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to his audience about the Roman occupation of the 

 district. (A short summary of his remarks will be found 

 at p. 45). 



To finish the day a visit was paid to the residence of 

 Sir William Marling, Bart., at Sedbury Park. Here, 

 acting under instructions from Sir WiUiam and Lady 

 Marling, the agent entertained the party to tea, and after- 

 wards accompanied them to a portion of Offa's Dyke, 

 which is on the border of the park. Only sufficient time 

 now remained to drive to the station, from which point 

 the return journey was commenced shortly after seven 

 o'clock. 



The second Field Meeting was held at Bath on 

 Monday, June 27, 1898. 



Nearly thirty members assembled at the Bath railway 

 station, and followed the Vice-President (Rev. H. H. 

 Winwood) to the famous Roman baths. A paper upon 

 them and upon the Roman occupation of the city was 

 read by Mr John Bellows in the concert room, which 

 adjoins the Pump Room. (This paper is printed in the 

 Proceedings, p. 47.) 



Returning to the main bath, Mr Winwood and Mr 

 Bellows conducted the party from point to point, throw- 

 ing much valuable light on the architecture, the methods 

 used in constructing lead pipes, the excavations, &c. In 

 one corner the workmen found a teal's egg, which, said 

 Mr Winwood, was a proof that after the retirement of the 

 Romans there must have been a period of desolation, as 

 such a wild bird would not lay its egg near the dwellings 

 of human beings. Mr Bellows remarked, that the 

 Romans paid a rental for the use of water, and it was 

 based on the size of the pipe connected with the aqueduct. 

 A man might draw as much as he liked through the pipe, 

 but woe-betide him if he was caught tampering with it. 

 Many thousands of tons of lead were exported from the 



