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ture ; after which John Lambert, Esq. entertained the company 
with an exceedingly interesting lecture on the Music of the Middle 
Ages, of which he gave practical examples by the aid of a piano- 
forte, accompanied by his own excellent voice. This lecture being 
quite novel, and most scientifically treated, was received with 
universal approbation. 
THIRD DAY—THURSDAY. 
The example of Wednesday was followed ; and, indeed, the pro- 
fusion of kind hospitality that attended this congress at Chippenham, 
was almost bewildering. On Thursday, the signal for assembling 
was hoisted at Castle Combe, by Mr. G. P. Serope; and at Draycote 
House by Viscount Wellesley. Those who chose the former, took 
the route by Lanhill Farm, at Allington, occupied by Mr. Edward 
Little, and the property of Mr. Neeld. Here was to be examined 
an ancient tumulus, known by the name of “ Hubba’s Lowe,” and 
supposed to be the mound under which had been buried the famous 
Danish General of that name, who, according to one of our chroni- 
cles, had been killed in the reign of King Alfred, in a fight close 
to Chippenham. The “Lowe” (which means mound), had been 
already laid open, and several graves brought to light. They consist 
of rude cells, formed with large rough slabs of the country; but 
the mound which was originally very long and of oval shape, being 
formed entirely of stones, all laid with the hand and not promis- * 
cuously thrown together, had been so sadly pulled to pieces, many 
years ago, by non-archzxological surveyors of the highways, for the 
sake of the materials, that we are afraid Hubba’s remains have long 
since disappeared, even if they were ever there, which is doubtful. 
Mr. Scrope explained to the company the history of the spot and 
the tradition, as old as Leland (1540), which assigned it to the 
Danish leader of this name. But Dr. Thurnam, of Devizes, who 
has given much attention to these subjects, expressed his opinion 
to be that it was a British tumulus, and had probably been erected 
long before the Danish invasion. It was one that had required 
considerable time and trouble in erection, and therefore not likely 
to have been placed over a chieftain fallen in battle, whose burial 
