The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-15 00:00:00

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have tended to the furtherance of pore and abedAtte
archaeological science, enabled them to proceed on
their mission emelt more Rani illy, they diectissed in
much better temper, and saw the mouldings of the
archen much mole clearly and pleaeureahly teen they
otherwise might have done. (Laughter.) The beginning
of all kindness and hospitality towards them was that of
the corporate body, whom they ought first to thank—
the thanks to whom without further p-eferie he placed
in his lord hip's hands to be card, al unanimously by
anelama'ion. ( Applanee.)
Mr. Cooties raid that on behalf of the Mayor and
Corporation he begged to acknowledge the compliment
paid them. He only hoped, as they had once found
their way into the far west, that there might still re.
main such attractions as would in tune them again to
visit Dorset before another twenty years. (Hear, le sr.)
Sir J. Bottasu room to proposm that the beat thanks
of the meeting be given to the Bmhop and Clergy of the
Diocese for their exertions in support of the Institute
at the present meeting, especially the &shop of Salts
bury, the Rev. K Harston, of Sherboroe, the It v.
Roberts, of Milton Abbas, and the Rev. E. W. Rears.
of St. Peter's, Dorchester. It meet be evident to all
that the objects of the Archaeological Institute were very
much connected with the church, and when they had
the patronage and support of the clerical body of those
districts they visited, it was one of the mo-t important
cireumstinees that could tend to their welfare.
They might, therefore, consider themselves es-
pecially fortunate to have been so well re-
ceived by the clergy of this county. He ',mull
fail in his duty if he were not to allude especially
to the very beautiful sermon preached by the Bi-hop of
Sarum. on Sunday morning, at Holy Trinity church.
Hit lordship took advantage of that opportunity to
expatiate upon the advantages of archaeology, and many
as were the discourses he had li,tened to upon the sub.
oh, he had never heard arches dont so eloquently, so
clearly, and an satisfactorily expounded. (Applause.)
It was very often considered that arolueologists merely
looked at the outside of things—that they were simply
investigators of the dry bones of hiatory • but the
bishop showed bow very advantageous it might be for
the interest of society, and summed it up in a very few
words by sa'hig, that by the study of the pat they
adeanced the interest of the present, and kuew how to
matte use of it for the benedt of the future. That was
the impose of archaeology, and not merely to examine
reco.ds and buildings, however gratifying that
might be. Archasology served a higher purpose.
Through thet science they understood how the in-
stitutions of society had gown up, they compared them
with the present, and looked forward to the improve-
ments that might be effected through the study in the
future. He concluded by moving the resolution.
The Rev. C. W. BINGHAM said he was sorry the
Bishop of Salisbury was not present in person to return
thanks, as he was sure be would most cordially have
done to the Institute for the veeyttind manner in which
Sir J. Boileau had been pleased to mention him and the
clerks, of this diocese. They felt in Dorset that they
might adopt the motto that was place I over the door of
one of the finest houses in Soinereetshire

"Through this wide open gate
• None comas too ear y,
None departs too late."—(app'ause.)
So far as any little pert he bad Ilken privileged to take
in inviting the Institute to Dorchester, and in doing the
little he 'could to assist in entertsining them, he was
more than omplyrepsidbythe very kind mention made of
him by hislordaluip, Mr. Beresford Hope, Sir John Boileau,
and others. He felt that he should be quite wanting
in his duty if he did not, in their presence, record his
personal acknowledgments to his friends in the county
who had given snot' kind assistance to himself on this
occasion. Though be might sometimes have beim show.
man and sometimes spokesman, yet they were pulling
the string.; andlsis co-seeretaries and the committees in
the several towns were persons to whom the Institute
was as mneh indebted as to himself for any little
wet ome they had received. One thing be had certainly
learnt from this meeting—that he had a great many
more friends in Dorset than he ever knew he had before.
He had one or two letters on archellogical suhjeots to
read which he had received that morning. The first
was from the Hon. Lonisa Portman, neice of Mr.
Digby„. of Sherborne Castle, who made a little oom:
plaint respecting what had been said in • contemporary
as to the antiquities of her uncle's castle :
"Bryanstone, August 6th, 1865.
•
"I have carefully, and by much searching in many
books and papers, got together A correct scoount of
anoient and modern Sherborne ; and it is wrong to gay
(es the paper does), that Cromwell sold Sherborne to
Lord Bristol; it is not likely he would have done so;
and the facts are that in 1617 the estates of Sherborne
were granted by King James 1. to Sir John Digby,
Knight, on payment of £10,000; and in 3rd of Charles I.
this grant was confirmed, and Carew 'Weigh was told
he could not have back his father's estates. In 1620
Lord Dishy bought the modastery and parsonage of
Sherborne, and after his disgrace, in consequence of the
quarrel with Buokingham about the fa ilure of the Spanish
match, he retired, 1626, (as Earl of Bristol) in honoura-
ble exile to Sherborne, and added the wings and four
other turrets to the lodge as left by Raleigh. The
Salisbury paper says the wings were added by the 'wood
Earl of Bristol; he had far too much fighting to do to
build ; and we know it was the first Earl by the
quartering. on the ceiling of the Waleot arms, his wife
having been a Walret of Salop, and widow of Sir John
Dyve, of Bromham, and mother of Lewis Dyve,
defender of Sherborns Castle against Cromwell and
Fairfax.

