The Tenth General Meeting, 



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that they should be removed. We may thus do for others what 

 Aubrey did for us, and handing down the records that exist in our 

 churches or manor houses, enable others who come after us to 

 continue the work. One way at all events is open to us which was 

 not to Aubrey, — I mean taking care that no church should be 

 restored, or the building pulled down without a photograph being 

 first taken of it. In all these ways we may (I think) render im- 

 portant help to the Archaeology of our count} 7 , and contribute 

 materials which more skilful hands may weave at last into a con- 

 sistent and interesting narrative." 



Earl Nelson then made a remark on the way in which the 

 Natural History department of the Society might be forwarded, by 

 sending clearly established facts to be recorded from time to time 

 in the Magazine. He then referred to the scenes and subjects on 

 which the attention of the members would be occupied during their 

 meeting at Devizes > and concluded by calling on Canon Jackson to 

 read his Paper on Devizes, which will be found in the present 

 number of the Magazine. 



On leaving the Town-Hall, the party at once proceeded to the 

 Castle, where they were hospitably received by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Leach, and shown through the entire suite of lower rooms — the old 

 furniture of which (in accordance with the general design of the 

 building) was greatly admired. The beautiful grounds and the 

 dungeons of the ancient castle were then inspected, and the com- 

 pany lingered so long among the attractions of the place, that it 

 was at least 4 o'clock before St. John's Church was reached. Here 

 Mr. Kite, with a diagram, ably described the original form of the 

 Ohurch, and the successive alterations which had from time to time 

 oeen made in it. 



I As five o'clock had now nearly arrived, and as the dinner was 

 mnounced for that hour, very few found time to visit Mr. Tugwell's 

 ,jJollection of birds, or Mr. Cunnington's museum, a visit to the latter 

 interesting collection being postponed till the following morning. 



THE DINNER. 

 This took place at the Bear Inn, under the presidency of Earl 



