Architecture And Archæology.

sympathy , from whom they had derived many of their institutions , and whose records they would do well to search , because they were trustworthy and not merely of a theoretical description . ( Applause . ) With regard to the Society , he said , speaking for himself , he was sure it had far exceeded in its results anything -which he expected would have been the case when a meeting for its formation

was held at Devizes seven years ago . The great work of the Society had been its ' Magazine , ' and he ventured to defy all the counties in England to produce a work of a similar character , containing so much that was interesting and trustworthy . ( Hear , hear . ) Much of that result was undoubtedly owing to the able management of tho Rev . Canon Jackson , who he hoped , would long continue to

discharge the duties of his office . ( Applause . ) The Right Hon . gentleman then called upon the Rev . C . Smith ( one of the secretaries ) to read the report . From this document we learnt that the numher of names now on the books of the Society amounts to 3 S 9 , being- a slight increase upon the number last year , ancl that , notwithstanding ; the loss by death , withdrawal , or removal from the comity of no less than

fifteen of the Society's former members . Amongst these , tho recent death of one of the most active of our body ( says the report ) seems to call forth special regret on the part of the Society : indeed it would be impossible to pass over in silence the grevious loss we have sustained in Mr . Carrington . He was , from the first , a sincere and steady friend of the Society . Ho thoroughly enjoyed the pursuits and the researches connected with the Wiltshire history , was very diligent in instituting- themand invariablto be

, y depended upon as ready ever , at personal inconvenience and sacrifice of time and trouble , to assist others . Those who were present at the Marlborough meeting- last year , will not soon fbrg-et how greatly it was indebted to him for the lively and goodhumoured spirit that prevailed throughout ; and the readers of the " "Wiltshire Magazine" will regret the discontinuance of the

lighter and amusing- articles by which he so often assisted the public in the digestion of its more solid contents . After alluding to other matters , the report then goes on to refer to the longcontemplated erection of a museum . The time has now arrived ( says the report ) for building such a museum and library as shall he adequate for the collections already rapidly accumulating , and which your committee have confident expectations will be considerably enriched when a more permanent as well as more suitable

place of deposit is provided . Fully impressed with this conviction , your committee has been engaged in considering the best means of accomplishing their object , and though they are not prepared at the present moment to lay any distinct proposal before you , yet they are happy to state that the scheme -which has been suggested to some of the more influential gentlemen of the county has met with the warmest encouragement , and oilers of very liberal donations towards its completion have been madewhich your

, committee tiust will be met with like liberality on the part of members generally , and for which they would bespeak your cooperation and support when tho time comes . The Rev . CASOX JACKSON then proceeded to read a most interesting paper upon Swindon and its neighbourhood . At the conclusion of the address , Mr . A . L . GODDAM proposedin complimentary termsa

, , vote of thanks to the Rev . Canon Jackson for the trouble he had taken in compiling so valuable a paper . Mr . MATCIMAI , in seconding tho proposition , said he "would not say that Canon Jackson had made much out of nothing , but _ be had certainly brought to the knowledge of the Society and the audience a great number of circumstances which many persons connected with the neihbourhood

g were ignorant of . The vote of thanks was , we need scarcely s ; ry , carried ruth acclamation ; and the officers for the ensuing year having been appointed , the proceedings were brought to a close .

The Essex Archaeological Society will bold its animal meeting this year at Colchester on the 27 th of Sept . Wc are informed that the museum , which is in process of formation "in the castle , will be first opened to the public on that occasion ; that papers arc being prepared by gentlemen of the highest reputation as archaiologists ; and that every endeavour will be used to make a really attractive meeting . " The church of Edenbridge , Kent , has been restored and reopened . Theold pewshavc been removed ; the gallery at the west end , in which the ormm stood and the choir were seated .

