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was exhibited by the Vicar (Rev. L. E. Sweet, who met the party 

 at the Church), is a chasuble, belonging to pre-reformation times, 

 which is now used as a pulpit cloth, and at one time did similar duty 

 in connection with the altar. It is beautifully worked, though 

 from time to time it has been considerably cut about to suit it to 

 the purposes for which it has been used. After examining this and 

 other features of the Church, the carriages were mounted, and in 

 due time Malmesbury was again reached, after a most pleasant 

 excursion. 



THE CONVERSAZIONE 



was held in the Town Hall, at 8 p.m., the Rev. Canon Jackson 

 presiding, in the absence of Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice. Two 

 interesting papers were read, the first by the Rev. Canon Jones, 

 " On some Place-names near Malmesbury, and their Historic Teach- 

 ings " ; and the second by Rev. T. A. Preston, on the " Flowering 

 of Plants in 1880, 1881, and 1882," the latter illustrated by some 

 exceedingly interesting diagrams, which showed at a glance the 

 amount of sunshine, the rainfall, and the temperature, and their in- 

 fluence on the flowering of all the commoner plants in those three 

 consecutive years. The hearty thanks of the Meeting were given 

 from the chair, to Canon Jones and Mr. Preston, both of whose 

 addresses will be printed in the Magazine. Complimentary votes of 

 thanks were also passed to the Committee of management at Malmes- 

 bury, to Canon Jackson for presiding, and to the General Secretaries, 



THIRD DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th. 



On Friday morning, the archaeologists (somewhat diminished in 

 number since the previous days' excursion), assembled again at the 

 Town Hall, at nine o'clock, and started in breaks and other carriages, 

 and drove first to Little Somerford, where they were met by the 

 Rector, (Rev. Arthur Evans), who conducted the party over the 

 Church, and pointed out the handsome 14th century screen, and a 

 carved stone, bearing on one side the representation of the Cruci- 

 fixion, and on the other that of the Blessed Virgin, and which the 

 archaeologists (with an unwonted unanimity of opinion) decided to 



