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for the horses, the company turned in the direction of EUingbam, 

 passing Tinely with its excellent and substantial farm-house. 

 The opening Harebells and Stitchworts smiled by the sides of 

 the lane, late Sloe-blossoms were expanding, and the Broom and 

 Ash trees were in full bloom. Brambles were intertwined with 

 some of the hedges. 



Ellingham lies in a well-treed, quiet-looking hollow. A line 

 of new cottages appears on a ridge to the northwards ; and then 

 passing through the lion-guarded gates, the carriages turned 

 into the well-sheltered policies of Ellingham Hall, and drew up 

 at the flower-ornamented front — the Club having been invited 

 by Sir John de M. Haggerston to luncheon. 



The mansion consists of an old lengthy huuse, somewhat 

 roughly built, as if in re-modelling it, several of the ad- 

 joining ofliees had been combined and incorporated with the 

 old peel tower in the centre, and then the whole had been 

 re-faced or rendered uniform. The interior walls of the tower 

 are very thick, and contain numerous conveniences, bed-rooms, 

 store closets, or even hiding places, entering from perplexing 

 mazy passages. A Norman arch is preserved in one of the 

 compartments near the kitchen. Everything curious in the 

 interior, including the domestic chapel, was shown and explained 

 by the courteous owner. The paintings and family portraits, 

 and the antiques were gone over; and the coat armours of 

 several of the doughty old Haggerstons were examined. There 

 was a series of Deer antlers and other spoils of the chase; and 

 a considerable variety of Coins, amongst which were several 

 stycas. The stone implements consisted of a roughish, blunt, 

 brownish yellow, oval oblong stone cell, 6^ inches long, SJ 

 inches at broadest, and 2^ inches at its narrow end — found on 

 the land; a long, rough stone, of greywacke, with marks of 

 having been rolled, something like a sharpening stone. Mr 

 Mathison afterwards produced another celt, which was broken, 

 of polished greenish grey felsite or indurated slate ; it was 

 wedge shaped, and had been got on Tinely. Among the 

 zoological specimens there was in the hall a Bittern that had 

 been shot on the estate ; and there was likewise a stuffed 

 Badger, which was unfortunately the last of its race— these 

 animals having been killed out. There was no lack of literature 

 in the crowded bookshelves. 



