The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-26 00:00:00

DORSET FIELD CLUB AND ANTIQUARIAN

SOCIETY.

This society held its annual meeting at the County
Museum, at Dorchester in Tiur.4a when the atten-
dance of members was very gratifying. Mr. Mansel-
Pleydell presided, mud among those present were:—
Rev. Picd Cambridge (treasurerl, Lord Enstace
Omit M.P. Mr. 0. Hambro, Mr. C. W. Dale, Rev.
Sir Talbot linker, Mr. E. Rankest, Rev. Thotnis,on,
Mr. H. Mauls, Rev. T. Russell-Wright, Rev. M. Green.
Mr. 'Ude!, Mr. C. Harniford, Rev. Nigel Gresley and
Mrs. Omley, Mr. Morton Stuart, Mr. Mayo, Mr.
Owthifiron,__Mr. B. A. Hogg, Mr. Alfred and Mrs.
Popes Mr. W. Fletcher, &c. The genial face if the
late Professor Buckman was sadly mewed.
The business meeting commenced with a brief leech
from the PRISIDENT. Ile maid this Was the first
meeting they had had since the society was fonmsl,
at which they had mimed the chi'.-ring and intellimmt
taw of the late Professor Buckman, anti lisru deprived
of his great help. lie was, they ,ay, the father
of the cJub, and they all mourned his loss, but lie was
pleased to know their late friend hail left the club in
such • flourishing condition. (Applause.) They
should very much like to have had his memoir in the
coming volume of the "Proceedings," but owing w a
paper which he had written during his lifetime, and
'shim nemeapi oared as secretary firs great part .if the
year, they had thought it well to prtpone the Pro.
feseer'e obituary and the portrait they pro's...A to
give to the next. For himself the death of their
secretory was • very serious thought indeed, although
ha had the groat help of their treasurer, Mr. CAM.
bridge. He could only express the hope their new
secretary would fill the office with equal zeal and
ability as their late secretary. He was, he regretted
to my, the only one of the first three officio., and he
was standing alone as it were, but for all that he
could not help being gratified at the ',rope—, die I
society had 111140, that it had made such a tat.i n
the county. He was very 'deemed ti o hear other elide, I
were being mooted and talked of in different parts of I
the county, and that one was firmly established at
Weymouth, and one he believed at Dorchester. He
pleenure els. that the character of the lepers
in their " Proceedings " was advanced.
Maar, bear). The present made the sixth volume in
their ham* and they would observe they had had thy

help. and aupport of several young men who were
coming ..n, and who were taking a very larg.. interest
in the question of natund history and archieology.
Tie only heix..l, speaking fer the members, they would
have many coming forward, and that their eol •
might be enlarged-, and vie with some of those pule
hefted by the larger eocii•ties. With regard to these
larger bodiem, he pointed "lit they did not confine
theinsselve,i to their native ns:vititvue.n b u,.nwt.hn
county,whertim •a.
plauel They did not ge to the British Sluseuin, or !
any .4 iseciety to give them help, but they hunibly
6ndeav"ured to carry on the work themselves, and he I
believed they had sufficient ability, energy, and cour-
age in the unitity to enable them to produce esery
year a very creditable volume. (Applause). Their
book this year would be illustrated by a great many
platee—am many as 13 or 14—and he believed, besides
all the pleasure they had had, and should have, at
their various social meetings at the diff..rent places
they went to throughout the county, their library
table would be furnished with a book which was quite
equal in sale,. to ch.. sulecriptien. (Hear, hear). On
behalf of the meeting, he wished inc..nclusi. in t.,express
their deep sympathy with the family .4 the late Pre-
fe.eor Buckman, in the great loss which they awl the
society had untained. (Thar, hear).
The Rev. riCKARI, Cammulaat Raid la4ore his
entered upon the financial report lie begged to endorm,
all that their Pr...idea bad said with regard to the
great 1..4 they had sustained in the death .4 their late
eecretary. He felt sure le, ..ne could feel it mon. than
he did. They had worked together, 111141 he had
received every courtesy and help from I ,
himself missed the Professer very •h indeed. Ile
hail 'Serer yet attend.' a 111.411111 of the society at
which he had IPA seen till now. It was very
sudden and •xpected, and came uisei them all with
a great shock They were prevented holding the
last tw.• meetings which they would have hail, hail it
not been for Professor Bucknian's illness and death.
In the next v linne, tleee ale, would le• spared to join
in the pneluction and receis Mg .4 it, would see , •
fitting littl.• obituary notice of I , and with it he
hoped they ex eild has 41 a 5..ry ph.gograph, to
keep their late friend, as far as anything of the sort
could do, in their memories. Applause.) had
pleasure in preselltlllll A vi•ry favourable n•eort. It
would be remembered they had a balance in hand
' last 't'ar, but there were a great many heavy lulls
al.s in hand, and niany heavy arrears of siil.criptions
still iminid. S • the preepect twelse months ago was
not so clear and bright :is it was now. Th.• general
. statement .4 the deb% finances last year did not
incled.• eulecriptions fee the 1b.% ciarn•lit
censequently there iipteansl to ht. A leshou',
against the club on the general stat,4ll.lo, whirl,
w... 4,1 hat been link.. effaced if th.• sol...ript ions ter
the current year lia.l heel. 1110114101. Ti..' stltelllellt
included a bah • now in hand ef Lie 19.. as well as
all subscripi ~ els die• at this moment, inclieling the
ArreAr• Alo 1:0.1 I:31, All4l still due for the
1.1....111 year ..f 1:;; I'l, • t,ol. til•• total reo.et,, of the
'liii..g e•I :yet bud, 5,,.•..• t:1:49 u,, 'flies,- had noil,•lits,
msl th.• gmater part .4 the exis•ii.. ef solume of Were
1.141, 111141 they hApell lA' the is.' .t meeting th.• volinne
would be in the bawls of the member.. Ile liad
es ery reason t ledis se the arrears sued.' be
• fully realis..l, and flier.. was esery prospect, not
only of sot •ii le•ing paid (or, iMit .1 their
having a roll•ish r.thile balance in hand is, go towards
• volume T. Ile did net think they could do4re—
, eertaisity they could hardly expect 7a very hi
bett..r state ef things, liking at their neelest sub-
' serixtien and small pretensions. II.• testified to the
, and the cheerfulness of so many nieilibers
who wen, in arrear in the lied year to lesy tip their
arn•ars, mem. to Si very considerabli• aniount. II.•
• had receis,sl from ..n.• gentleman no lese than s•••••ti
, year.' arnsin —i blighter) —to which lie ~.1 led the
.•ightli year, hut le• seas sorry to say the isew i 5,;...
ii.ot enter upon that rear, he having
recently been taken from them. Last year they
elected 19 new members, and they lost 14. Twelve
.1 the latt.•r requested him to erase their nano. from
th.• list for some names or other, and two hail les.n
Is se to them by death. The tetal ber s.f members,
iii 111011.1111 W so' they wmild have t.. profuse
. presently, was I" sr the last year they had
, received acteally elltt 2.. :vl., and thy had Paid
chiefly for s is.,ne, bills went luck to volume
• 41 cur: I.•as ing a cash balance in hand of
, Cif) 19.. (.%).planse.)

