Thursday, August 1st, 



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by the Rev. A. C. Smith, the next paper was read by the Rev. W. 

 C. Plenderleath, on " Some further White Horse Jottings," in 

 which, with reference to the Westbury White Horse, he maintained 

 that the balance of evidence was in favour of the tradition which 

 ascribed the origin of the old horse, replaced in 1778 by the present 

 one, to King Alfred on the morrow of his victory over the Danes at 

 Ethandune, in 878. A short discussion followed this paper, the Rev. 

 J. Clarke expressing his opinion that strong reasons ought to be 

 adduced against the old tradition before they were required to give 

 it up. 



The Rev. W. P. S. Bingham read the next paper on " James, Earl 

 of Marlborough, and his successors, " connected with Westbury by 

 the fact that he lived at Hey wood, and that his handsome monument 

 with effigies of himself and his first wife still stands in the south 

 transept of the parish Church. 



Votes of thanks to the Rev. W. C. Plenderleath and the Rev. 

 W. P. S. Bingham, for their excellent papers, brought a pleasant 

 evening to a close. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st. 



About forty Members, and their friends, including the President 

 and Mrs. Wordsworth, took their seats in the breaks provided for 

 the purpose, at 9 o'clock, at the Town Hall, and a start was made 

 for Bratton Camp. On the arrival of the breaks at the bottom of 

 j the steep escarpment on the brow of which the camp is situated, the 

 more active members of the party climbed the hill by a shorter path, 

 : which afforded those who were botanically inolined an excellent 

 opportunity of observing some of the less common plants of the 

 characteristic down flora of Wiltshire — notably the pretty little 

 | yellow Chlora Perfoliate/,. Arrived at the top, the earthworks of 

 , the camp 1 were inspected and the magnificent view admired — but 

 j only a few minutes halt was made, as the day's programme was a 

 long one and time was getting on. A delightful drive over the 

 downs brought the party to Imber, one of the many Wiltshire 



1 See Magazine, vol. xix., p. 134. 



