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be done, and he hoped they would appoint a Committee to consider 

 his suggestions. 



A short discussion ensued, and The Bishop proposed " That a 

 small Committee be appointed to draw up an account (1) of what 

 has been already done by the Society and others in the county 

 towards fulfilling the main object for which the Society was formed 

 in 1853, viz., the completion of a County History of Wilts; (2) of 

 what remains to be done which is of pressing and immediate im- 

 portance ; (3) to draw up a methodical scheme for collecting 

 material for a county history and to consult with the Lincoln 

 Architectural Association as to the plan adopted by them." His 

 Lordship suggested that the Committee should consist of the two 

 Honorary Secretaries of the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the 

 Rev. Canon Jackson, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Pouting, and the Rev. 

 E. H. Goddard. 



This was unanimously agreed to. 



Mr. Bell called attention to the condition of Stonehenge, and 

 the remarks that had been made about it on the previous day by 

 General Pitt-Rivers ; and he recommended that a Committee of the 

 Wiltshire Archaeological Society be formed to confer with similar 

 Committees formed by the British Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, the Society of Antiquaries, and the Royal Archaeological 

 Institute, to decide what steps might be taken with regard to the 

 preservation of Stonehenge. 



Eventually, after a short discussion, Mr. Bell's suggestion was 

 put into the form of a resolution and carried unanimously, the 

 names of the gentlemen elected as the Committee being Mr. H. E. 

 Medlicott and Mr. Bell. 



The proceedings then terminated. 



At 11, a.m., the Architectural Section met in the Council House, 

 when the Rev. Precentor Venables, President of the Architectural 

 Section, gave an opening address. At its conclusion the cordial 

 thanks of the Meeting were unanimously accorded him, and then 

 the Members proceeded to inspect St. Thomas's Church, where Mr. 

 A. Wood read a paper ; the Poultry Cross, which was described by 

 Archdeacon Lear; the Hall of John Hall, which was restored by 



