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" that tliey might be enabled to overlook the country through 

 " which they passed, and guard against the ambuscades of the 

 " Britons lurking in the woods," and this may probably account 

 for a feature which, from an engineering point of view, might 

 appear to bo unnecessary. 



I would only add, in conclusion, that although careful watch 

 was kept in the course of these excavations no coin, implement, or 

 pottery was found, nor anything to fix definitely the age of this 

 interesting example of Roman work. 



Summary of Proceedings for the Year 1880-81. 

 Mr. President and Gentlemen, 



In recalling the doings of the Club for the past year for the 

 purpose of preparing the usual summary, although our reputation 

 as a scientific body may not have been very greatly advanced by 

 any discovery either in the Geology, Natural History or 

 Antiquities of our immediate neighbourhood, yet nevertheless we 

 may fairly assert that some good work has been done, and that 

 our "Proceedings " are not entirely barren of interest. 



In the first place, our numerical and financial condition is very 

 satisfactory, the excursions during the year have been well 

 attended, the papers at our afternoon meetings have maintained 

 their usual character, and though perhaps the number of members, 

 who came to hear and take part in the discussion that followed, 

 may not have been quite so great as on former occasions, yet the 

 attendance has been fairly good. 



The season, as usual, commenced with the anniversarj^ meeting 

 at the Literary and Scientific Institution, lor the transaction of 

 business, the election of officers, and the arranging the days and 

 places for the excursions ; this was followed by the annual dinner 



