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not, perhaps, quite so wise — he was to be publicly flogged on three 

 ' consecutive Sundays in Wilton Church. He did not think any of 

 them would wish God's house to be so used in the present day. 

 The remaining portion of the sentence was equally undesirable : the 

 offender was not to be allowed to wear a shirt for three years. That 

 was the way in which " fast " men who approached Wilton ladies in 

 former days were punished ; and he thought they would all agree 

 with him that they now lived in happier times. 



THE MAYOR'S CONVERSAZIONE. 



Through the invitation of the Mayor (Mr. W. Robson) a very 

 large number of ladies and gentlemen attended a conversazione held 

 at the Town Hall in the evening. The Rev. Gr. Master exhibited 

 some Roman remains, found near West Dean; and the Rev. J. 

 Heale some fragments of Roman encaustic, discovered at Poynting- 

 ton. Some British remains found in Devonshire, and exhibited by 

 the Rev. J. Kirwan, attracted attention. 



Mr. Nightingale then read a paper, which referred to the excur- 

 sion to the valley of the Nadder, and pointed out the objects of 

 antiquarian and historical interest to be found in the route. 



The Rev. Gr. S. Master read an extremely interesting paper, 

 which will appear in our present number, on " Roman remains 

 recently found at Holbury, near Dean." 



Early Tumuli in Devonshire. 



It was announced that a paper on " Ancient Wiltshire Dykes," 

 would be read by the Rev. W. H. Jones, but the Rev. A. C. Smith 

 announced that owing to illness, Mr. Jones was obliged to leave 

 home with his family for a change of air. Mr. Stevens had, how- 

 ever, provided a substitute in the person of the Rev. R. Kirwan, 

 who would explain some recent interesting discoveries he had made 

 in Devonshire. 



The Rev. R. Kirwan delivered an extempore address of some 

 length, a written paper that he had prepared having been accidentally 

 left at Salisbury. The Rev. gentleman said, there were numerous 

 tumuli at Broad Down, which was about 800 feet above the level of 



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