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may well be proud of. Thanks to the energy of our late 

 President, and of those eminent gentlemen who were associated 

 with him at the time of the foundation of the Club, the interest 

 of the public has not only been kept alive in the various depart- 

 ments of natural history and antiquarian lore with which we 

 have had to deal ; but no less than 23 volumes of scientific 

 papers, now admirably edited by the Rev. W. M. Barnes, to whom 

 we are much indebted, have been published, which — it is not 

 too much to say — for their ability, variety, and comprehen- 

 siveness would not disgrace the records of any society in the 

 world. In these volumes are to be found papers with admirable 

 illustrations upon such different subjects as the Invasion of 

 Britain by Vespasian, Cardinal Morton, Monmouth's Rebellion, 

 Daniel Defoe in Dorset, Lepidoptera, Volcanoes and Earth- 

 quakes, Fairy Tobacco Pipes, Old Glass Bottles, New and Rare 

 Spiders, Chesil Beach Fish, Kimmeridge Coal Money, Reptiles 

 of Dorset, Church Bells, Dorset Clothes-moths, Horse Shoes, 

 Roman Pavements, New Stars, &c., &c. ; and amongst our 

 eminent members and contributors we may reckon Messis. 

 Wood, Thomas Bond, Professor Buckman, E. Lees, Warne, 

 Prestwich, Dr. Smart, Dr. AUman, Rev. W. Barnes, Professor 

 A. Newton, Mr. Octavius Cambridge, General Pitt-Rivers, Sir 

 Talbot Baker, Mr. Vaughan Cornish, Captain Elwes, Mr. H. 

 Moule, Mr. Hudleston, and a host of others, and last, but not 

 least, our late President ; and here I cannot pass over or forget 

 the great services of our Hon. Secretaries, Messrs. Buckman, 

 Morton Stuart, Nelson Richardson, and Colley March, whose 

 self-denying labour, admirable powers of organisation, tact, and 

 courtesy have contributed so much to the success of our 

 meetings. It would be, therefore, most ungrateful, speaking 

 on behalf of the Club, to say that we had not received an ample 

 measure of recognition and support from those who had been 

 resident in and connected with the county. But, whilst most 

 grateful for past favours, I am naturally anxious that our work 

 should be, if possible, still better known, in order that we may 

 attract and retain the support of the rising generation of 



