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and he (Mr. D.) feared that his remarks were too true as 
regarded Somersetshire, in common with the country gen- 
erally. Those who had followed these studies were, there- 
fore, the more entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the 
public for their labours, and for the valuable discoveries they 
had made; such discoveries could not be made by every one; 
a day’s walk on Mendip of Dr. Buckland, and Mr. Cony- 
beare, would produce far more excellent results than much 
more extended researches of men not equally qualified, 
and the same might be said concerning natural history. 
But in investigating the antiquities of their own neighbour- 
hood each person, however small his attainments, might 
give valuable information, and the paper of queries which it 
is the intention of the society to circulate, would afford them 
all an opportunity. Ifhe was not mistaken, very valuable 
materials were collected for a statistical survey of Scotland, 
by the circulation of such a paper among the ministers of 
the Kirk of Scotland. Mr. D. then alluded shortly to the 
prevailing character ofthe church architecture of the county ; 
the third pointed or perpendicular, which, though approved 
of especially by some persons, could not be considered so 
interesting or beautiful as the earlier styles, and drew 
attention particularly to the remains of earlier work, which 
may be detected in some churches as at St. Cuthbert’s, 
Wells, and at Martock ; a matter which should be carefully 
studied, whether it be viewed in connexion with the plans 
of the churches, or the alterations they have undergone, 
or more generally with reference to the history of archi- 
tecture. 
