THE WILLIAMS MUSEUM. 5 



burial, human bones and black mould being discovered in 

 a small stone trough or coffin. The rev. reader, at the 

 conclusion of the paper, made allusion to the frequency of 

 the discovery of stone coffins In the neighbourhood of 

 Bath. 



Mr. C. E. Davis read a paper containmg some judicious 

 remarks on Church Restoration. 



Mr. W. Stradling made some remarks on relics which 

 he had secured in the neighbourhood of his residence. 



The moming meeting was foUowed by the Ordinary. 



€^t Cntning 3ihrting. 



Mr. W. Baker read an interesting paper on the Wil- 

 liams Museum, which has recently been purchased by the 

 Society. The paper first enumerated the contents of the 

 museum originally possessed by the Society, and then pro- 

 ceeded : — 



" It is now my pleasing task to speak of the large 

 and highly interesting addition to our museum lately ob- 

 tained, viz., the geological collection of the late Rev. 

 David "WilUams, of Bleadon, which was procured by 

 means of a liberal subscription, raised amongst the friends 

 of this Society. Some of the most striking specimens 

 are now set in frames, and displayed on the waUs of the 

 museum ; and thousands of fossils are stored away in 

 drawers and boxes, to be exhibited as we can procure 

 proper cases for the purpose. Perhaps the most valuable 

 part of this collection is the great störe of Palajozoic fos- 

 sils, from West Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall, which, 

 after amply furnishing the Society's museum, will supply 

 several of our national museums with numerous required 



