7 AUGUST 1875, Page 3

Caesar's Camp at Wimbledon—an earthwork of great antiquity, and charmingly

situated on the crest of the hill south of Wim- bledon Common—is being destroyed by Mr. Drax, the Member for Wareham, and owner of the Camp. Labourers have been employed during the past week in levelling the ramparts and foss which form the boundary and distinctive feature of the Camp. Had Sir John Lubbock's Ancient Monuments Bill been allowed to pass, this act of vandalism would have been prevented. It is an interesting calculation how many objects of national interest it is necessary to lose, in order to obtain a measure for the protection of the rest. .