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PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OP By Mr. William Figg, of Lewes. — Drawing wliich represents the ilial on the south side of Bishopstone Cliiirch, placed over the so-called Saxon porch, and supposed to he of the Saxon period. A sketch of this relic was Dial placed over the South Porch, Bishopstone, Sussex. also sent hy Mr. Slmrpo, wlio liad examined this curious fabric during his survey of the churches of Sussex, in August, ]Sr>.'5,oii the occasion of the meeting of the Institute at Chichester." lie remark.s that " this is probably a dial set up at the time of the Norman or Transitional additions to the church, more jirobably the latter; and the name which occurs on it, icadric, may be that of the early founder thus commemorated. It is not formed of the rough yellow sandstone of which the long and short work of the porch and west end of the church is constructed, but of Caen stone. The church is interesting as having remains of Saxon work, and for other architectural features." The precise position of this dial may be seen in the elevation of the south-side of 15ishoj)stom; Church, accompanying the memoir by Mr. I'igg in the " Sussex Arclueological Colb'clions," puldished bv the County Archnological Society (vol. ii. p. 271'), where a descrijition of the architec- " 'I'liin iliitl li.iH bfcii (iiHcriljcii hy .lr. M. A. LdW. r, uii.l li;;iiri<l in (;<iit. Mu" , Nov. I (I Id. "