278 The Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting. 
SECOND CONVERSAZIONE. 
This was held at the Town Hall, at 7.30, p.m., Sir John Lubbock 
in the chair. Two papers were read, both of which will be printed 
in the Magazine. The first by the Rev. John Baron, on “The 
study of Anglo-Saxon, and its value to the archeologist,” upon 
which the Rev. J. J. Danren made some remarks ; and the President 
offered the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Baron. Then a paper by 
Sir Joun Luszock, Bart., on “Some Observations on the Habits of 
Ants ;” which produced enquiries from Mr. Brivz and Mr. Baron. 
When Sir Jonn Luzzock had replied to these questions, the Rev. 
A. C. Srru, in the name of the Society, thanked Sir John for his 
most valuable paper. For himself he had listened to it with the 
greatest possible interest, and personally he felt he owed a deep debt 
of gratitude to its author. It was one of the most difficult parts of his 
duty,in preparing for these annual meetings,to secure at least one good 
natural history paper: he had tried his utmost to obtain a paper on 
the Great Bustard from his friend, Professor Newton, who knew 
more of that bird’s history than anybody. He had subsequently 
endeavoured, but ineffectually, to induce his friend, Mr. Frank 
Buckland, to read a paper on the Fish of the neighbourhood. But 
in securing a natural history paper from Sir John Lubbock, he felt 
that his utmost wishes would be realised; and he was not disap- 
pointed. He begged in the name of the Society as well as of the 
meeting, to thank him for the treat he had given them. 
Mr. C. H. Tarzor then called attention to the remains of a Church 
which had been discovered by Mr. F. Stratton at St. Joan 0’ Gore ; 
and the Rev. A. C..Smira exhibited three Colorado Beetles, in a 
bottle of spirit, which had been sent from America, and consigned 
to his eare for exhibition by Miss Ewart, of Broadleas, Devizes. 
And then the company adjourned to the’ lower room, where they were 
most hospitably entertained at supper by the local subscribers. At 
its close Mr, Buenck proposed the health of the President, and ex- 
pressed warm words of welcome to the Archeological Society. Sir 
Joun Lussock, in returning thanks, spoke of the special attractions 
of that neighbourhood, which he hoped to revisit, and proposed the 
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