with that of most importance. Of course, in this last clause, I mean 

 specimens of any kind belonging to Dorset. In the library we have some 

 few valuable additions to record. In the forefront must be mentioned 

 the third volume of General Pitt-Rivers' Excavations, a gift from the 

 author. This volume treats partly of Bokerley Dyke, proving once for 

 all, after endless conjectural discussions, that at least a portion of it is 

 not earlier than the close of tlie Roman domination here. In short, tiie 

 General's researches supply a new point in support of the opinion of Dr. 

 Guest and others— that that part of Dorset was the scene of the great 

 overthrow of the Teutons at the hands of the Romano- Britons, duce 

 Arturo, Nay, it is lawful to think that Arthur may have been ' at the 

 biggin o't.' Another valuable acquisition, also partly bearing on Dorset 

 antiquities, is Stukeley's Itinefarium Curiosum. Our want of this book 

 was much felt, but is now supplied through the kindness of Dr. Smart. 

 He has also presented some interesting MS. memoranda of ancient 

 graves found on Portland in 1851. Mr. Whitaker has given a copy of an 

 important paper by Professor Piestwich on the raised beaches of Portland 

 and otlier places. We have received from Mr. Hansford and Mr. Stone 

 28 volumes of local newspapers of the early part of this century, 

 including several of the Dorset County Chronicle, not before in our series. 

 Again, to close the library gifts connected with Dorset, our Club has 

 presented Vol. XIV. of the ' Proceedings ; ' and the Rev. W. M. Barnes 

 has given us a transcript by himself of many passages in the Pipe Rolls, 

 relating to the county. The Rev. H. C. Reichardt has given a parchment 

 roll of the book of Esther, in Hebrew, and has lent a most interesting 

 MS. Virgil, of the twelfth or thirteenth century. Lastly, but unwillingly 

 passing over other books received, I have the great pleasure of recording 

 a new gift from our former benefactor, Mr. T. D. Galpin. He has given 

 five valuable books, including the ' The Carrier of Columbus,' a most 

 interesting woik, and 'Our Own Country,' in six volumes. We now 

 hasten to notice the Museum itself. In the non-Dorset department the 

 President presented a specimen of a New Zealand caterpillar, Hepialus 

 virescens, killed (as is not infrequently the case with this species) 

 by a fungus several inches long [Sphmria Rohertiana), which grows 

 out of its body. The executors of the late Colonel Hambro have 

 lately sent several Thibetan curiosities, including two Buddhist 

 cylinders, or praying machines. These things were only recently 

 discovered to be noted by the Colonel as intended for the Museum. 

 The Rev. J. G. Barnsdale has presented a ' Samian ' patera from 

 Whitstable. In the course of the year several loans have been placed 

 in the Museum, particularly some fine French and Japanese works of 



