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The Thirty -Six Ik General Meeting. 



tower, is a singularly complete and perfect example of early fifteenth 

 century work; and its position in the valley, with the long- flights 

 of paved steps leading up the hill-side to the houses of the village, 

 is singularly picturesque ; and altogether the visit to Brattou will 

 remain among the pleasantest memories of a very pleasant Excursion. 



Arrived at Westhury the most was made of the very short time 

 remaining for dinner, before the hour for the Conversazione arrived. 



The President, occupying the chair, called on Mr. W. W. 

 Ravenhill to read his paper on " Some Western Circuit Assize 

 Records of the Seventeenth Century," in which Mr. Ravenhill ob- 

 served that these records form most valuable sources of information 

 for the future historian of that century. 



The President having conveyed the thanks of the Meeting to 

 Mr. Ravenhill, Mr. W. Heward Bell gave a very interesting 

 address, illustrated by several carefully-drawn diagrams, on " The 

 Buried Rocks of Wiltshire/'' for which he received the warmer 

 thanks, as papers on geological and natural history subjects have 

 been somewhat rare at our Meetings as compared with those which 

 are purely antiquarian and archaeological. 



A paper by the Rev. W. C. Plenderleath, on " Etymological 

 Interchanges " in that language of Wiltshire, which, in spite of 

 universal education, dies hard ; with a vote of thanks cordially given, 

 brought an instructive evening to a close. 



ERIDAY, AUGUST 2nd. 



The interest of Thursday's Excursion had centred in Church 

 architecture. The interest of Friday's Excursion, on the other 

 hand, was largely found in the domestic architecture of the delightful 

 group of old houses visited during the day. 



The party which left the Town Hall at 9, a.m., was considerably 

 reduced in numbers from that of the previous day, many of the 

 Members being unable to stay for the last day's Excursion. The 

 route lay past Heywood House to North Bradley, where the party 

 was received by the Yicar, the Rev. W. A. S. Merewether, who, 

 assisted by Mr. Ponting, directed attention to the most remarkable 



