THIRD SUMMER MEETING. XXXV11. 



January 10th, 1806, which contained a full descriptive report 

 of the funeral of Lord Nelson, in which solemn pageant Hardy 

 bore a very prominent part. Perhaps the most touching of 

 the exhibits was the thin lock of Nelson's hair placed under a 

 glass, given by Lady Hamilton to the Prince of Wales. 

 There was also on view the patent conferring the Baronetcy 

 upon Hardy. Like the Duke of Wellington, Admiral Sir 

 Thomas Hardy once fought a duel. It is thus recorded in 

 Bell's Weekly Messenger of June 18th, 1816: " Affair of 

 Honour. Yesterday afternoon, in consequence of a dispute 

 at the Opera House on Saturday night, a meeting took place 

 between the Marquis of Buckingham and Sir Thomas Hardy. 

 After an exchange of shots the seconds declared that enough 

 had been done to satisfy the honour, of both parties, and the 

 affair concluded." 



When the members had reassembled on the lawn the 

 PRESIDENT expressed the warm thanks of the Club to Mr. and 

 Mrs. Hardy Manfield for their great kindness in allowing the 

 members to visit their interesting home and to view their rare 

 collection of Hardy and Nelson relics. For himself it had 

 been a revelation, as no doubt it had been to others. He had 

 no idea that there was such a wealth of these objects in their 

 possession, and he heartily congratulated them upon being the 

 possessors of such treasures. 



The hillside' of Ridge Hill, where stands the grizzled 

 cromlech called 



THE HELLSTONE 



was then climbed. Here luncheon was partaken of, and the 

 expansive prospect of sea and land was enjoyed. After 

 luncheon MR. VERB L. OLIVER read a short paper on the 

 Hellstone, which consists of a dolmen of upright stones with 

 a table stone 1 1 feet long. (The paper is printed in full on 

 pages 36 to 41 of this Volume). 



The PRESIDENT, in heartily thanking Mr. Vere Oliver for 

 his paper, observed that he had not touched upon the origin 

 of the sarsen stones. They were supposed to have come from 



