To the Council of the City and County 

 of Bristol. 



IReport of tbe Committee. 



HE opening ot the Greville Smyth Room in the 

 month of July, was the great event of the year, 

 and it brought together a most representative 

 platform and audience. The proceedings connected 

 with it were fully reported at the time, and it will only 

 be necessary now to say that Lady Smyth, the donor of 

 the large sum (^2,000) by means of which the fitting-up 

 of the room had been accomplished, was present, and 

 expressed herself much gratified by all that had been 

 done. What the work was, and the -purpose it is 

 intended to serve, are fully explained in the report of 

 the Curator at page 15. For themselves, the Committee 

 cannot but feel pleased that so important an addition, 

 both from an educational and a spectacular point of 

 view, has now been made to the institution under their 

 care. 



Another interesting function was connected with the 

 visit, in November of last year, of F.M. Lord Roberts 

 for the purpose of unveiling the fine model of the City of 



