WINCHESTER. 



After dinner, a short business meeting was held, at which 

 one new member was elected. The Hon. Secretary announced 

 four nominations for the next ballot. A letter was then 

 read which he had received from Sir Schomberg McDonnell, 

 secretary to H.M. Board of Works, with reference to the 

 administration of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act. 

 Mr. Pentin added that the following ancient monuments in 

 Dorset have already been placed in charge of the First Com- 

 missioner of His Majesty's Works under the provisions of 

 the Act : Maiden Castle, the stone circle at Kingston Russell, 

 and the " Devil's Nine Stones," Winterborne Abbas. 



After a discussion it was referred to the Earthworks Com- 

 mittee of the club to draw up a schedule of the earthworks 

 and other ancient monuments in Dorset which they recom- 

 mended should be placed under the custody of the Commission- 

 ers of Works, and also to issue with the programmes for the 

 December meeting of the club an invitation to members to 

 notify any places which they thought should be so scheduled. 



THE MUSEUM. 



The members then went and inspected the City Museum 

 near the Cathedral-avenue, which contains the noted Rosehill 

 collection of prehistoric remains. There are three storeys 

 to the building. On the ground floor are geological and natural 

 history collections, on the first floor Lord Northesk's pre- 

 historic collection, and on the top floor a remarkable collection 

 of trophies of big game lent by Messrs. C. W. Bulpett and 

 D. D. Lyall. 



WINCHESTER CASTLE. 



Assembling at the West Gate after breakfast on Wednesday, 

 the members were met by Mr. W. H. Jacob, the doyen of 

 Winchester journalists, who had kindly undertaken to act 

 as their guide to various bits of old Winchester. 



Mr. JACOB gave a sketch of the history of Winchester and especially 

 of Winchester Castle, which they were about to see. The castle hall, 