has been taken down ; the partition in the south-west corner , which rudely served tbe purpose of a vestry , has disappeared ; the chancel has changed its appearance considerably ; a fresh pavement has been laid thoroughout the church ; a vestry has been added on the north side ; ancl the pulpit , organ , aeel baptismal font have changed their positions in harmony with other alterations . The whole restoration has been

effected by the application of the voluntary principle , which has lately been greatly developed throughout the country . Tho sittings consist of open benches , providing accommodation for upwards of a thousand ]) ersous , a large portion of them free . In the body of the church they are made of deal , stained and varnished ; those in the chancel being of varnished oak . In tho chancel Maw ' s tiles have been used

for tho flooring . The alter , in all its appointments , is entirely new , the cloth of red velvet ; and there is a new painted window , the gift of Mrs . E . R . Gore , which makes a graceful addition to the ornamentation of the chancel . All the doors of the church are new , and amongst other additions is a window at the south-west end , where the partition used as a vestry originally stood .

The foundation-stone has been laid of a new church , to be added to the list of sacred edifices with which the extensive parish of St . Philip and Jacob , Bristol , abounds . The building will beiu the Early Gothic sjde , and consists of a nave and two aisles ; and it is proposed to add a , chancel at a future time , while a portion of the ground adjoining the site is reserved for a school . The length of the church will

be 86 ft ., with a breadth and elevation of 50 ft ., the materials employed being Hahnam stone , with freestone dressings . The aisles will be divided from the nave by rows of pillars , with ornamental stone capitals , and the church is laid out for 700 sittings . The foundation-stone of a new church at Ca-lderbrook ,

Manchester , to lie dedicated to St . James , on the hill-side , within a short distance of the entrance to Summit Tunnel near Littleborougb , has just been laid . The new church , will have a spire 155 ft . high , and will contain sittings for 500 people . The style ' of architecture will be the Decorated . The edifice will have a chancel , nave , north aisle , and a chapel for the family of the Deardcns , similar to

Trinity Chapel in Rochdale parish church . The ] seats will be open stalls , the roof timbers visible , and the chief windows are to be filled with stained glass . At Whitwcll , Yorkshire , near Malton , a new church has been erected at a cost of several thousand pounds , and also endowed to the amount of £ 150 per annum , by Lady Lccbmcre , the wife of Sir Edmond A . H . Lechmcre , Bart .,

of Rhyddcourt , Worcestershire . Lady LccLuuere devoted £ 0 , 700 for the purpose of building the church , but , this sum is exclusive of the cost of tho site , which contains between two and three roods of land , the greater part , of course , intended for a churchyard . The style of the building , is Geometrical Middle Point . Its extreme interior length is SOft ., tho breadth of the nave 18 ft . bin ., and of the chancel 17 ft . Oin . It will accommodate 180 persons . The church is

built of AYhitby stone of two colours , the dark colour being inserted as bands . There is a lych gate at the principal entrance , and the yard is entirely enclosed by a stone wall , Tho tower is on the south side of the chancel , and tho height from the ground to the top of the spire is 1131 ' fc . The tower contains a pea ! of six bells . The floor of the nave is laid with Miuton tiles—black , red , chocolate , andbuff . The chancel is laid

with figured encaustic tiles of various patterns , and the walls up to tho string coursing internally are also laid with coloured tiles and encaustic figured bands , The east window is a throe-light , presented by Sir E . Lccbmcre . It represents the crucifixion in tho centre , with St . John ancl the centurion one side , and tho mother of our Lord ancl the two Maries on the other side . The two side windows

of thechaneel were presented b y A . Stephens .. Esq ., of Fostyn Hall ( late of AVhitwcll Hall ) , and Mrs . Stephens , Lady Lcchmero being the daughter of the latter . The west window , representing the lour evangelists , is the gift of tho tcnantiy . The seats are composed of movable open cak benches . The font is of Caen stone , inlaid with discs of coloured marbles and spars . Tho pulpit is of Caen stone , with red Mansfield steps . Tho roe ' of the building is open timbered , and covered with red tiles . The church has been