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audience was made very manifest. Before leaving the room, the 
Presipent expressed, on behalf of the Society, their gratitude to 
the inhabitants of Swindon generally for the kind, courteous, and 
hospitable way in which they had been received; to the Secretaries 
of the Meeting more especially (Mr. Kinneir, Mr. Shopland, and 
Mr. Radway), for all the trouble taken by those gentlemen on their 
behalf, and which had resulted in a very successful Meeting ; and 
last, but not least, to Major Dean, for the facilities he had granted 
to such of the Members as were wise enough to avail themselves of 
them, for seeing the celebrated Locomotive and Carriage Works of 
the G. W. R. Company. 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12rtn. 
The excursionists were favoured with another fine day for their 
expedition to Wootton Bassett and Purton. Again they mustered 
at the Town Hall at 9, a.m., and soon after started for Wroughton, 
where the very interesting Church required so much more time for 
examination than had been anticipated, that the punctuality which 
generally prevails in the Society’s proceedings was on this occasion 
sadly at fault throughout the remainder of the day. From 
Wroughton a steep hill and a narrow road conducted to the vale 
below, and then a pleasant drive brought the archeologists to the 
house of their President, who, with Mrs. Story Maskelyne and their 
daughters, was ready at the hall steps to receive their numerous 
visitors, and all of whom most kindly devoted themselves to pointing 
out the valuable collections and the many choice specimens of art 
with which this charming house is filled : for here were to be seen 
and studied not only the admirable collection of gems, whose 
reputation is so wide-spread; but such china, such pictures, and 
such other precious objects as are seldom seen collected in one 
country house. Nor was the hospitality of the house behindhand, 
for, though the hour of the visit was too early to admit of refresh- 
ments of a substantial character, there was a loving cup in which 
the President pledged his guests and they returned the compliment: 
and then the Ruv. A. C. Smirn, in the name of the Society, 
thanked Mr. and Mrs. Story Maskelyne and their daughters for the 
pains they had taken to point out the treasures which the house 
