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curious information he had placed before them. It was to be 

 hoped that Mr Barbour would give them the remainder of the 

 information regarding other bells that had not been taken up 

 that night. 



The Chairman conveyed the Society's appreciation to Mr 

 Barbour for his valuable contribution, and asked him to prosecute 

 the subject still further at his own convenience, and favour the 

 Society with more information. 



Mr Barbour, in returning thanks, remarked that the subject 

 was a large one, and the information regarding it was widely 

 scattered. He would like to see many members of the Society 

 engaged in the work, because otherwise it would not be 

 adequately accomplished. Taking the whole of the bells of 

 Dumfriesshire and Galloway, in all probability there would be a 

 large number very interesting. He thought the clergymen of 

 every parish might do much regarding the expiscation of this 

 subject. He knew that there were many interesting bells in 

 Dumfriesshire and Galloway, and, although some might be termed 

 modern, they had their historical associations. In England this 

 subject had been dealt with in a thorough manner, and many 

 books and papers prepared on them. In the Cumberland and 

 Westmorland Society during the past two years no less than 

 twelve papers had been read on this subject. So far as he knew, 

 only one district of Scotland had been taken up, and consequently 

 he did not think the Society would be doing right to let this 

 matter lie over. 



13th May, 1898. 

 Rev. Mr Andson, V.P., in the Chair. 



New Member. — Mr James Biggar, Chapelton. 



Donations. — Memorials of Argyllshire and Chronicles of the 

 Abbey of Elstow, by Mrs Brown, Barnkin of Craigs. 



Exchanges. — Antiqarisk Tidskrift fiir Sverige xvi. 4 ; Kongl. 

 Vitterhets Historie och Antiqitets Akademiens Manadsblad, 

 1894 ; Report of Marlborough College Nat. Hist. Society for 

 1897 ; Thirty-first Report of Peabody Museum, Harvard 

 University. 



Exhibits. — 1. Mr T. Hope Bell of Morrinton showed a lar^e 

 and interesting collection of pebbles collected chiefly in Forfar- 



