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permitting them to turn to account the Hon. Mr. Cowper-Tem pie's kind invitation to vi.sit Broadlands — tiie party proceeded towards Purchestcr, wliere tiicy arrived at about five o'clock, during a heavy shower of rain. Proceeding at once to the church witiiiu the enceinte, Mr. J. H. Parker, C.B. discoursed upon its more important features, referrini^ s{)ecially to the beau- tiful ornamentation and line general execution of this twell'th-century church. Passing then to the ruins of the Castle, Mr. G. T. Clark, who had met the party at Porchester, took up the office of cicerone and led the way to the iioman gateway on the strand of the bay, and discussed the importance of a position which was then called " Portus Magnus," and which defended the settlement on the estuary of the Southampton Water. After making a perambidation of the chief portions of the ruins, Mr. Clark pointed out the evidences of the additions made at various times, and concluded by an epitome of the historical associations of the place in connection with the Sovereigns of England.' The kind exertions of Mr. Paiker and Mr. Clark having been tluly acknowledged by their audience, return was made to Sovithampton. At 'J p.m. a Conversazione was belli in the Ordnance Survey Office, by invitation of the Director • General, Majur-Gencral Sir Henry James, P.E. Here a remarkably varied collection of objects was displayed for the gratification of the visitors, whose numbers were, however, somewhat reduced by the fatigues of the day and the bad weather they had experience<l. These objects comprised flint implements found iu the immediate neighboiuhood, drawing of ancient forts, a model of Stonehenge, plans of Clauseutura, of Southampton and its ancient walls, of Netley Abbey, and of Silchester. The greatest interest was, however, shown respecting the models of the Pyramids, about which the director explaiued his theory of their con- Btructiou and object; the original photographs of the late surveys made at Jerusalem, exhibited by the electric liglit, and obligingly explaiued by the Kev. G. Williams; and by the collection of National MS.S. in the charge of Mr. W. Biisevi Sanders, Assistant-Keeper of the Public Records, which were at Southampton for the purpose of being photo-ziucographed, — together with illustrations of that process. Saturday, August 3. This was the day appointed for the cxcui'sion to Christchurch and Beaulieu. Leaving Southampton at 9 a.m., Ciiristchurch was reached at 10 o'clock. Here the party was received by the Mayor and some of the Corj)oration, and having been joined b}' the Vicar (the Kev. Z. Nash), Mr. Parker conducted them round the exterior and then over the interior of the noble church of the Priory. The visitoi-s being brought together in the choir, a short memoir upon the church by Mr. B. Ferrey, the architect, a native of the place, was read by the Hon. Secretar}-. This commenced with a short resume of the history of the monastery, and in speaking vt' Flambard, the arclutect of Durham Cathedral, the portions of the cimrch and domestic buildings at Christchurch, attributed to him, were discussed and compared with liis works elsewhere. After Flam- bard's time the chief indications of the architectural history of the church were derived from the dedication of altai-s. The architectural " See memoir hy the Itev. C. H Hartshorne '• On the History and Architecture of Porchester Ca^-tle" iu the Wincbedter vohmie of the Institute. VOL. XXIX. 3 I