FIRST WINTER MEETING. XXXV11. 



By MR. ALFRED POPE : 



A silver coin, brought by his son, Captain Pope, from 

 Mesopotamia. 



PAPERS. 



(1). MR. HENRY SYMONDS contributed a paper on " Dorset 

 Volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars," which, in his 

 absence, was read by CAPTAIN ACLAND. (Printed). 



As illustrating the paper, a drum, colours and head-dress, 

 the property of the Dorset Museum, were exhibited, The 

 Assistant Secretary, MR. H. POUNCY, observed that it seemed 

 a pity that some of the bright and showy uniforms originally 

 worn, were not preserved in the Museum, as well as the colours 

 and drum of the old Volunteers. While these things were 

 familiar objects, people did not realise how scarce they would 

 become and how interesting to posterity; and he urged that 

 some careful record of the last Volunteer movement should be 

 prepared, and that "relics" should be obtained to be preserved 

 at the Museum. The PRESIDENT expressed his opinion that it 

 was an excellent idea which certainly ought to be carried out. 

 Mr. Pouncy exhibited one of the original tunics, with the 

 various badges and distinctions of rank, worn by the Volunteers 

 in the early stages of the late war. 



(2). A Paper on " Sandsfoot Castle, Weymouth," which 

 had been prepared by MR. W. C. NORMAN, of Honiton, was, 

 in his unavoidable absence, read by CANON FLETCHER. 

 (Printed). 



One of the stone cannon balls, together with the breech 

 chamber, which had been presented by Mr. Norman to the 

 County Museum, were exhibited. MR. VERB OLIVER also 

 exhibited a series of early engravings and water-colour draw- 

 ings of Sandsfoot Castle, representing it between the years 

 1773 and 1784. The PRESIDENT mentioned the fact that an 

 ancient dagger had also been found at Sandsfoot Castle by a 

 school-boy. 



(3). MR. E. A. RAWLENCE read a paper entitled "A con- 

 sideration of the true site of the Battle of Ethandun," which 

 had previously been read before the Society of Antiquaries to 

 the accompaniment of lantern illustrations. 



