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distriets conveyed across the island. The Romans living 
in the vieinity of this road had also an opportunity afforded 
of sending the produce of the metals smelted by their 
slaves, for in all the villas that I have here seen the scoria 
of iron and lead are found contiguous to the villas, and 
some I saw at yours. As you extend your discoveries you 
will meet with greater quantities, also the flues where the 
ore was smelted, and I doubt not discover the baths and 
hypocausts. That every success may attend your laudable 
endeavours in bringing to light the operations of a great 
and justly celebrated people, who had so large a share in 
the civilization of Europe, is the sincere wish of 
Yours truly, 
JOHN SKINNER. 
To Mr. J. Shore. 
The anticipations of the learned writer have been rea- 
lized by the recent discovery of the baths and hypocausts. 
The committee are not furnished with sufficient materials 
for presenting a full account of these interesting remains, 
which afford scope both for the pencil and the pen. They 
trust the task will be undertaken by some member of the 
society, and that they may present the result in a future 
volume of the society’s proceedings. 
In passing through Orchardleigh Park, some supposed 
Druidicalstones there attracted attention and inspection. On 
emerging from the park through the Gloucester Gate, the 
party found itself in the midst of the secluded village of 
Lullinston. A. paper on the church, by the Rev. Malcolm 
Clerk, was read in the churchyard. The committee hope 
to present the paper with illustrations of this little gem of 
Norman transition work, in a future volume. 
In closing this notice of the third quarterly meeting, 
