12 MEETINGS. 



native artist in the Nagpore City Bazaar. This mermaid is 

 represented worshipping the seven-headed Naga or Serpent, 

 Another sketch represents a capital of a column in the 

 Christian Church, near Brixham, Devon. The sketch in my 

 book shows a double-tailed mermaid cut on a lozenge shaped 

 stone on a house in the old Jewish quarter in the town of 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne. The existence of mermaids is thoroughly 

 believed in in Ireland and Scotland to this present hour. 



Now please follow me across the road to the Catel 

 Church to look at the fresco on the northern ceiling. I fancy 

 many of you have seen it, so that I need not say much on 

 the subject, except that since I took this sketch in 1858, I 

 find on a recent visit two other frescoes have been brought 

 to light ; they are on the right or east of the old one. What 

 they represent I cannot say as the church was very dark. 

 These were found in restoring the church, and have been 

 very well taken care of by having a frame in cement put 

 round them. 



The only other fresco in the island is in the old chapel 

 of St. Appoline, or rather there was one, for damp and ill- 

 usage (for at one time this chapel was used as a barn) has 

 almost obliterated what was once a life-sized picture, if one 

 can judge from the heads just visible. No process could 

 restore the colours. I should recommend that what is seen 

 be outlined in pencil ; this can do no harm and will retain 

 what remains of a beautiful fresco. The inside of the chapel 

 is almost hermetically sealed, so that damp has full sway. 

 An opening should be made at the east end of the room so 

 as to let a current of air through the building. 



Months before the 25th June, 1894, the day the excursion 

 party went to Lihou, I had remarked two of the upright 

 stones on the south side in the interior of the Creux des Fees 

 were leaning in very badly. I think I remarked this fact to 

 some of the party on that day. Anyhow, when I visited it 

 again about ten days ago, I saw a serious difference in the 

 position of one of these uprights. A smaller stone had fallen 

 on to this stone and wedged itself between two uprights, and 

 so becoming the instrument of destruction. Earth had also 

 fallen in from the back. I called a man who lived close by 

 to come and see it. " Oh, yes, Mr. Carey, there is a great 

 change. I used to sit here (pointing out a place) and smoke 

 my pipe. Now I cannot ; it is dangerous." I have men- 

 tioned this to several of the Jurats and others who have 

 influence in matters of the States, and urged the necessity of 

 putting all the Druids' altars and other antiquarian remains 



