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and the want of au appreciation of kindness. His hospitality was 

 marked, and he (Mr. N.) had frequently experienced his bounty. Dr. 

 Hunter had not mentioned his remarkable discovery of the tumulua 

 at Stony Littleton, in which a number of skulls with peculiar 

 foreheads were found, the cave being quite an ai'tifieial cave of 

 Machpelah, with three cists on each side and one at the end. He 

 really must bear testimony to the great accuracy of Dr. Hunter's 

 statement, and especially to all that had been said of Mr. Skinner's, 

 hospitality and liis honhommie. 



Mr. H. D. Skrine said he had made some notes from Mr. 

 Skinner's account of Camulodimum, but be felt unequal to going 

 into the subject with the same accuracy that Dr. Hunter had done. 

 He was of a different opinion from Dr. Hunter, and he came to his 

 conclusion, not simply because Mr. Skinner had started and ably 

 argued out the theory of Camerton being Camulodunum, but 

 because that theory fitted in with the history of the Roman 

 conquest of Britain. It was certain that Csesar did not conquer 

 Britain, but that he simply made an incursion into the country, 

 got the tribes to declare themselves allies of Rome, and then 

 retired. The conquest of Britannia Prima was made by Aulua 

 Plautius, who went so far as to think it wise to call in the Emperor 

 Claudius to complete the success, and the temple which was 

 erected to the Emperor in honour of the conquest was supposed by 

 Ml'. Skinner to have been as near as possible to the north western 

 boundai-y of the province. It seemed that the Belgse had also 

 conquered this part of the country, for Ptolemy said that their 

 territory extended from the British Channel to the mouth of the 

 Severn. Cunobelin was said to have been the king of the country, 

 and there were coins in existence with Camul on one side, and 

 Cunobelin on the other, all which was confirmatory of the idea that 

 somewhere about here there was a strong occupied city of the 

 Belgse. Looking at the map the spot certainly appeared to have 

 been intended by nature for the position of a fortress, and it was 

 natural that it should be occupied by a nation that wanted to 

 conquer Britain. It seemed, too, to be a good strategical position 

 for the advanced post of the southern province, more especially 

 with reference to the subjugation of Wales or Britannia Secunda. 



