274 The Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting. 
the President of the Society, Sir John Lubbock, and the How, 
Baronet, in responding, said that no one could have more ably pre- 
sided over their meetings than Lord Bath. 
The Rev. Canon Jackson gave the health of the General Secre- 
taries of the Society, to which the Rev. A. C. Smitu replied, and 
proposed the health of the Local Committee and Secretaries. Mr. 
C. Brxxck responded for the former, and the Rev. T. J. Hzarp and 
Mr. F. Morean for the latter. 
The toast of “ The Ladies,” proposed by the Chairman, and res- 
ponded to by Mr. Arruur Baron, of Upton Scudamore, terminated 
the proceedings at the dinner; and the company adjourned up-stairs 
to the 
FIRST CONVERSAZIONE, 
which began at half-past seven, the Noble President of the Meeting 
in the chair. Papers were read, by W. W. Ravenuttt, Esq., on 
“Justice in Warminster in the olden time;” by the Rev. H. T. 
Kinepon, on “ An Early Service in the Vernacular; ” and by the 
Rev. A. C. Suir, on “Some Account of the Tavern Signs of 
Wiltshire, and their Origin.” These papers will be printed in the 
Magazine. 
On the motion of Sir Joun Lussock a cordial vote of thanks was 
accorded to the authors of the several papers; after which the com- 
pany descended to the lower room, where refreshments were provided 
on a liberal scale by the most hospitable Local Committee. 
EXCURSION ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 238rp. 
Under the guidance of the Secretaries a large party of excursion- 
ists, to the number of about one hundred and fifty, left Warminster 
soon after 9, a.m.,-on the brightest day of the summer, to follow out 
the route laid down in the programme, as “ through the Deverells 
and Mere to Stourhead.” 
On ascending the hill towards Christchurch, a bird’s eye view of 
Warminster was obtained, the old town lying nestled in the vale 
below the hill, while beyond rose the noble range of downs crowned 
by Battlesbury and Scratchbury Camps. Then by Crockerton 
Woods to Longbridge Deverell, where the Vicar (the Rev. J. D. 
