The Fifth General Meeting. 243 



The Report having been adopted and ordered to be printed, the 

 oflBcers of the Society were re-elected, with the addition of the Rev. 

 A. C. Smith as a General Secretary, and Mr. Meek as a member of 

 the Coiincil. 



The Rev. W. H. Jones, M. A., Yicar of Bradford, then read a 

 paper on "The History of Bradford," which will be found in the 

 Society's Magazine. 



George Matcham, Esq., next read a paper, illustrated by draw- 

 ings, on "The Bearing of the Antiquities of Malta, on the History 

 of Stoneheng-e." The learned lecturer described some curious re- 

 mains recently discovered in the island of Malta, and stated reasons 

 for believing that they, as well as the cromlechs, rockiug-^tones, 

 &c., of Brittany and Cornwall, and, in particular, Stonehenge, were 

 constructed by the Phoenicians, the Druids being, in fact, identical 

 with the Phosniciau philosophers. 



THE DINNER 



took place at half-past four, in a large room, formerly a dyehouse, 

 belonging to Mr. Spackman, the usually unsightly appearance of 

 which had been so changed by decorations, carried out under the 

 superintendence of Mr. Cornelius Taylor, that it made a very 

 handsome and commodious dining-hall. The rafters and walls 

 were festooned with evergreens and flowers, brilliant nosegaj^s 

 adorned the tables, and flags were hung in various parts of the 

 room, on one of which was a device peculiarly suitable to the oc- 

 casion, in the shape of an " ammonite," cleverly traced in flowers. 

 The company, numbering about 130, and including Mrs. Hamilton, 

 (the wife of the Bishop of Salisbury,) with most of the Ladies^ in 



' The following verses appeared in the Bath Qkronich ^■ 

 ON THE HEALTH OF "THE LA] .r.S" 

 Being given, and enthusiastically druuk at this Dinner. 



If tlic fair forms of Naiuke our gcniiifl would trace, 

 And hur wondirH with ardour pursue, 



What troanurcH, reviewing (,'reatiim'H wliole Rpacc, 

 Can vie, lovely Woman, with you 1 



Or if, hy Antiquity'b halo beguiled, 

 Wo would peer thro' the viMta of yearn, 



