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Stonehenge. The origin of the “ Foreign” stones. Professor T. G. 
Bonney has favoured us by a critical examination of the microscopical 
slides of the Stonehenge rocks in my possession, with special regard to the 
supposition that they have been derived from the Channel Islands. The 
result is entirely opposed to this idea. Speaking of the Rhyolite, specimen 
No. 51, Professor Bonney says “it is modified by pressure, and this would 
exclude such a rock from the Channel Islands.”’ Of the calcareous tuffs (or 
schists) he remarks that they are much altered by pressure. In conclusion 
he says “I may venture to say that none of these rocks came from the 
Channel Islands.” 
W. CunNINGTON. 
Stonehenge. Discovery of the S.W. Pointer. Mr. Albert Dawes, in 
“An Essay on Division of the Heavens, Zodiacal and Mundane Aspects, and 
Directions,’ in The Astrologer, Jan. and Feb., 1890, discourses astro- 
logically on Stonehenge, and gives two plans—one of them a “ Key Plan of 
Trilithons, Altar, Inner Oval, &c., representing ¢welve Solar Months, and 
with Arch Druid’s Stone, thirteen Lunar Months.” In this plan he shows 
seven trilithons (two of them being small ones). The second is an adaptation 
of Smith’s plan, published in 1771, and is chiefly interesting as showing 
a “stone discovered by A. Dawes.” As to this the author says:—“ On 
writing to Mr. Judd [the “ guardian” of Stonehenge], asking him to kindly 
search in the S.W., he did so, and informed me that he had found the base 
of a stone about a foot under the surface, and in a letter to me he says, ‘I 
find that the base is still in the earth about one foot under the surface, and 
is situated about 51 degrees West of South.’ ”’ 
This stone is apparently just inside the earth circle, and, according to 
Mr. Dawes, marks the sunset at the winter solstice. It was unknown to 
Petrie when he made his plans, and if its existence is absolutely confirmed 
its discoverer has a right to say “I think I may claim some little credit for 
this most important discovery.” 
Stonehenge. Letter from Mr. James Douglas to Mr. Cunnington, 
1809-10. (Communicated by Mr. W. Cunnington.) 
* Barnham, near Bognor, 7th Nov., 1809. 
“My Dear Sip, 
“In my letter in answer to a query, I said something about Stonehenge 
which I should be happy to communicate to you, but I feel diffident of 
advancing any new matter,being conscious that yourself and SirRichard Hoare 
