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treasures of Oriental art, in tlie way of porcelain, enamels, lacquer, 

 and jade can l)e seen nowhere in England outside the great 

 National collections, hetter, if indeed so well, as they can be at 

 Fonthill. The house is positively crammed with magnificent things 

 — each one of which is a treasure in itself ; china— all of it Oriental 

 — of the \\\o%tsiipcrh description, and metal work by modern Spanish 

 artists, of which Benvenuto Cellini himself would have no cause 

 to be ashamed, to say nothing of pictures and furniture worthy of 

 their company. To see such things in such a way is an experience 

 which does not often fall to the lot of the lovers of Oriental art, 

 and to tliose of the Members who could be so described it was a 

 small matter that the Churches of Fonthill Bishop and Dinton, 

 which were included in the programme, had perforce to be cut out 

 of it for want of time. TISBURY CHURCH was, indeed, visited, 

 but in the absence of a guide was somewhat inadequately seen, and 

 the Members hurried on to PLACE FARM, one of the most in- 

 teresting places seen during the Meeting, and one which but few 

 of those present had ever seen before. A grange of the Abbey of 

 Shaftesbury, it retains its fine entrance gateway, its magnificent 

 barn, and much 15th cenluiy work about the house, including its 

 very remarkable chimney, in an unusually perfect state. The 

 occupier, Mr. J. H. Bracher, received the party most kindly, and 

 gave every facility for seeing all that there was to be seen. 



DINTON CHURCH was the next point on the programme, but 

 the lateness of the hour made it impossible to stop to see it, and 

 whilst some of the party drove straight on, others stopped at 

 STEPS, OR LITTLE CLARENDON MANOR HOUSE, DINTON, 

 lately repaired in adniiralde taste and made habitable by THE 

 REV. G. H. ENGLEHEART, who kindly received them and showed 

 them over the house. It is now a charming example of what may 

 be done with a smaller manor house of the 16th century, without 

 injury to or destruction of any of its ancient features. At 

 BULRRIDGE HOUSE, WILTON, tea had long been awaiting the 

 arrival of the party, and when at last they did arrive MR. F. A. 

 RAWLENCE and MRS. PARKER most hospitably entertained them 

 and showed the very remarkable collection of BRITISH BIRDS 



