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"VESTIGES OF OLD SOUTHAMPTON.'' The fifth 

 of the series of etchings ot old Southamp- 

 ton by Mr. Frank McFadden has just been 

 issued by Mr. H. M. Gilbert. It is an 

 excellent view of the Arcade on the West Quay, 

 known as " King John's Palace," which, as our 

 readers will remember, was visited by the Hamp- 

 shire Field Club a few weeks ago, on the occasion of 

 the completion of its careful and effectual restoration 

 by Mr. W. F. G. Spranger and Mr. T. K. Dymond. 

 The view is taken from a south-west aspect, so that 

 the Arcade is shown in perspective ; it is brought 

 well up to date in regard to the repairs lately done, 

 and Mr. McFadden's attention to detail is shown by 

 the lattice casement which has been put in the beauti- 

 ful double Norman window, rendered perceptible by 

 an allowable artistic license with the light. The oilet 

 below is also shown. It is interesting to compare the 

 etching with other and earlier views of the same 

 Arcade, as for instance Sir Henry Englefield's, in 

 1805, and Philip Brannon's engraving of 50 years ago. 

 Beyond some damage to the parapet the wearing 

 hand of time has done little during this century to 

 affect the appearance of this grand old relic of the 

 past. 



WEATHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK. 



From the meteorological register, made at the Ordnance 

 Survey Office, Southampton, under the direction of Col. Sir 

 Chas. Wilson, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., R.E. Lat. 50 

 54' 50" N. ; long. 1 24' o" W. ; height above sea, 84 feet. 

 Observer-Mr. J. T. Cook. 



THE HAMPSHIRE INDEPENDENT, November 22, i 



HAMPSHIRE FIELD CLUB PAPERS AND 

 PROCEEDINGS. 



The fourth annual part of the " Papers and Proceed- 

 ings " of the Hampshire Field Club now in course of 

 issue to the members shows an increase in the 

 number of pages on the preceding parts. Indeed it 

 shows such a tendency to grow that it has been 

 proposed to increase the subscription so as still 

 further to increase the scope and usefulness of the Pro- 

 ceedings. The present part contains a number of 

 valuable contributions on archaeological and scientific 

 matters. The first is by the Rev. J. Silvester Davies, 

 M.A., on the " Dissolution of the PViary at South- 

 ampton, "in which he gives some additional details 

 to those in his " History of Southampton," including 

 the deed of surrender and inventory of effects. Other 

 antiquarian communications are those by the Editor, 

 the Rev. G. W. Minns, LL.B., on a sixteenth century 

 lock-plate at Basingstoke with the initials of William 

 Lord Sandys of the Vyne, probably taken from the 

 Holy Ghost Chapel, and the baptismal font at Odiham, 

 with the curious projection which has puzzled so- 

 many antiquarians. Both these are illustrated. Mr. 

 T. W. Shore contribute.* an important paper on 

 " Clays of Hampshire and their economic uses,"' 

 whieh contains some antiquarian information on 

 pottery and brick making from Roman times to the 

 present day. 



Of the natural history papers perhaps the most 

 important is the Rev. J. E. Kelsall's "Annotated 



