The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-26 00:00:00

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THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTI.
QUARIAN FIELD CLUB.

This club had an unnsually quiet, though profitable
end interesting day at Weymouth on Tueeday last.
The meet wee at C ek's restaurant at eleven o'clock,
but unfortunately earlier in the day rain fell, nut tips
no d ,übt we. the cause of the sunl g Ahern.,
Bed les the President (Hr. J. C. 31snesl Pleydell),
and the lion. Sec. (Professor Buekm oil, there were
not • dozen members present. The procee liege were
somewhat delayed in waiting for member. who did not
turn up, sad about twelve the President nee and
announced thst Mr. Grove., who it had been stated
would glee some note, upon the Chesil Beech, had
wool te Cicada to attend the British Anoeation
meeting. He (the Presi,lent) bad therefore thou Ott it
• good plan to collect es much se ha possibly •ould
with legarel to the pbenoto •ua of Portland an I the
neighb erhood, including, of. 'urn., the Chesil Beach,
the Verne, at othnr p 'rata ..f ihterest ore :fed with
the neighbourhood He then read a long paper
on the subject, which ha I evidently be., pr pared
with much care, and which will be duly published in
the s ociety's records.
At the °lore Professor Butornao male a few rent ark.
on the so-called Island of Portland. This isla
nil geologist, knew, I. very p•coliarly c het, ..ct •I.
Ir. wee made up, in fact, of a aery lenntliar au., of
clay and upon the top of that in ..f clay aro In he
fo Ind the hard stone :ailed the Porland OD 'ire It
happened that this clay had Ow .ye been in oesable,
and au likely to be washed out by the WAY. $ coming
in this direction. These claya were likely to be
wash. I away, but what was the result? The Phrtland
relite fell down, and thus protected the 'coast from
going to ruin any further. It wan • very pi coliar
circumstance, that such • man us Sir C rode .h. ill
haw • come here to examine this, and here I urn i vie
commehosment of hie breakwater. The blot
so beautifully adapted for the making ol the br•ak-
water n . doubt that induced him to sugaest the gran
work, which be afterward. aeoompliehed. The not,.
that Imrl fallen down had protected it on that site, and
It wail only for him to carry on the well of protection
fur her, and as fir as ever he pleased, and thus make
the harbour one of the safest in the country. liesi les
this there waa the stone reedy t his hand to sink,
and s, extend the line to make the harbour, lie
knew . f or, cers where the oatmeal history of . district
bed been na oe attended to sail utilised than this. lie
',premed on behalf of the club their indebtedness to
the president for his vary nee paper, and the hoily
pity was they were not goina to stop hers two or
three days to go round and inspect some of the p iota
!alluded to. They had been here once or twice before,
end people were apt to think all the Interest in the
place had been exhausted. Thi. and the rain ,hey
had had would, no doubt, account for U.n small
meeting.
Mr. B team asked if the Professor wished it to
be understood that Sir J. Comte was the tint one to
KJ, we this breakwater.
Prof/m..lr BUCKMAN replied he did not wish to cry
that, but he did ssy Sir John Code wa, the fire, t
carry it out on natural hist ay lines.
Mr. BAMIEEr sal the mamma he asked we. that he
recollected some local men load formed 3 Wan fr
thus m skim/ one of Um finest harbours in Engla ii;
only Si, John (Lode wee the fortunate man t carry
it out.
Profaner BUCKMAN : Nature commenced it for him
• NEW MIMES

Mt. BASKET, proprwed, and the RSV. E. 1.11030301 t
seconded, the See. F Douglas How, rector of Eve -
shot, as a mmaber of the society,—Carrial unaoi.
to.nwly.
At the close of the preliminary business it was pro.
weed t , Prot aed to Sandstot Castle, but a Inc ou,ge
h.ving been received by Mr. l'ope tram Mr.
tut th.d ho had optne I a barrow at Upw.,y, the
party altered their arrangement.. and at once
departed to that village. It transpirai that the barrow
was idtuatid on laud belonging to Mr. Gooddeo, sod
°mislead some most interesting objects—tiros of the
Celtic period, human rereelas, &a. Mr. Comniaros

