166 Wilts Obituary. 



Oakhurst, Kent. He owned Fosbury Manor and a considerable amount 

 of property in that neighbourhood. He devoted much of his time to 

 literature and science. He was author of : — 



" The Life and Writings of Thomas Henry Buckle," two vols., 8vo^ 

 1880. 



"The Marriage of Near Kin," 8vo, 18V5 — second edition, large 8 vo, 

 1887. 



" Goethe's 'Faust ' in English Verse." 



He printed the " Speculum Humanse Salvationis " for the Roxburgh 

 Club, of which he was for some years a vice-president. By his will he 

 left to the British Museum any fifty items from his library that the 

 authorities of the museum might choose, to be known as " The Huth 

 Bequest." The MSS. and books chosen under this clause form an 

 exceedingly valuable addition to the Museum library. An article on 

 the library appeared in The Times, January 17th, 1911. 



Obit, notice, Salisbury Journal, Oct. 29th, 1910. 



Canon Kobert Sparke Hutchings, died Nov. 6th, 1910, 



aged 90. Buried at Alderbary, Born at Penang, Dec. 18th, 1819, son 

 of Robert Hutchings, chaplain in East India Company's service and 

 Rector of Dittisham, Devon. Educated, King's Coll., London ; Fell 

 Exhibitioner of Ch. Ch., Oxon. B.A., 1843 ; M.A., 1847. Deacon, 

 1845 ; priest, 1846 (Exeter). Curate of Kingsteignton (Dev.), 1845—47 ; 

 Perpetual Curate of MonktonWy Id (Dorset), 1850—65 ; Vicar of Pitton 

 with Farley, 1865—74 ; Vicar of Alderbury, 1865 until his death. Preb. 

 and Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, 1876. Proctor in Convocation, 

 1886—1906. Married Frances, d. of Charles Philip Hodson, of Stainsby 

 Hall, near Ripon. Two sons and two daughters survive him. Well 

 known in the Diocese of Salisbury. Alderbury Church was re-built 

 during his incumbency. He built the reading room and gave an ex- 

 tension of the churchyard. He took a prominent part in all diocesan 

 matters, especially in all matters connected with temperance and the 

 support of Church schools- He was also active in the support of the 

 Clergy Pensions Institution and of the Salisbury Infirmary. His hobby 

 was astronomy, and he possessed a powerful telescope in the vicarage 

 grounds. He was the author of : — 



" Lay Help in Church Work." Salisbury, 1870. 8vo pamphlet. 



" The Final Court of Appeal, its Legitimate and Proper Function. 

 A paper read Nov. 8th, 1899." Salisbury and London. 8vo 

 pamphlet. 



" The Testimony of Science to the Truth and Accuracy of the Bible i 

 Account of Creation. A Sermon preached in Salisbury Cathedral ' 

 Sept. 10th, 1905." Salisbury. 8vo pamphlet. 



And other sermons. 



Obit, notices. Guardian, Nov. 11th and 18th; Wilts County Mirror,^ 

 Nov. 11th; Salisbury Journal, Nov. 12th; Salisbury Diocesan Gazette J 

 Dec, 1910. 



