24 The Thirty-Fourth General Meeting. 
which existed amongst antiquaries as to the age and intention of 
this world-renowned monument; and expressed his belief that if 
the Archzological Societies could first agree amongst themselves 
what they deemed most desirable for its protection, the owner, Sir 
Edmund Antrobus, would probably give his consent to any reasonable 
proposal that. might be made. The Rey. E. Duxz, calling on the 
many barrows surrounding Stonehenge as corroborating his view, 
very powerfully advocated the pre-Roman erection of that monument, 
in which he was supported by Mr. A. Evans, who went carefully 
into the question, and gave as his opinion of its approximate date 
B.C. 450. Dr. Cox, on the other hand, advocating the view of 
Mr. Fergusson (which has never found much favour with the main 
body of Wiltshire archzologists), argued that the great monument 
dated from post-Roman times, and might probably be attributed to 
the middle of the fifth century A.D. The Rev. Presenpary ScartH 
observed on the injuries that had acerued to the stones within the 
last twenty years, and others gave similar testimony: and thus 
ended another visit of learned antiquaries to Stonehenge, on which all 
the old theories were respectively touched, but no fresh evidence was 
elicited either as to its age or its object; nothing, too, alas! was 
done as to its protection and preservation. The next halt was at Lake 
House, where the Rev. E. Dux received his numerous guests with 
his usual hospitality and kindness, and pointed out the many objects 
of interest in his excellent collection. Before leaving PrecEntor 
VENABLES expressed, on the part of the visitors, their most hearty 
thanks, and then all drove back to Salisbury, which was reached at 
7, p.m. 
At 8.30 a Conversazione was held at the Council House, when 
the Historical Section was opened by its President, the Very Rev. 
Toe Dean or Satispury; who most happily pointed out the 
successful historical researches which have been made of late years 
by the deans, canons, prebendaries, and other members of the 
Cathedral bodies of England. This was followed by a paper by the 
Rev. C. H. Mayo on “ Dorset Bibliography,” which gave rise to an 
animated discussion, begun by the Bishop of Salisbury, as to the 
means of collecting materials for a county history, and in which the 