" LOUTHI M. POSTMAN."
Re was sure archaeologists would feel themselves ded
sleet of chivalry if he had not read the letter of that lady
one of their most accomplished arelieologists, who was
anxious to correct the mistake that had been made.
(Hear, he.r.) He had yet another letter to read, one
which be had perused with the deepest interest himself,
and he was quite sure that the meeting would rewire
it with similar pleasure. He thought that if one
might venture to point out the most interesting subject
brought before them during the congress, the majority
of hands would be held up in favour of that wonderful
paper on Phoenician art given by Hr. Newton. He
then read the following letter from that gentleman:—

"British Miseran, Au-sutt 7, 1865.
"Dear Mr. Bingham,—By a singular coincidenoe on
Saturday, the very day after my lecture, • gentleman,
who bad been travelling in Palestine, brought to Mr.
Birch a few antiquities which he had obtained at Beth-
lehem, and which are said to have been found in a tomb
there which goes by the name of that of Lam These
antiquities consisted of a shell, very similar to the one
of which I exhibited the drawing, and like it covered
with Phoenician engraved figures and ornam eta; also a
small terra-cotta fignre, nearly identical with some
found at Camirua, and other pottery of unpainted red
clay. These remains, coming as they do from Palestine,
are so remarkable • corroboration of my views, as stated
to the Institute the other day, that I write you these
lines at once, as it may interest the members still at
Dorchester to hear of this new link in the chain of
evidence. I should mention that the shell, unlike the
other, is engraved on both sides, except in the deepest
part, where It has held an unguent, which from the
change of colour in the shell has evidently entered into
its pores and stained It through. Thanking you once
more for all your kindness at Dorchester,
"I remain, yours very truly,
"C. T. Ngvrrow.
"P.B.—The shell brought on Saturday has, I am
happy to say, been purchased by the Museum.

