272 The Twenty-Ninth General Meeting. 



Society, and others interested in the antiquities of Wiltshire ; and — 

 thanks to the very liberal manner in which that appeal was met — a 

 sum of money amounting to £380 has been collected, which has 

 enabled the Secretaries to secure the ' Antiquities ' (which for some 

 years have been deposited in their Museum, classed, cased, and 

 catalogued) ; and to purchase such books as especially related to 

 Wiltshire, to the amount of about £135; thus preserving to the 

 county to which they appertained the archaeological treasures which 

 Sir Richard Hoare had collected with such perseverance in Wiltshire, 

 but which were in imminent danger of being dispersed. 



" The labours of the Society afield during the past year have been 

 confined to the examination last autumn of a large barrow on Overton 

 "Hill, the details of which have been given by Mr. Cunnington in 

 the Magazine published last Christmas, and the examination of a 

 Roman well, near Silbury, which has yet to be described. 



"The Museum and Library have been immensely enriched by 

 additions from the Stourhead Collections mentioned above, and have 

 also been gradually increased by donations from several kind friends, 

 amongst whom we must again especially mention Mr, Anderson, 

 the director of the iron works at Westbury, who has forwarded 

 many more and very admirable specimens of British-Roman pottery, 

 as well as vases and implements of metal dug up in the immediate 

 neighbourhood of Westbury. 



" It remains to thank all those good friends who have so liberally 

 supported us in various ways during the past twelvemonth, more 

 especially in regard to the ' Stourhead Collection Fund ' ; and herein 

 we would record our special obligations to Canon Jackson, through 

 whose kind offices the books which now grace our Library were 

 selected and purchased for us at the Stourhead sale. 



" In conclusion, your Committee desires once more to impress on 

 all the Members the absolute necessity of hearty co-operation ia 

 carrying on the work of the Society. It is only by watchfulness, 

 and careful observation, and accurate attention to apparently trivial 

 details, that the objects of the Society can be efiiciently attained. 

 But by diligence and perseverance on the part of many Members in 

 various districts of the county, it is hoped that not only the ancient 



