ANNUAL MEETING. 
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distribution, the further improvement of Nature Notes, 
and the payment of lecturers. 
The progress of the Society had been necessarily slow, but 
it was very satisfactory, and many of the recent movements in 
favour of preservation and protection of natural and anti- 
quarian objects were due to the teaching of the Selbornians. 
The Birds’ Protection Society, of which the Duchess of 
Portland was chief patroness, and Mrs. Phillips the moving 
spirit, was actively carrying out work, scientifically advocated 
by the Selborne Society. Whilst being in entire sympathy with 
the Society for Checking the Abuses of Public Advertising, he 
regretted that, the object being entirely within the scheme of 
the Selborne Society, steps had not been taken towards amal- 
gamation, which meant not only economy, but strength in 
working, often frittered away in the multiplication of small 
societies. When Miss Frances Power Cobbe and a friend 
drove out, they always took with them a watering pot and 
sponge, to remove any aggressive advertisement of pills or 
soap they might meet with. Mr. Musgrave found that artisans 
in the North of England took more interest in natural history 
than those of the South, and gave some amusing instances of 
the ignorance of these subjects he had met with. 
Mr. Musgrave added that the thanks of the meeting were 
due to Mr. J. L. Otter, for his services as honorary treasurer, 
and referred to his long connection with the Society, and con- 
tinued interest in it. The Society was also deeply indebted 
to Mr. Britten, who gave his valuable services as Editor of 
Nature Notes. 
The Earl of Stamford, who introduced himself as “ the only 
son of the youngest daughter of the youngest son of Gilbert 
White’s brother,” gave some interesting particulars of the 
White family, which will be found at p. 104, and mentioned 
that much valuable material was in possession of Dr. John 
White, of Campden Hill, which had never been made public, 
such as an epitaph by Gilbert White on Thomas Holt of Roch- 
ford, Essex ; a large bound book of letters to Tom Mulso, to 
whose sister he was attached, pedigrees, letters to his brother 
the vicar of Blackburn, &c. 
Professor F. E. Huhne seconded the motion, which was 
carried, and gave as an instance of their new President’s public 
spirit, that he bought up the land at Avebury, North Wilts, 
whereon ancient Druidical remains existed, which neighbouring 
farmers were gradually removing for building purposes. A vote 
of thanks was passed to the retiring officers. 
Dr. Dudley Buxton proposed a vote of thanks, seconded by 
Mr. Otter, and carried, to the lenders of the collection of relics 
of White, which were contributed through the kindness of 
members of his family, and were on exhibition during the 
evening. These included : — a malacca cane with the White 
crest, rushlight holder, watch stand, green spectacles in case. 
