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of it as a kind of Wiltshire Notes and Queries, as a place for 

 recording local customs or peculiarities, or any little discoveries 

 which may have come in their way. 



We have not lost sight of the possibility of publishing those 

 interesting collections of John Aubrey, to which attention was 

 directed at our last meeting. This would be a valuable addition 

 to Wiltshire Topography. And we may venture to urge on our 

 most excellent Secretary Mr. Jackson, to do us the favour of car- 

 rying out our wishes in this respect; and to thank him for the 

 services he has rendered us in editing the magazine. 



There will be found on the table some detailed drawings of 

 Wootton Rivers Church, and other antiquities in the neighbourhood 

 of Marlborough, the use of which has been offered to the Society, 

 and the publication of which it is hoped we may be able to 

 undertake. The same gentleman who made them is preparing 

 drawings of the Porch of Bishop's Cannings, and of a tomb and 

 other interesting details of Winterbourne Basset Church, which he 

 will also place at the service of the Society. Their pubKcation 

 will furnish the commencement of a Wiltshire portfolio: and the 

 example thus given in one neighbourhood will, we may hope, in 

 course of time, be followed in others. It is also much to be wished 

 that some drawings in our collection should be selected for pub- 

 lication, by way of beginning the illustration of the Churches of 

 Wiltshire. It would also much facilitate this object, if any of 

 our members who are photographists could favour us with views 

 of Churches and other objects of interest in their respective neigh- 

 bourhoods. 



In speaking of our progress during the past year, we are bound 

 to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of several valuable 

 presents. 



We are happy in being able to add that the finances of the 

 Society are in a prosperous condition. The receipts up to Sep- 

 tember, 1854, including the amount of subscriptions towards the 

 purchase of Mr. Britton's collection have amounted to £367 4s. ; 

 and the expenditure to £311 19s. 3d.; leaving a balance of 

 £55 4s. 9d. In consequence of a liberal donation of £10 by the 



