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At the Anniversary Meeting on the 1st of May last, the 
following papers were read : — 
On the Graphotype, illustrated by examples . . „ Mitchell. 
At the same meeting a proposal for a Glossary of the Devonshire 
Dialects was submitted to the members by Mr. Shelly, one of your 
Secretaries. This proposal has been circulated amongst the 
members of the Society, and several lists of words have been 
received from various parts of the county. A large quantity of 
materia] has been already collected, but it is intended to defer the 
publication of the Glossary in the hope of rendering it as com- 
plete as possible, and further help is requested from the members, 
and from other persons interested in the work. 
In June last an excursion to Holne Chase was arranged, and 
some members and their friends, forming a party of about forty, 
spent a pleasant day in that neighbourhood. 
The Conversazione at Christmas was successful. A collection 
of old and recent paintings was obtained and arranged by Mr. 
Philip Mitchell, the Curator of Fine Arts, with his accustomed 
care and taste. Among these paintings were several of great 
value, lent by Mr. W. Luscombe and Mr. W. Eastlake, to 
whom and to the other contributors to the exhibition the thanks 
of the Society are due. During the evening various pieces of 
music were performed under the direction of Mr. Samuel Weekes„ 
The cases in the Museum have been entirely re-arranged, and 
much additional space made available for the display of specimens. 
The collection of British Birds has been revised, and is now 
labelled and placed in order. The Mammals have been also 
arranged, and the Fish are being examined with a view to their 
proper display. The Curator of Zoology reports the acquisition 
On Kailways 
On Local Anesthesia 
On the Kelation of Photography to the Fine 
The President. 
Mr. F. H. Balkwill. 
Arts 
J. Shelly. 
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