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the lowest row was about five feet from the earth, were pierced with holes, 

 as in the one now presented to your notice. They looked as if a volley of 

 large shot, of different sizes, had been fired at them. It may be seen that 

 some of the holes are quite round, and that they are larger and without any 

 "burr" on the inner side. Is it not probable that they were occasioned by 

 drojas of rain which conducted the electricity to this flat, uniform, and not 

 highly conducting surface ? The mistress of the cottage and her child, hap- 

 pily, were in the adjoining house, where the lightning stripped off the gild- 

 ing of some picture-frames. Her own furniture was destroyed." 



Dr. Jago read a note from Mr. Enys, explanatory of a diagram 

 setting forth liis views on the geology and climatology of the 

 globe. 



The President stated that Mr. Eogers had sent photographs 

 of various interesting objects exhibited by him at the Spring 

 Meeting ; among them a " disciplinarium," in relation to Avhich he 

 stated that recently he became acquainted with the fact that in 

 Lichfield Cathedral was a curious monument, representing the 

 body of an armed Knight lying at full length on an altar-tomb, 

 but without clothing on the upper part of the body. The repre- 

 sentation of the Knight in such a state was an enigma to people ; 

 but he believed that the true explanation of the matter was that 

 the Knight wished it to be conveyed to posterity that he had sub- 

 mitted, or had been ready to submit, to flagellation for some 

 off'ence or sin that he had committed. Similar monuments had 

 been found abroad. Formerly, when any person had drawn blood 

 in a church, whether by accident or otherwise, he was required to 

 submit to such discipline, and without it could not receive abso- 

 lution. Even in the present day the practice existed in some 

 parts of the continent. This seemed to be a very probable ex- 

 planation of the remarkable monument in Lichfield Cathedral. 



Rev. T. Phillpotts said that at Eome, at the present time, 

 there were services for discipline in certain churches, during the 

 last week of Lentj the lights were put out, and persons sub- 

 mitted their bodies to flagellation. At the Church of Saint 

 Francis Xavier some friends of his witnessed the discipline, and 

 they described it as being pretty severe. 



Dr. Jago added that Blanco White, who left the Eoman 

 Church, stated that such practices were not uncommon in Eome, 

 and that the punishment was by no means merely nominal. 



From Mr. Chilcott were exhibited a considerable number of 

 Copper Tokens, formerly issued in this county. 



Mr. Alexander Paull stated that among the presents on 

 this occasion were two ancient Counters. One of these, presented 



