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supposed strictly speaking he should call it an address. General 
Pitt-Rivers had travelled, aud he thought usefully travelled, from 
the usual course of proceeding on an occasion of that kind. Other 
Presidents of Meetings of that kind had only addressed them in a 
very cursory manner, travelling over a lot of ground and stopping 
at no particular point. General Pitt-Rivers had, however, taken 
one point and given them an excellent address upon it. He sup- 
posed General Pitt-Rivers would allow them to pass a very hearty 
vote of thanks to him without endorsing all the conclusions he had 
arrived at—because he for one was inclined to dispute some of them. 
The motion was carried with applause, and the Meeting terminated. 
The afternoon was devoted to an inspection of the Cathedral, 
the Bishop’s Palace, and St. Nicholas’ Hospital ; and in the evening 
a Conversazione was held in the Council House, under the presidency 
of General Pitt-Rivers, when the Bisuor or Sattspury opened the 
Antiquarian Section by reading a paper on the “ Seals of the Bishops 
of Salisbury.” This was followed by a paper, read by Mr. J. H. 
Moutz, of Dorchester, entitled “ A Description of the Vetus Regis- 
trum Sarisberiense,” with a short notice of some of the other MSS. 
at Salisbury. For both of these interesting papers the hearty 
thanks of the Meeting were offered from the chair. 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rp. SroneHence Excursion. 
A large party left Salisbury at 10, a.m., and first drove to Old 
Sarum, where they were gratified by a paper on that ancient fortress 
by the President of the Meeting, Gmnzrat Pirr-Rivurs. After a 
careful examination of this fine old camp and site of the former 
city, the archeologists next drove to Great Durnford Church, the 
details of which were pointed out by Mr. G. H. Gorpon; and then 
to Amesbury Church, which was described by PrecENToR VENABLES, 
and where it was announced that the fine old screen which once 
decorated the chancel was offered by Mr. Edwards (who had care- 
fully preserved it), for replacement in its original position; an offer 
which we trust will be gratefully accepted. After luncheon, the 
party proceeded by Vespasian’s Camp to Stonehenge, where GENERAL 
Pirt-Rivers first called attention to the great difference of opinion 
