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RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP 337 



following day he says, " Dear little Ursula much 

 interested in the shore." This note is worth 

 attention, for it is the first hint of an interest 

 which he was at much pains to develop to the 

 mutual pleasure of father and daughter. Of 

 all his children none was a more zealous assistant 

 in his later scientific pursuits. 



Mr. Thomas Hughes (Tom Brown) was at him 

 again this year to enlist his aid in the preservation 

 of that equine specimen in chalk, which he loved 

 so dearly, the old White Horse. 



Abington House, Abington, N.B., 

 1.9.92. 



Dear Lubbock — I get letters from the Vale of 

 White Horse, Berks, bewailing the condition of that 

 " ancient monument " and crying out for something to 

 be done before it disappears. The last letter says, that 

 an " Inspector " as they call him came down lately, and, 

 after examining, went to Lord Craven at Ashdown Park 

 (close by), the owner of the freehold, who forbade him 

 from doing anything. This is only gossip so far as I 

 know, but I really should be glad if something can be 

 done. I can't get at the statutes here, but my impres- 

 sion is that the White Horse and Wayland Smith's cave 

 (a cromlech) were scheduled to the Ancient Monuments 

 Act. If this is so, and you can do anything to put the 

 Act in motion, you will much oblige me and all native 

 West Berks men. Much as I distrust and dislike the 

 Government, I am very glad of Acland's promotion, and 

 hope it may augur some good for the W. M. College, 

 which deserves to be put on a sound financial basis. 



We have been enjoying our holiday in Scotland 

 whence I go back now to work at Chester. — Ever yours 

 very truly, Thos. Hughes. 



This is the first year, as it is also nearly the 

 last, in which we may find him who had so ardent 

 a faith in the " Duty of Happiness " concluding 

 his annual summary on a note other than that of 

 joyful thanksgiving. 



