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The Thirty -Fourth General Meeting. 



occupied the first attention of the archa3ologists, and then they 

 visited the Church, where the Rector, Canon Olivier, read a paper 

 on the chief features of the building", arid other speakers made 

 remarks on the Italian style of architecture generally, and on the 

 examples which the late Lord Herbert had followed when he built 

 this beautiful specimen of Italian art. Wilton House was next 

 visited, by invitation of Lord Pembroke, and to all who had never 

 seen them an introduction to the sculpture gallery, the pictures and 

 other art treasures accumulated here, was a great treat. The party 

 was also refreshed with tea in the gardens, after the hospitality for 

 which Wilton House has for ages been celebrated, and after a cordial 

 vote of thanks had been offered, on the part of the Members, by the 

 Rev. Sir Talbot Baker, they drove to Bemerton, once the abode 

 of holy George Herbert, and thence to Salisbury. 



In the evening the Historical Section met at the Council House, 

 under the Presidency of the Dean of Salisbury; when a paper 

 was read by the Rev. Dr. Cox, on " Lichfield Minster and City in 

 the fifteenth Century 93 ; and another by Mr. J. S. Udal, on " Dorset 

 Seventeenth Century Tokens/'' 



On Sunday the Members generally attended the Cathedral ser- 

 vices, at which the Bishop of Salisbury was the preacher in the 

 morning, and the Rev. Canon Creighton in the afternoon. 



MONDAY, AUGUST 8th. 



The excursion to-day was to Boyton House, Scratchbury Camp, 

 Warminster, and Heytesbury. The Members first proceeded by 

 special train to Codford, and thence to Boyton, where the Rector, the 

 Rev. R. Z. Walker, conducted them over his Church. They then 

 visited Boyton Manor House, hard by, some time the residence of the 

 late Duke of Albany, and here General Blair Reid very kindly led 

 the way. Next they drove to the large British camp at Scratchbury, 

 where they were fortunate in the guidance of the Rev. Prebendary 

 Scarth. After luncheon at Warminster they drove to Heytesbury 

 Church, where the Vicar, Rev. J. Swayne, favoured them with a paper 

 describing its principal features ; and then to Knook Church, where 



