234 The Fifth General Meeting. 



ance, and but for whose exertions they could not have looked for 

 the success for which they now hoped. Two sub-committees were 

 formed, — the one for collecting and arranging articles for the 

 Museum; the other for making provision for the creature comforts 

 of the members, arranging the excursions, and other matters of 

 detail. First as to the Museum Committee, presided over by Col. 

 Yerbury, supported by the exertions of Mr. Gee. The question 

 had first to be answered — Was the Museum to be confined to 

 articles collected in the county of Wilts ? It was decided that it 

 should not be so confined, for if such a spirit of exclusion had been 

 carried out, they would have lost the benefit of very many articles 

 which now adorned the Museum. The Committee had fully en- 

 titled themselves to grateful acknowledgments for their pains in 

 collecting and arranging the specimens. He would also tender the 

 thanks of the Society to those ladies and gentlemen who had been 

 kind enough to forward so many interesting objects to their 

 Museum. He must not omit to mention the valuable services of 

 their excellent curator, Mr. Poole. The care of every object sent 

 to the Museum devolved upon this gentleman, and he had for 

 weeks past laboured almost night and day in their service, having, 

 among other things, drawn a beautiful map of the neighbourhood 

 of Bradford on a large scale, which would assist them in tracing 

 the routes of their intended excursions. Second only in import- 

 ance was what he might call their Commissariat and Land Trans- 

 port Committee. The Rev. Chairman proceeded to detaU the 

 arrangements made by the committee for this department, which 

 would, he had no doubt, fully come up to their expectations. He^ 

 expressed his pleasure at their having secured Mr. Sotheron Est- 

 court, M.P., as chairman of the dinner, and his regret that the 

 Rev. Canon Jackson, in consequence of the death of a friend, could 

 not be present to read his promised papers. They had, however, 

 been entrusted to other gentlemen. The town and neighbourhood 

 of Bradford abounded in objects which presented attractions to the 

 lovers of Archteology. Some of these would be brought before 

 their notice, and explained in papers drawn up by gentlemen, to 

 whom he desired to ofier the hearty thanks of the meeting. The 



