18 The Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting. 



Duke's Vaunt/' for a description of which we refer our readers to 

 Canon Jackson's paper. Thence by different routes,, enjoying* the 

 forest scenery, past Tolly Farm, the site of the old Roman town, 

 Cunetio, to Marlborough. 



SECOND CONVERSAZIONE. 



This was again held in the " Bradleian/'and again the visitors were 

 entertained with tea and coffee. Sir John Lubbbock occupied the 

 chair, and the papers read and addresses given were of great interest. 

 The first was by R. W. Merriman, Esq., on "Some Stray Notes from 

 the Marlborough Court-Books." The second by Rev. C. Soames, 

 on " Some Coins found near Marlborough " : both of which will 

 appear in the Magazine. And then Sir John Lubbock, having 

 gracefully tendered the thanks of the Meeting to those gentlemen, 

 proceeded to give an exhaustive and most able lecture on " Fruits 

 and Seeds/' which he illustrated by many curious specimens, and 

 by a large series of diagrams, which had been beautifully prepared 

 by Lady Lubbock and her daughters. At the conclusion a very 

 interesting discussion arose in reference to the seeds of the two 

 species of elm common in this county, Ulmus Campestris and U. 

 Montana, in which the Rev. Francis Goddard and the Rev. T. A. 

 Preston took part : and then the Rev. A. C. Smith offered the 

 hearty thanks of the Meeting to Sir John Lubbock for his ad- 

 mirable address, so full of matter of the deepest value to the accom- 

 plished botanist, as well as of extreme interest to those who were 

 unacquainted with that branch of science. As this was the last 

 occasion of the meeting of the Society in Marlborough, a special 

 vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor and Corporation for their 

 kind and cordial reception of the Society, as well as to the many 

 kind friends who had done so much to make the visit successful. 



EXCURSION ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th. 



A party of increased proportions started from the Town Hall at 

 nine o'clock, and at least twenty well-laden carriages wended their 

 way across Marlborough Common, on as pleasant a ddy for an ex- 

 cursion on the downs as could be desired. The first halt was at 



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