He (the It?v. C. W. Bingham) had been requested to
mention another fragtnent of areharelogical matter—
that Mr. Cunnington, ilio by the kindness of Mr. Skirt
had been making reaearches at Maiden Castle,
purposed continuing his investigations, and be had
no doubt but that they should have still greater
results from the excavations be was making than had
yet been arrived at. He tristed that lie should be
pardoned fer having travelled a little out of hie record,
arid hogged on the part Of the bishop and clergy to
thank them for the very kind manner in which they
had been mentioned in the resolution the meeting had
just adopted. (Applatuto.)
' Lord Nino's said that be bad been honoured by
being requested to propose,. the thanks of the meeting
to the noblemen and gentry of Dorset for the kind
reception they had given to the Institute. He
thought it might be stated without hesitation that the
meeting, now about to be concluded, was one of the
most encoessful that the Archaeological Institute had
experienced for many years past. Some features were
absent hers that they had met elsewhere and which were
in themselves advantageous; they had not met in a
cathedral town, yet they had enjoyed the advantage of
the presence and patronage of the Bishop of the diocese
in every way. They had lost a kind friend, the
Earl Of Ilchester, whose support they looked
forward to when they fixed this congress.—
(Hear, hear.) With all these drawbacks it ma'.
dounded the more to the real merits of this field tat
observation that it had proved so noble and suoomedal
• meeting. The magnetic storm that had been flyibt
about elsewhere made them a passing visit daring some
of their excursions, but it only served to give additional
, seat to the proceedings when it had named away, leaving
the remaining portion of their day serene and pleasant.
The objects of interest are very numerous in Dorset,
and two or three of them appeared to him to lae
quite unique so far as his experience went. In Sher-
borne Castle and Church, and itt Corte Castle were
were monuments of antiquity of which itny portion of
the world might well be proud as remarkable features
connected with the various forms of civilisation and
human energy as displayed by ancient times. Noble as
these remains were, and delightful as they might be to
contemplate under any circumstances, as Mr. Beresford
Hope had *heady mentioned, arohteology like other
things required occasionally refreshment and sustenance,
without which the objects of their pursuit would pall
upon them, and their own susceptibilities for enjoyment
be very considerably diminished. They were not only
mpiritual beings, but corporeal; not only archisolists, but
gastrologists. (Laughter.) Gaging on a retries of pictures
or • anociession of areheaoLegioal objects, he thought,
whetted the appetite in • remarkable degree—(laughter)
—and unless satisfied at stated periods their inveatigs-
tient would not be enjoyed at all. They had been
admitted by the noblemen and gentry of this county
not only to banquets of sumptuous luxury, but
had enjoyed them in scenes connected with most
interesting objects of archeology—in those noble halls
—the seats of Sir Ivor Guest and Baron Hambro, and in
the midst of scenery, which, while they were partaking
of that hospitality, any one with the smallest taste for
archaeology must have appreciated, and have become
the force of circumstances an archasologist in spite of
' even as some animals were trained to
most unpleasant things by association.
_ . they had sat at those tables, gamed upon
those magnificent halls, and partaken of those delicious
refreshments, let them in every way give thanks to the
noblemen and gentlemen of Dorret, who had received
them, throwing open their mansions and at the same
time so kindly and hospitably entertaining them.
(Applause.) ln connection with the resolution he
mentioned especially Baron Hambro, Sir Ivor Berti«
Guest, Mr. G. 'Wingfield Digby, Mr. E. Weld, and Mr J.
G. Wood, and remarked that he could not help mentioning
the name of one individual to whom they were all very
Much indebted—Lady Smith, who was a native of Dorset,
and had for the time taken up her reaideaoe here, and
sheen hospitality to several distinguished members ce
the Institute, and had also augmented the agreeable
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prominent features of the bnildings would do so ; bat
were other stones lying behind them that would
_ liked to have had a little more acquaintance with
the society, sod the oonclusion to which he came visa,
that those buildings would be very happy, on another
occasion, to welcome the presence of the Institut*.
(Laughter and applause.)
(.7oLONEL PINNEY, aa a relative of Lady Smith, me
turned thanks for the acknowledgment made of the
pretence and 'persica of her ladyship. She had bees
two unwell to *Wood the various excursions but also
took deep interest in the proceedings of the Institute.
Mr. 0. MoRGAN, M.P., proposed a vote of thanks to
the contributors of memoirs, lectures, and payee;
reed during the congress, especially mentioning the
oaper by the These of Chichester, and those read by the
Rev. W. Barnes, Mr. Newton, the Rev. J. G. Joyce,
and the Rev. Professor Willis.

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The Bee. W. BARIUM said be felt most happy, as a
Dorset man, to bare bad the honour of the presence of
the Arch.. ilogicel Institute on this occasion, and be fish
still more Ihsppy that be, who had not prosecuted the
study of archeology especially, should, by taking •
line of his own, have shown that p`iilolory bore im
closely on archaeology as to become a awful handmaid
to her. He had done • work of love in writing the peplos
on ancient Dorset, when the British and Saxon ramie
were meeting in WeMi. How far his theories might
be questioned he knew, not, and was quite indifferent,
having given the feats, because he know that on Mile
occasion what was wanted was not positive opinion but
a collection of facts upon which opinion might inns.
wards be formed. (Applsuse.)
Mr. B. A. Palawan also returned thanks, and pealed
an enoomium on Professor Willis, whom he contrasted
with Mr. Petit, a gentleman he also praised, and re-
specting whom he told how he "sat upon as idea and
hatched it I"

