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the arrival of each stone, it would be dropped 

 into its hole ; and Avhen all were thus placed, 

 there would only remain the more easy task of 

 laying on the imposts, each end of which evi- 

 dently has been mortised on to the perpen- 

 diculars. The earth would then be dug away, 

 leaving the structure complete; and if this 

 earth must be accounted for, we may think it 

 probable that we see it in the numerous bar- 

 rows near, that still exist on Salisbury Plain. 



Mr. Smith had the pleasure to meet Mrs. 

 Ker Seymer at the Bishop's table. This lady 

 was the daughter of Mr. Beckford, whose 

 Thoughts on Hunting are so well knoAvn ; and 

 she kindly communicated to him the following 

 impublished manuscript of her father. As 

 there does not appear to be any well-under- 

 stood definition of the rights tTiat constitute 

 a fox-hunting country, it may be useful in 

 avoiding or settling disputes, the writer being 

 recognised as an authority wherever sport and 

 sportsmen are to be found. 