lucidly explained the fi id, and afterwards real •
paper on hie reeeht thine at Mai Owthe.
i•lnstratod by &eat ...aide Iby Miss ttnonicwoo.
Ate,ngot the in out I. to, sir g ot j.,cts secure I by the
opiakor ha Leers sa f a Isni,bl, atoms I
e4rioil4 ornameoir. After .peadiog ain at agreeable I
sod inetroctive trim •. the poity e-euterod the vehicse i
an I remised to Wipe' .ntio. •
Dinner was ~rovi led at Coak'ir reatsursonls and at ,
the cl.se .1 the repat • paper by Dr. Wake Smart on I
the Bolterly Dyke was laid im the fable awl taken an •
read. ( rbk paper will be published In the " Proceed.
A pi.ser by the fi.v. 0. P. cAmsamon on "rho
Megalithic rcniaine Poxwell wee read. Dig olq-ct in
Pralwrll g Ulla paper ass to she Mum to accept for
Inner li'aaJinmrrauVlaiu•ti4rtaeliv"inaars °lofts: Pret"maLleinglasa"l
summer by boo nephew. To toe sketch be bad a bled
the noted is.w read. The .put oa which the 1113111.118
atatei id a very picoireaqii/ 006 Cumin ....ding fine
View' The remains werc ussotio,,:d in H.i.ohiogo as
the Driiide' or circle, but )Lr. Dunkin is of
..pinion it is the renmimi of the sepulchral memorial.
I The surrogating ditch n.outtone I lit Hutchings has
• shawl disappeared. and Le (Mr. (Jainbridge) cool
not ratef act wily make out the four large atones which
Hulebug. na.nti a.. Tuey rimy, howev.r, have
beeo oreplo:eil ...Ica the hist:prise'. days. Mr. C an-
bridge • it ii 4 attempt any &twiail description of
the ...mica. but appended that of liotehtaita, which
said warn extremely accurate. With regard to the
question whether the reurwiiiii were -epulchral or
e or:rinds,. It was probable that • slight ,xcatiotion
of the centre carefully male would nettle the point.
Mr. Dunkm whigmtiii this in hie p tirr ou the subj. CI.
, It is believed no such rheum .tion had been we is,
I bat aa it could be 'free ed trllk,ut in so, way
destroying the natural appearance of the circle, he
ho,wid that the owner'. cuumut might be obtained
• dne Jay to carry out thie iuterdaillig and Loto an
autignarian point.' view, loterrostang work.
Toe next ~or was 'ow by Peolias a Buchman ha
" A :law Fungus attackin.: few Trees—the
Ia the course of the paper the ed. .r
said du i g his reeideum at brioilloid he b ad for ...o.be
yews eh .vrved th 4 • c Min y rt tree we, at.ackmt
toy a oolong.* fungus. by which the ni turd leave*
heemna hr. es an I withered, with the maul: that M..
trees I.okat .Debby, nil it certainly rotar iel tlair
growth nod threat- 1., -I rat del to • M e
&limp c0...11e/ad a. Jr eEr sin b•t to gut cud ineect
attache. Ile mentioned Mr. 1,104 AV II It ttottcrd
this fungus in Coro ...11, and pro or ,rl.l •.1 that
for Clio Mat imw or five years he ditto
Dora.% and m i.e recoutly in ri..ineiinat, no that Me
adaniou warn op mdii-g, and it w. • p 01/..ble it Would
11011 be keg before it eoread ..V,r the e uric,. It
wow,' be • gre•l pi.) liii shoal .pro ii I. any i.r.re
ext:ut, or it would di Ole a tree utedgitly. whbili wee
formerly teas. kebiel. freedom trio. attacks or Liars
kind. As yrt ho r uarly hart iceo proposed t r this
attack, but be felt .ure ralurd lb/ tied. with • tie-
t•stibed rake, so no I. g• t trif Lb, •ae i leave., aior
then @weeping the u op Ca club) would le, r to
mitigate the vent. Tule orruil.l 0. In, ee ly as
April, it five thy bu to ..orrearrd
The PAULL/ENT tli•illted Pr .le-aor 13ucAlua0, atiol
ULM a very pitllla•Jt day we. bruitgit to a ore .