_
The &v. Professor Witue mid that he entered the
room when Mr. Freeman was speaking what he
must be allowed to call • most exaggerated maw
of his efforts to promote the scienoe of archeology. He
scarcely knew how to answer such praise. Their
kind attention to his discourses showed him that he had
been able to interest them, and he hoped to tell them
some things that they did not before know so
thoroughly. (Applause.) As to the combination el
knowledge of mechanical structure and archieolocy of
, which mention had been made as manifested by him.
self, there was nothing very wonderful in that, if it were
considered that during the whole of his life he hod
been a machinist by inclination, and for many
years had held the professorship to which mechanism
was annexed in the University of Cambridge.
It was this, combined with a natural taste for the
investigation of buildings, that had enabled him,
perhaps, to take a different line in the explanation el
these structures from those of some of his brother
. . . .

archasologists. Wh-aieve--r-a—ubraot—migT2t-I;e"eelerted—oa
of the circle of science, literature or art, there were
other branches oalled cognate sciences, of whioh certain
knowledge was required. If • man were aoquaintall
with the science of arabieology and a cognate subject,
be would work the pair harmoniously together
,
and produce results different from one who bad selected
. . .

&rob ieology, and combined with it .nothercognat.sciencs.
Fume chow) archeology end mechanics, some arehesolovy
and history, and others archeology and esthetics. He
concurred with the last speaker in resigning to Mr.
Petit • very high position indeed in combining the
aesthetics of buildings with their history, and &description
of their plan and structure; and he only regretted that
Mr. Petit himself was net able to attend this
meeting, for reasons he (the speaker) knew nA,
because at Bristol in 18.51 he (Mr. Petit) cuntribrita
a most admirable memoir of Sherborne church. It
would have given him (the professor) great pleasure if
Mr. Petit could have supplements I that memoir to
which he hod referred by another paper. Mr. Petit's
memoir had this valve—that it was made before the
present restoration was begun, and his drawings repre-
sented the different parts of the building as
they were before they were touched. He should
have appealed to them, not to show that mischief
had been done by the restoration, but to
Drove how carefully the mixture of the two styles
had been preserved; those parts that had disappeared
had been taken away because the structure was so
ruinous that it was impossible to restore them. In
taking leave of them he had the greatest pleasure in
bearing witnesa to the fact that though they had had
many most instructive meetings in the course of their
life as an Institute, they had never bad so cordial,
generous, and go.humoured a meeting since they
began their career. (Loud Applause.)
Mr. T. Fi9ND also acknowledged the compliment and
said he waa unconvinced by Mr. Parker that be was
wrong in assigning the date of the keep of Code Castle
to the time of William the Conqueror.
Mr. C. TUCKER proposed a vote of thanks to the Rev.
J. Fisher and the committee for the use of the Holy
Trinity-Infant School-room, as a temporary museum,
and took occasion to express the obligations of the
Institute to the contributors, mentioning, the Prince of
Wales, the Dorset County Museum, Mrs. IL Williams,
the Rev. J. F. Russell, Mr. Durden, Captain Rail, aad
Dr. Parry Hodges.
Mr. Famous, as one who led been a member of the
Rev. J. Fisher's household during the congress, returned
thanks on behalf of that gentleman.
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Sir J. BOILEAU rose to make particular mention of
the Key. C. W. Bingham, as a gentleman through
whose representaticne the Institute had met at Dor-
chester, spoke of the great sondem' he had rendered, and
said that wherever and whenever they had made an excur-
sion Mr. Bingham had been the genius loci. That gen-
tlemen had taken them to his fine old bonus, where Ms
faintly had lived sines 1250, and he hoped the family of
Bingham would long remain, and should any future
Institute visit Dorset he hoped they woald find mongol!
the Binghams as good a cicerome as the rev. gentleman
bad proved on this occasion.

After a few words from Marquess Camden endorsing
the sentiments expressed by Sir J. Boileau, the vote of
thanks was cordially adopted.
The Bev. C. W. BINGHAM said be had talked so much
daring the congress, and was so overwhelmed by their
kindness, that be could only say from his heart that he
thanked them. (Loud applause.)
The list of new members was then read by Mr. Mutt,
and he also stated that the next meeting would be held
in London.

