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the old Council House, which was burnt down in 1780, It was 
formerly used by the night-watch, in case of fire, or other cause of 
alarm in the city. On it are engraved the names of George 
Clemens and Peter Phelpes, the arms of the city, and the date 
1675 ; also, Thomas Shergold, Thomas Wavsbrovgh, head con¬ 
stables. 
Over the fire-place in the Circular Room is hung a drawing in 
water colours of the old Guildhall, Salisbury, deposited by Mr. 
E. T. Stevens. 
This ancient building stood behind the old Council House, occu- 
pying, in fact, the precise spot where the present pile was subse¬ 
quently erected. Besides the Guildhall, it comprised also the 
Debtors’ Court, and other offices of public convenience. It was 
saved from the fire of 1780, but removed a few years afterwards. 
Birds. 
Natural history is not only a most fascinating and delightful 
study, but to the thoughtful student it teems with instruction. 
Birds and insects, from the attractive colours with which they are 
tinctured, -among other causes, are eagerly sought by the young 
collector; they are the boy’s first hobby. But a taste for natural 
history once acquired leads him onward to crave a nearer insight 
into all the wondrous works of nature, than which nothing can be 
more elevating, nothing more humbling, paradoxical as it may 
seem. 
The present catalogue is merely that of birds in the collection ; 
these represent British birds only. 
Birds are subdivided in accordance with marked characteristics, 
and it may be well to point out in general terms what system of 
classification is adopted. 
