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of veiy fine elongated diamond-sliapeJ amber plates, con- 

 sidered unique ; and a rare example of an ancient British 

 mould for casting bronze celts, made of syenite. A short ride 

 over the Normanton do\vn, in and out amongst the tumuli, 

 brought the party within sight of Stonehenge ; dwarfed, as it 

 appeared, in size by the vast expanse of downland which 

 stretches far away on either hand, some little time was 

 required to appreciate the grandeur of its dimensions. Theory 

 upon theory of its age, form, and the object of its erection 

 was propounded by various Members ; but perhaps the most 

 original was that brought forward by the so-called custodian, 

 a Mr. Brown, viz., that it was erected by the Antediluvians, 

 and that its partial overthrow was effected by the " flood " 

 which came from the south-west. The principal and most 

 important fact was that communicated by Mr. Stevens, who 

 accompanied the Members from Salisbury, viz , that the letters 

 " L. Y." enclosed in a kind of double sickle, which caused 

 such a learned discussion at the recent visit of the British 

 Association, as to their Koman or Phoenician character, are 

 now known to have been cut by a mason, and are of a 

 recent date. 



After sufficient time had been allowed, the Members 

 separated, some \vit\\ their friends remaining for the sunrise 

 on the morrow, the rest returning to Wiley and Sahsbury, 

 A lunch had been provided both at the Blackmore Museum 

 and Lake House by the hospitality of Dr. Blackmore and Mr. 

 Duke, which mark of attention was duly appreciated. Those 

 who remained for the sunrise, slept at the George Inn at 

 Amesbmy, and the quiet Uttle village must have been some- 

 what distm-bed in its first sleep as four enthusiastic antiquaries 

 passed through it between two and three am., bent on the 

 important errand of ascertaining whether the sun did actually 

 rise over the " Friar's Heel " at the summer solstice. With 

 admirable patience, as the long looked for moment arrived. 



