6 The Twenty-third General Meeting. 
for the ensuing year, announced that Mr. Cunnington, as he had 
now left Wiltshire and was residing in London, had expressed a 
wish to retire from the office of Secretary, which he had held with 
such benefit to the society for so many years. He was sure the 
Members would very much regret the loss of his valuable services ; 
moreover as a geologist he was well known over a far wider 
area than Wiltshire. While however deploring the loss of Mr. 
Cunnington’s services, he was glad to put before the meeting the 
name of Mr. E. T. Stevens as his successor: Mr. Stevens had the 
greatest sympathy with the work of the Society, and would, he was 
sure, discharge the duties of the office in a highly satisfactory manner. 
It would be presumptuous in him if he were to say one word further 
in commendation of the name of so well known and able a worker 
in the archeological field. He would content himself, therefore, 
with simply proposing that the Rev. A. C. Smith, Mr. C. H. Talbot, 
and Mr. E. T. Stevens be appointed the General Honorary Secretaries 
for the year. 
Mr. Cunntnerton felt the greatest possible pleasure in seconding 
the proposition, Mr. Stevens having always been the very life of the 
Society in the southern part of the county. His valuable services 
were also well known, (and everywhere acknowledged and appre- 
ciated), in connection with the Blackmore and South Wilts Mu- 
seums. He himself deeply regretted that he was obliged to retire 
from an office which he had held ever since the Society was estab- 
lished in 1852; but his removal from Devizes to London necessitated 
the adoption of such a step. He could not allow the present oppor- 
tunity to pass without publicly expressing to the Members of the 
Society his heartfelt thanks for the great kindness, indulgence and 
assistance which he had invariably received at their hands. He 
would only add that if he could, in any possible way, although 
living in London, promote the interests of the Society, they might 
always rely upon his services. 
The proposition was unanimously carried. 
The Rev. A. C. Smith said that they had a number of most ex- 
cellent Vice-Presidents, but as several losses had been sustained 
since the last annual meeting, he desired, in order to fill those 
