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W with the serifs gone ; found also on some other bells in 

 Cornwall and the neighbouring County. 



Another mile and a half, and the conveyances were drawn 

 up at Caerhays Castle, the beautiful home, enriched by many 

 art treasures, of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams, who extended to 

 their guests a simple and cordial greeting. The castle, once the 

 seat of the Trevanions, was rebuilt early in the last century from 

 designs by Nash, the architect who remodelled Buckingham 

 Palace in 1825. In the sjdlabus of the excursion it is stated 

 that on the wall of the entrance hall are the arms of Henry 

 VIII in stone. This information was taken from a guidebook 

 and proved to be incorrect. There are no such arms there, and, 

 as far as Mr. Williams knows, there never were. The 

 Committee who drew up the syllabus did not visit the Castle and 

 fell into the too frequent mistake of repeating a statement which 

 they had not verified. The castle has a delightful, secluded 

 situation, close to the seashore, in the neighbourhood of Groran 

 Haven. At the end of a four hours drive the pleasure-seekers 

 were quite ready for the excellent luncheon which Mr. and Mrs. 

 Williams had prepared for them. The head of the house and 

 Mrs. Williams, with the rest of their hoiise-party, sat down with 

 the visitors and did their best to make them happy. There 

 were no speeches — merely a few words of sincere thanks 

 tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Williams by Mr. J. D. Enys, F.G.S., 

 and Mr. S. Trevail, and gracefully acknowledged by Mr. 

 Williams. A couple of hours were spent in viewing the house 

 and grounds, and in partaking of tea, also laid within the castle. 

 Some of the party examined the fiaie collection of Eoman coins, 

 part of the hoard found near by in 1869, and of which thirty are 

 in our museum, to which they were presented by our President's 

 late father, Mr. J. M. Williams. The entire collection comprises 

 coins of 13 Emperors who were in power between A.D. 253 and 

 276 (see 43rd Report of P.I.C, p. xxix). Some studied the 

 works of Pomney, Millais, Opie and others (the collection of 

 paintings being exceptionally fine and containing some good 

 specimens of Opie's work), while a few accompanied Mr. 

 Williams to view some of the rare plants for which he is so 

 celebrated. By six o'clock the party had once more taken their 



