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The Twenty -Ninth General Meeting. 



of some thing's belonging to the Church. They might be very 

 valuable, and they might have got into a bad state, but as it was 

 they would be taken care of, and, no doubt, would be accessible to 

 the Vicar at any time. 



The Vicar said for much of the information he had given them 

 he was indebted to the Corporation, for never was a Corporation 

 more liberal, nor a Mayor more kind to him than Mr. J. Moore, in 

 this matter. 



The Rev. R. H. Clutterbuck then gave a brief but lucid and 

 interesting account of the objects contained in the Loan Museum, 

 and on the proposition of the President, the thanks of the Meeting 

 were warmly accorded to him, and also to the Mayor for the assis- 

 tance he had rendered to the Society. 1 



The company then dispersed for a stroll through the town, and a 

 visit to the Church, the bells of which rang out merry peals. 



THE ANNUAL DINNER 



took place at the "Star and Garter Hotel/' at 6, p.m., the President 

 in the chair, when the usual loyal and complimentary toasts were 

 given ; and at its conclusion the company adjourned to the Town 

 Hall, where a conversazione was held at 8, p.m., the President of 

 the Society in the chair. Two excellent papers were read, the first 

 on "Ludgershall Castle and its History/'' by the Rev. W. H. Awdry, 

 Rector of Ludgershall ; and the other, " Notes on the Borders of 

 "Wilts and Hants/' by the Rev. Canon Jackson, F.S.A.; both of 

 which, it is hoped, will appear in the Magazine. 



At the conclusion of the papers the Chairman proposed a hearty 

 vote of thanks to their authors, which was carried by acclamation ; 

 and then called upon the Rev. R. H. Clutterbuck to give a short 



1 We deeply regret to say that Mr. J. Moore, the late Mayor of And over, who 

 was indefatigable in his efforts to promote the success of the Meeting, and threw 

 himself, with all his heart, into the work, died at the early age of 52, on the first 

 of January last ; to the sincere sorrow of his fellow-townsmen generally, a sorrow 

 which will be shared by every member of the Society who was present at the 

 Andover Meeting, 