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TI.. Rev. Sir Tabiarr BAKER and
Nlr. Heyde II 1.. pre.iihin id the
;plait.% I If., %v. wine certain ti..
camity of I 1.. .11141 not prailuce a better Mali, ..r
one eminently qualified for tb. I.th by lib,
k indite, •. I inatiner, awl Ity con.iderahle
kw ...ledge In I..itaity, relneology. grol..gy, awl all
....rt.. .4 el. ( Laughter.) 11. • A 1...
ion of ii.. ir tn.:wirer. Mr. Cambridge.
(.‘ ) I I.• iv,. a s,ry letiwtaking ;did hard.
werk nig MAIL :OA elle •If the be+t leiltille oii•er
the cenuty .111141 I Ill.:tr, hear.)
The Rec. nars.w. one of the mine
her, of the wiety, awl wile could ilia
etheieney of Nit. Nlawel Pleydell and Mr. Cat& iridge
t heir necowled t ii.•
1,1,,,!, **;l carried nor "Tidy.
Th.• rAi.l Ilst.ir nest I.i
..ket ag1icet.......0r to the late Pr0f.......r Buckman. He
; way widow' the iltat y had net des Aced lipon
t haught the I,lltio•liutti 1,, wit.. going 1.. pro.
:ulAptoal 1.. carry ont thi• great
al“..mit of x,rk t 11.• y, 11.411 (nail
itl Olt r and ....vial edt ion, and hi. did wit
think they e. nald better than elect the gentleman
pr.! —Mr Stuart. Till, gelltlelliati. a 1..1-I
tune axe, %%el Prob.—et. at the IN Mew. eirence-der,
and had i Nis elle,' throughout a great part of the
I ..in engaged in tt).. great !
Kultirct of natural 164 ory - wit. a great naturali
nn igeologba, ser. 1 gnat and
great al ity. H.. therefore had it pleawre in pr...
pe.ing Mr. Stuart ".11..111.1
Ti.,. TRIUM'KER leOpilig Ile W. 011.1 he
11113 ii lii 1014.1). ekete4l, nil 111.1 i li, Wt,tll,l continue in
the ).ffic.. t I .'tppi )
The motion War. cat rt. .1 by acclamation.
The inoct Atllrge .le,l tile electien of
committee, *lto. ditty it .iteuld ix t artattin., hr
dirrctiott of the ~.erctary, all the ch.tatai if the
nweting. ; and Ili.. rrAtl toll A
ber names ..f gentlemen w had .dtruilied their
willingnect ti rwt...pt the office mid rentlia
in Ill.• met the full apiaw.
of the meeting.