 
Stone which has been placed in position—The Friar’s Heel and the 
Slaughter Stone—Stonehenge as it is. 
A useful little account, brought up to date, and approving of the 
the alleged right of way at Stonehenge was discussed at the meeting of 
the council on July 8th, 1903, and the discussion is fully reported in the 
Devizes Gazette, July 9th, in which a brief history of the case from the 
beginning is given. The council unanimously decided that it was not 
their business to move in the matter of bringing the alleged rights of 
way before the courts, but it was stated that the matter would be taken _ 
into the courts by other bodies at no distant date. 
enclosure. 
——— _ The question of the action of the County Council in the matter of 
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An appeal for £2000 to enable the Commons and Footpaths 
Preservation Society ‘“‘to bring the question of the public access to the 
monument fairly and fully before a legal tribunal” appeared in The Times, 
July 15th, 1908, signed by G. Shaw Lefevre, HE. N. Buxton, Robert 
Hunter, and H. D. Rawnsley. The Standard, Oct. 31st, stated that up 
to that date £1650 had been promised in answer to this appeal. 
At the meeting of the Wilts County Council on August 4th, 1903, 

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