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Stonehenge. Tlie origin of the "Foreign''' stones. Professor T. G. 

 Bonney has favoured us by a critical examination of the microscopical 

 slides of the Stonehenge rocks in my possession, with special regard to the 

 supposition that they have been derived from the Channel Islands. Trie 

 result is entirely opposed to this idea. Speaking of the Rhyolite, specimen 

 No. 51, Professor Bonney says " it is modified by pressure, and this would 

 exclude such a rock from the Channel Islands." Of the calcareous tuffs (or 

 schists) he remarks that they are much altered by pressure. In conclusion 

 he says " I may venture to say that none of these rocks came from the 

 Channel Islands." 



W. CuirsiWGTOir. 



Stonehenge. Discovery of the S.W. Pointer. Mr. Albert Dawes, in 

 "An Essay on Division of the Heavens. Zodiacal and Mundane Aspects, and 

 Directions," in The Astrologer, Jan. and Feb., 1890, discourses astro- 

 logically on Stonehenge, and gives two plans — one of them a " Key Plan of 

 Trilithons, Altar. Inner Oval. &c. representing twelve Solar Months, and 

 with Arch Druid's Stone, thirteen Lunar Months." In this plan he shows 

 seven trilithons (two of them being small ones). The second is an adaptation 

 of Smith's plan, published in 1771, and is chiefly interesting as showing 

 a "stone discovered by A. Dawes. " As to this the author says: — "On 

 writing to Mr. Judd [the "guardian" of Stonehenge], asking him to kindly 

 search in the S.W.. he did so, and informed me that he had found the base 

 of a stone about a foot under the surface, and in a letter to me he says, 1 1 

 rind that the base is still in the earth about one foot under the surface, and 

 is situated about 51 degrees West of South.' " 



This stone is apparently just inside the earth circle, and, according to 

 Mr. Dawes, marks the sunset at the winter solstice. It was unknown to 

 Petrie when he made his plans, and if its existence is absolutely confirmed 

 its discoverer has a right to say " I think I may claim some little credit for 

 this most important discovery." 



Stonehenge. Letter from Mr. James Douglas to Mr. Cnnnington. 

 1809-10. (Communicated by Mr. W. Cunnington.) 



" Barnham. near Bognor, 7th Xov., 1S09. 



" My Deab Sie, 



" In my letter in answer to a query, I said something about Stonehenge 

 which I should be happy to communicate to you, but I feel diffident of 

 advancing any new matter.being conscious that yourself and SirRichard Hoare 



