6 The Thirty-Siath General Meetiug. 
visit to their town by a large attendance at the Conversazione to be 
held that evening. 
The next toast proposed by the Prusrpunt was the “ Healths of 
the Local Secretaries, the Rev. W. P. S. Bingham and Mr. C. W. 
Pinniger.” He said that theirs was not an easy position to occupy, 
and the Society was under great obligation to them for the trouble 
they had taken to make the Meeting a success. 
The Rev. W. P. S. Biyeuam thanked the President for his kind 
expressions, and the company for the way in which they had received 
the toast; and alluding to the President’s remark that the office he 
had filled was a difficult one, said that he could not say that he had 
found it so himself, for Mr. Pinniger had done all the work. 
Mr. C. W. Prynicer also responded, assuring the company that 
any trouble he had undergone in endeavouring to make successful 
arrangements for the Meeting and excursions had been a real 
pleasure to him. His task had been much lightened, too, by the 
ready assistance lent him by the Local Committee, the General 
Secretaries, and more especially by the Local Secretary of last year, 
Mr. Wilkins. 
After a vote of thanks to the Bishop, for presiding, proposed by 
Mr. Laverton, the company dispersed—to meet again at 8 o’clock for 
THE CONVERSAZIONE 
at the Laverton Institute—which, through the kindness of Mr. 
Laverton, had been transformed into a drawing-room plentifully 
furnished with lounges and easy chairs and beautifully decorated 
with flowers, while a number of curiosities had been also arranged 
for the inspection of the Members. Refreshments later on were 
most kindly provided by Mrs. Pinniger and Mrs, E. Smalleombe. 
The proceedings were opened by the reading of the Presidential 
address by the Bisuop, on the subject of “ the Roman Conquest of 
Southern Britain; its character and influence, especially upon our 
own county.’’ This was a paper full of the most valuable matter, 
but as it will appear in the Magazine its contents need not be further 
mentioned here. 
After a vote of thanks to the President, for his address, proposed 
