The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-28 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM.

The annual meetlug of the Council and members of
tho County Museum wee held on Thursday afterhoon
tut, when there were preseat—ltev. T. W. Knipe,
Ear. Dr. Colby, Mr. E. Yearce, Mr. LI. B. Middleton,
Mr. d !trod Pope, Mr. J. Uaip.n, and Mr. IL Davis.
The Rev. T. W. Knipe was voted 10th. chair.
Mr. E. Puttee said, owing to the death of the late
Cauou Bingham, they nal had some trouble iu melting
their liosocial account. Glut, but he believed the
statement which he should present to them might be
relied upon. It was not of a satiefactory character,
diricluang a bitumen agasasi the emu: Dio Ile.
Mr. Piaui', rderrun; to the debt, said there wee •
sum of 120 on tee deposit a‘tiount which was to the
credit ot the niueetuis, and ;night go against the
kW ILL Lie should also say there was on the other
side • quarter'. rent due to Mr. Williams of £7 10s.,
from Micheellue leet—.o that the actual balance on
the reverse side, including this rent due, would be
DM In lie thought it would be advisable to clew up
this balance to the end of the year from the deposit
account, and he trusted increased subscriptions would
meet the expenses of nut year.
Mr. Alm= Pore *eked whin they derived this
deposit unmet.
Mr. Pv •los said it was planed to the account of th.
society sone yet-s ego, but whether it was a legacy
or not be could not say.
igy. Pore: The question is whether we can touch it
for curreut expenses.
Mr. Push' thought they were perfectly at liberty
to Crueler...it from too deposit to the general aohouaL

-CIL J. GALr_s : It miy mule lc very sudiaajo-r3
for tam year, but you will Isi. yJur two guineas a you
interist.

-11-Ir---. IL B. MI.DDLITOS enquired what was the
anatual Income, and Mr. PIAICI repliod for last yaar
it was E6B 12a. 6tl.

And dons not that corer the expenses? asked Mr.
Munnsros.

MLPZaICI said the expenditure exceeded the
bscome by Ell 14s. 6d, and had done so for several
yews, the &verso °slug £l2 • year, but be trusted
this year they would wake • new start se to subscrip-
tions. _ _

- himetrrog did not think they would do so this
year, although he hoped they would when they went
Into the new house.
Mr. PLUM'S hoped they would get more subscriptions.
They were now in a potion they were never In before
—they were now actually in debt to the bank.

A Motion was then etibmitted by Kt. MIDDLITOII
that the £7O deposit account be taken to pay off the
debt, rrovided they had the power to do so, which they
could ascertain by ref errin- to the minutes.
Mr. J. (lams seconded motion, and remarked
he thought they ought to look into it and ascertain the
origin of the account. —Carried.
'the annual report was read by Mr. E. Pickens, and
was as follows : _

"As regards the ordinary working of the Dorset County
Museum and Library, the year 1881 has been uneventfuL
The Council in presenting their report regret that the
Wooe, due on the year to the treasurer has increased, it
being £BO Ila at the closed 1481, as against £4B 16.. Bd.
at the close of 1880. It is a matter lor consideration
whether the lad on deposit account should not now be
placed to the general account Your Council trust that
the present year will show • revived lnterest in the
institution and a considerable addition to the list of sub-
scribers. They are encouraged to take this view, as much
Program has been made in the new building, which will
afford immeshed accommodation to the members. The
negotiations pending when their last report wee issued
have been happily concluded; and the premises have been
conveyed by Mr. Robert Watteau to trustees to the use of
the institution. The new building will be cempleted,
although it may not be It for occupancy, in the course of
this year. The great loss which the institution has sus-
tained by the death of the late Canon Bingham demands
• more than passing notice. He was one of the first pro.
moters of the Dorset Museum in the year 1845, and We
actednAl
the
whiggr vcanerferytyhgo b:ie be jegi
been its friend, sod he gave his strenuous aid rot carrying
out the arrangements for the new building—the comple-
tion of which he bad so much at heart. Wean but follow
him with our regrets, and add the conviction that what-
ever may be the future of the instltutiun, it will never
have • truer friend. In noticing the gifts eluting the Mar
we have to mord our thanks to Clarke Hambro, Esq.,
for two cabinets containing • One collection of shells ;
to Walter Ralph &takes, Esq., for specimens of
birds; to Rupert Fetherstonhaush. Fag.. for specimens
of agate end other stones from Australia; and to the
Rev. F. Monday for • very perfect broom sole of
Hardiest. We have also to acknowledge a Bikh surooat
by the late Thomas Williams, Esq., and deposited by B.
Rigs:, Jan. The thanks of the CulitOCil were also
duets H. J. Mauls, Rot., who at • small cost for materials
and labour, and at much personal trouble, has been using
means to preserve the ornithological specimens in she
museum, and has been doing other work gratuitously for
the institution."
Mr. FLAWS moved, and DT. DOLBY 1000tldtd, the
adoption of the repork—This wee carried =ant.
mouldy.
There being four retiring members of the Council,
they were duly nrelected, viz., Rev. T. W. Knipe,
Mr. E. Peirce, Mr. Alfred P .pe, and Dr. Colby.
Mr. R. DAVIS moved, and Dr. GOUT moonded, that
Mr. Mansel•Pleydoll and Mr. E. Pierce be elected
honorary secretaries for the year eosuing.—Carrici.
This occasioned • vacancy in the Council. and Mr.
ALIA= Pops moved that Mr. Albert Banked be
elected. It was, he remarked, very material their
chairman of the Building Committee shor'd be •
member of the Council.
Mr. MIDDLEToN secondA•l the motion, which wed
carried unanimously.
Mr. MIDDIXTOII moved that Lord Eldon and Mr.
Rubel Williams, Jun. be &disci to the trustees. The
reset.trustees are Mr. John Player, bL P., and Mr.
Martin.
Mr. Gauls seconded the resolution, which was
accepted.