xlv. 



Dorchester Roman remains were being found every week it was strange 

 that if Wareham was also a Eoman town such remains shoukl be so rare. 

 In reply to Mr. Cunnington's remark that there was a tendency to call 

 everything Roman Sir Talbot Baker said that before that everything was 

 said to be Danish ! 



Two papers were then read by the Rev. E. Linton on "Some new 

 Dorset species of plants " and " British species of Utricularia, 

 illustrated by Dorset specimens," Before his departure the President 

 stated that he had found one of the species of Utricularia in the river 

 Stour and Utricnlaria negleda in Morden Lake. The Rev. O. P. 

 Cambridge welcomed the appearance of a botanical paper as they did 

 not often appear in the Proceedings of the Club, and thanks having 

 been given to the authors of the various papers the meeting terminated 

 at about 4.30 p.m. 



New Member.s. — Three were elected at this meeting. 



Second Winter INIeeting.— The second winter meeting was held 

 rather later in the year than usual, on Thursday, March 15th, 1894, in 

 the Reading-room of the County Museum, Dorchester, at noon. The 

 chair was taken by the Rev. Sir Talbot Baker in the absence of the 

 President, about 40 members being present. 



New Members.— Fourteen were elected and Mr. A. Bankes remarked 

 that he thought it was thelaigest number ever elected at one meeting, 

 and showed a flourishing condition of the Club. 



General Business.— The Treasurer laid on the table the report of 

 the National Footpath Preservation Society to which the Club subscribed. 

 He also mentioned a publication by E. A. and G. F. Fry entitled 

 " Dorset Records " which would be of interest to antiquarians. 



The Secretary read the following communication from Mr. C. W. 

 Dale :— "On January 2oth at 9.30 p.m. asl was on my way to the Sherborne 

 Ball, about half way between the Leweston Cross and West Hill Gate, a 

 brilliant meteor, looking like the full moon, suddenly came through the 

 clouds and slowly came to ground in a Held on the right hand side of 

 the road, then burst asunder and disappeared. Accounts have laiely 

 appeared in the papers of detonating meteors falling in Ireland and 

 England at about the same time ; one in full daylight. Some years ago 

 a barn at Pulham was burnt down by a meteor falling upon it." 



The Secretary read a letter from Rev. T. Perkins addressed to the 

 members of the Club who were willing to take part in the proposed 

 photographic survey of Doiset. He reminded them that the season for 

 photographic work was at hand and requested all willing to help to 



