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Rev. Sir Talbot Baker, the Rev. C. H. Mayo, and the Rev. 

 Prebendary Scarth took part. 



The President of the Antiquarian Section, the Bishop of Salisbury, 

 then took the chair, when a paper was read by Sir Talbot Baker, 

 which had been prepared by Dr. Wake Smart, on "Celtic and 

 Roman Antiquities in the district bounded by Bokerley Dyke and 

 the River Stour." The cordial thanks of the Meeting having been 

 duly offered from the chair to the authors of the several papers read, 

 the conversazione terminated. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th. 



The Annual Meeting of the Institute took place in the Council 

 Chamber at 10, a.m., Earl Percy in the chair, when the report 

 was read, the balance sheet presented, an address to Her Majesty 

 on the occasion of her J ubilee agreed to, and the usual business of 

 the Institute transacted. This Meeting was confined to Members 

 of the Institute only, and whilst it was taking place, the Annual 

 Meeting of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History 

 Society was held at the Bishop's Palace, the Lord Bishop of the 

 Diocese (the President of the Society) in the chair. There were 

 also present : — General Pitt- Rivers, the Rev. E. H. Goddard, the 

 Rev. M. Meade, the Rev. C. V. Goddard, Mr. Bell, Mr. C. E. 

 Ponting, Mr. A. B. Fisher, and Mr. H. E. Medlicott (one of the 

 Hon. Secretaries). 



The Bishop opened the proceedings by calling on Mr. H. E. 

 Medlicott to read the following annual report for 1887 : — 



REPORT. 



"The Committee of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural 

 History Society has again the satisfaction of recording the well- 

 being of the Society, which continues to hold on its even course, 

 and to carry on the work for which it was instituted with quiet 

 perseverance. But though flourishing, with somewhat increased 

 numbers, we must not omit to mention the losses by death (happily 

 fewer in number than it has been our province to record of late 

 years) which the Society has sustained since our last Annual Meeting. 



