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The Thirty-Sixth General Meetiug. 



visit to their town by a large attendance at the Conversazione to be 

 held that evening". 



The next toast proposed by the President was the " Healths of 

 the Local Secretaries, the Rev. W. P. S. Bingham and Mr. C. W. 

 Pinniger.-" He said that theirs was not an easy position to occupy, 

 and the Society was under great obligation to them for the trouble 

 they had taken to make the Meeting a success. 



The Rev. W. P. S. Bingham thanked the President for his kind 

 expressions, and the company for the way in which they had received 

 the toast; and alluding to the President's remark that the office he 

 had filled was a difficult one, said that he could not say that he had 

 found it so himself, for Mr. Pinniger had done all the work. 



Mr. C. W. Pinniger also responded, assuring the company that 

 any trouble he had undergone in endeavouring to make successful 

 arrangements for the Meeting and excursions had been a real 

 pleasure to him. His task had been much lightened, too, by the 

 ready assistance lent him by the Local Committee, the General 

 Secretaries, and more especially by the Local Secretary of last year, 

 Mr. Wilkins. 



After a vote of thanks to the Bishop, for presiding, proposed by 

 Mr. Laverton, the company dispersed — to meet again at 8 o'clock for 



THE CONVERSAZIONE 



at the Laverton Institute — which, through the kindness of Mr. 

 Laverton, had been transformed into a drawing-room plentifully 

 furnished with lounges and easy chairs and beautifully decorated 

 with flowers, while a number of curiosities had been also arranged 

 for the inspection of the Members. Refreshments later on were 

 most kindly provided by Mrs. Pinniger and Mrs. E. Smallcombe. 



The proceedings were opened by the reading of the Presidential 

 address by the Bishop, on the subject of " the Roman Conquest of 

 Southern Britain ; its character and influence, especially upon our 

 own county/' This was a paper full of the most valuable matter, 

 but as it will appear in the Magazine its contents need not be further 

 mentioned here. 



After a vote of thanks to the President, for his address, proposed 



