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and magnifying glass, and a picture : Gilbert White’s MS. 
Garden Kalendar, May ist to November i6th, 1759 — a careful 
record of garden work, with notes on the weather throughout 
the year : letter from Gilbert White to his brother at Black- 
burn, on family affairs and natural history items, August 12th, 
1775: MS. of Letter III. to the Hon. Daines Barrington: 
Sermon preached by the Bishop of Peterborough, Friday, Feb- 
ruary 15th, 1750, with Gilbert White’s autograph — an interest- 
ing record of early missionary work : MS., in his own handwriting, 
of one of Gilbert White’s sermons. Dr. Buxton referred to the 
proposed excursion to Selborne, details of which wall be found 
at p. 119. 
Mr. R. Holt White, in replying, gave further interesting 
particulars regarding Gilbert White. Taking Lord Beacons- 
field’s definition of a great man as one who influenced his 
generation, he said Gilbert White was not one, but he had 
had an influence on the succeeding generation. He alluded to 
the common mistake that Gilbert White was vicar of Selborne, 
and mentioned that the family had frequently been applied to 
for a portrait, but that they had always been compelled to reply 
that no portrait of any kind was to be had. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers. The 
election of Sir John Lubbock was confirmed. The existing 
Vice-Presidents were re-elected, and in addition the Earl of 
Stamford, Dr. G. E. J. Greene, Dr. Dudley Buxton, and R. 
Holt White, Esq., were elected Vice-Presidents. 
H. Aldom, Esq., J. Britten, Esq., ex-officio, Archibald Clarke, 
Esq., A. T. Craig, Esq., H. Barry Hyde, Esq., A. Holte Mac- 
pherson. Esq., and Mrs. Myles were re-elected members of 
Council, and in the places of those retiring; J. Allen, Esq., 
Miss Borrer, J. Fulwood, Esq., F. G. Heath, Esq., and R. 
1 \I. Wattson, Esq., were elected. 
Through the kindness of Dr. Dudley Buxton, an excellent 
concert under the direction of Mr. J. M. Coward was then pro- 
ceeded with. The badges for officers and members of the Society 
were exhibited by Mr. Fulwood, and were much admired. 
Report of the Council for the Year ending April 30TH, 1893. 
“ By the death of Lord Tennyson — its first President — the Society shares in a 
special degree the sense of loss common to most English people. 
“ There has been an increase in the number of members, and the work of the 
Society progresses satisfactorily. 
“The following new branches have been formed during the year; the 
Markwick branch for the neighbourhood of St. Leonard’s Forest, in Sussex, of 
which the hon. secretary is Miss Borrer; the Croydon branch, of which the Iron, 
secretary is Mr. E. A. Martin ; and the Pinner Juvenile branch, of which the 
hon. secretary is Lady Watkin Williams. The Council continues to give special 
attention to the formation of branches, in the belief that local organisations of the 
Society are the best instruments for carrying on its work. It is expected that 
new branches will be formed at Bristol, Plymouth, Southgate, and Ferns (Co. 
