THE SECOND WINTER MEETING. xlvii. 



In accordance with notice previously given, the Rev. A. C. 

 ALMACK moved a resolution dealing with church restorations, 

 which ran as follows : 



" That the Dorset Field Club take into consideration the possibility 

 of compiling a record of all the important architectural and other 

 features which have been lost by churches in the county owing to 

 reconstruction or alteration since 1840 or thereabouts, and that a 

 sectional committee be appointed to take such matters into consider- 

 ation and to report at an early date." 



In the absence of Canon Fletcher, the motion was seconded 

 by Canon MANSEL-PLEYDELL, who remarked that his duties 

 as rural dean brought under his notice a lamentable amount of 

 demolition of ancient features under the guise of church 

 restoration. Considerable discussion ensued, the HON. SECRE- 

 TARY being of opinion that the work should be done through 

 the rural deans, but eventually the proposal was adopted. 



The HON. SECRETARY then reported the receipt of printed 

 matter inviting support of the Society for Promoting Nature 

 Reserves in this country. Sir DANIEL MORRIS briefly explain- 

 ed the object of the founders of the society, which was to acquire 

 land in desirable localities and to preserve it carefully as a 

 refuge for plants, animals, and birds. 

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PAPERS. 



The PRESIDENT described a testamentary inventory of the 

 contents of a yeoman's house at Woodcotte, in the parish of 

 Handley, in the year 1627. Mr. Richardson also produced 

 the original parchment roll, measuring 45 inches in length, and 

 commented on many obsolete words which occurred in the 

 list of goods and chattels. 



Mr. E. A. RAWLENCE read a paper on the Folklore and Super- 

 stitions which still survived in North Dorset. 



Mr. AUBREY EDWARDS read a paper on the night-soaring of 

 the Swifts. 



Mr. W. DE C. PRIDEAUX contributed a further instalment of 

 his series of " Dorset Brasses," and illustrated his address with 

 a number of fine rubbings. 