Lord Beeves moved a vote of thanks to the Marquee
Camden for his conduct not only in the chair that day.
but for presiding during this most soooessful meeting at
the Institute. A better president they could not have
—he entered into all their views, sympathised with all
their feelings, appreciated all those objects which they
valued, and aceonimodated himself to every arrangement
made, without in the slightest degree seeming even to
exact what was his due. In those respects there could
not be one better calculated to secure their respect and
affection in discharging the duties imposed upon him.
(Applause.)
Kr. A. Beggar:inn HOPS, seconded the resole.
tion. He said that it was a peculiar pleasure as well as
a peculiar honour to him to have been called upon to
second the notice, because he eould put before them
the reason why the Merquesa Camden occupied
the 'their as no one else could do. The fact was
the noble lord WS4 a child of that end of England in
which he (Mr. Hope) hasl the honour to live. Lord
Camden's life bad teen pest In the busy duties of the
world. He didnot believe—the President would corteot
him if he were wrong—that arehreology had been for the
greater portion of Lord Camden's life his peculiar study,
though like a good, sensible, and earnest man, no doubt,
he respected the monuments of antiquity. Fort= ately,
however, his lordship became the possessor and care-
keeper of a most besutiful remain— ybam Prioy, on
the coast of Busses, and also of Beckenham Priory, in
Kent. Opportunities made lien, and Lord Camden
might not have been an archeologist, but that be maw
the value of his possessions, and recognised his trepan.
sibilities in regard to them. Another event came about.
One whose ill health prevented his attending the con-
gress of the Institute, whom they all liked and all re.
speoted as one of the most eminent archaeologists of the
south-east of - -Lambert Lacking—founded am

m1)8301(014 society in Kent, and *be lord of Bayban
*- the chair. Two • the 7-

natuimalt‘ _ . _ years ago Institute
rubbed its eyes, WOkb up, ttsd recollected that witbia
20 miles of London there was • cathedral, vii., at
Rochester. congress was there decreed, and natcually
the president of the very vigorous Kentish society was
placed in the chair as • bond of union between the local
and general society. Lord Camden's presidency on that
Wagon made him what he was now—their regular
stated president. Be was only invited then to preside
at that congress, but they liked him so well that they
kept him in his chair and put him In the position of hamlet
the Institute, and they meant to keep him there. (Ap-
plause.) They saw, therefore, that this was not ea -
ordinary awe of • man being complimented by beim -
plated in • certain position. Lad Camden Jog
proved himself equal to the duties of the dila
and he felt sure that next year when the Institute
had their great meeting in London, by the
kind invitation of our gracious Sovereign, and with
the assent of the chief magistrate of LOWIOn the,
meant to decipher the great history of church and state
embodied in the tower of London, In the palace and
abbey of Westminster, the castle of Windsor, St.
Stephen's Chapel, and Eton college. He was sure that
Lord Camden would more than prove him.ott equal sqabea
occasion. In conclusion. he commended to the notice
of the meeting the dilapidated condition of Piddletown
ohurch.

The motion was carried by acclamation.
The MAINTAINS CAMDEN said he need scarcely enure
them he felt very much the kindness with which they
bad received the proposition. It had given him meat
pleasure to visit this county • it was a great many yams
since he had seen Wimborne'tdinster and Milton Abbey,
He was also pleased to see Sherborne Church for the
first time, especially under such auspioea. With regard
to his capacity as president, Lord Nears. and
Mr. Berestord Hope had expressed their opinions
In mush too flattering terms. He ocald
oily convey to them his enrdial and heartfelt
thanks for all the kindness he lihd received on this
occasion, as well as at former times, from the members
of the Institute. Be only hoped that their future
meetings might be conducted as agreeidaly as this one at
Dorchester.
The meeting then separated.

Tat keepers of the *avers' Landon public-boom
where betting is enoouraged have been fined in penalties
varying from £5O to 220.
Tim Confederate steamer Shenandoah continues her
depredations. In June Mat ahe wu is the North
Pacific carrying on war among the peaceful whalers.
No fewer than three large Scotch hotel keepers at
Fader, Falkirk and Elgin appear ia the last bankrupe
list. ,
By order in Connell In Tuesday's Lando* Gazette.
Parliament is prorogued till 2nd November--the ominous
woids "then to meet for the dispatch of bubo's"
are not however added.
Taus will be • great deal of work out oat tor Os
geltlemen of the long robe, as it is believed there will os
larger number of election petitions than usual whs.
the new Parliament meets.
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