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Report for 1876. 5 
With regard to the Museum and Library of the Society at 
Devizes, thanks to the zeal and activity of the Curators, large and 
very valuable additions have been made since last year by purchase, not 
only to the general collections of archzologieal treasures, and the 
various departments of natural history, more especially in regard to 
ornithology ; but by means of special subscriptions which they have 
collected for the purpose, large table-cases, and other fittings have 
been purchased, which have well nigh completed the furnishing of 
the Society’s rooms. 
‘Tt only remains to add to this report (which has been prolonged 
to an unusual length, by an unwillingness to pass hurriedly over 
subjects which deserved to be fully set before the Members) that 
the work of the Society still craves your united and your individual 
assistance; that there is a great deal to be done before we can be 
said to have exhausted our subjects, both in the direction of the 
archeology and of the natural history of our county ; and that it is 
the earnest hope of the Committee that your efforts will not be re- 
laxed, while so much on every side of you invites your careful research, 
and so many things demand your protection, which, but for your 
timely interference, would be irreparably injured, if not destroyed.” 
On the motion of the Bisnop, seconded by the Mayor, the report 
was adopted. 
The Rev. A. C. Smiru then begged the attention of the meeting 
for a few moments while he did justice to two gentlemen who de- 
served well of the Archeological Society, their good old friend and 
fellow-worker, Mr. Matcham, whose words had been most unin- 
tentionally misquoted, and their excellent friend, Mr. Long, the 
talented author of “Stonehenge and its Barrows,” to whom they 
felt so deep a debt of gratitude ; and who desired to take the earliest 
opportunity of correcting an error, into which he had been inadver- 
tently led. Mr. Smith was sure the meeting would not grudge the 
time occupied in setting this matter right, which he would do by 
reading to them a letter he had received from Mr. Long. [This 
letter was printed in the last number of the Magazine, vol. xvi., 
page 339.] 
Tur PrestDENT, in proposing the election of General Secretaries 
