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of great value. There are, foi instance, two natural casts of the footmarks 

 of a Deinosaurian, probably the Iguanodon. Such marks are common in 

 the Wealden, and are well known in the Kimmeridge clay. But the 

 President thinks that it is most rare, if not quite new, to find them, as 

 these are, in the Purbeck strata. There are also several very good fossil 

 turtles and fishes. All these are now awaiting both a new case now in 

 hand and also the guidance of an expert in sorting out the best specimens. 

 Then arrangement can be taken up. This will probably lead to overhaul- 

 ing most of the Dorset fossils in the Museum, a very serious task. In now 

 passing to Dorset antiquities we may fitly begin with those which have 

 come from the donors last mentioned. Perhaps the best is a large 

 mediaeval key, from Swanage. A woodcut of it is in the Purbeck papers. 

 Then there are besides a very large number of the Kimmeridge coal discs ; 

 a shallow lamp, as it seems to be, of the same material ; and a piece of the 

 coal apparently intended to be formed into a similar lamp. This is believed 

 to be a very rare, as it also would appear to be a most unlikely use of this 

 material. Another Corfe Castle gift is a four-hour glass. This is the one 

 used for timing the watches on board the Halsewell, East Indiaman. She 

 was wrecked off Purbeck 109 years ago ; and, wonderful to say, this glass 

 was washed ashore quite unhurt and is now in working order. But it is 

 time to speak of a much older antique and one in which the Field Club has 

 special interest. This is the burial urn found by Mr. Cunnington in a 

 barrow on Blackdown, belonging to Mrs. Manfield. This lady kindly 

 allowed digging to be carried on in connection with the Club Meeting in 

 August, 1894. Another excavation by Mr. Cunnington in a barrow at 

 Culliford Tree produced a portion of a curious urn, which he presented to 

 the Museum. From the same good friend we have received five Roman 

 stone tiles found by him at the house site in Charminster parish. We 

 have bought what seems to be a Roman urn cover. It was found in 

 Salisbury Field. Mr. Hogg has given three Roman javelin heads and 

 other things, the only portion here of the remarkable find at Stoke 

 Abbot. By gift and purchase Ve have obtained a few Roman coins, but 

 none of any special rarity, we believe. The best coin acquired during 

 the year is a noble of Edward IV., found near Puddletown, and bought 

 a few weeks ago. Mr. Cree has given what seems to be a manacle 

 chain, found at Owermoigne Court House, where doubtless cases were 

 heard before the Lord of the Manor. From the same gentleman we 

 have just received two urns from a barrow on his property. They have 

 been skilfully repaired by Mr. Cunnington. The last item to be named, 

 and by no means the least interesting, now comes to be recorded. This 

 is a small model of the timbers of the sloop Gazelle, the first vessel on 



