Bath and West of England Society’s Meeting, 1873: In pursuance of a requisition numerously signed, a public meeting was convened by the portreeve (Mr. Barrow) at the Town Hall Wednesday to consider the desirability of giving the Bath and West England Society an invitation to hold their exhibition in this town in the year 1873. The portreeve presided, and among those present were — W. J. Watts, Esq., W. Bridges, Esq., C. H. Mallock, Esq., D. R. Scratton, Esq., E. Ford, Esq., Revs. J. M. Hawker, R. R. Wolfe, and R. W. Rew, G. B. Ellacombe, Esq., W. J. Rowell, Esq., F. Watts, Esq., T. Wills, Esq., E. H. Symons, Esq., J. Vicary, Esq., J. Pinsent, Esq., W. B. Fortescue, Esq., Admiral Wise, Messrs, H. Mills, J. S. Stevens, J. Pascoe, J. Williams, T. R. Cornish, P. Symons, J. Rowell, H. Prowse, W. Bracewill, — Abbott (Torquay), H. Beachey, E. Cuming, J. Thomas, J. Rendell, D. Vile, — O’Flaherty, J. Woolley, J. G. Johnstone, W. Lambshead, W. Mudge, — Tripe, Saunders, — Pinsent, C. H. Veale, J. Lambshead, H. F. Firth, J. Bowden, Tucker, — Band, Lang, — Bickford, — Sowten, — Maddicott, W. Rendell, H. Magor, E. Beazley, J. Segar, H. Watson, etc. — The Chairman read the notice convening the meeting, and called upon W. J. Watts, Esq., to move the first resolution, which was follows : “The Bath and West of England Society, having expressed their intention holding their annual meeting for the year 1873 in the county of Devon, this meeting is unanimously of opinion that the Society should be invited to hold it in this town.” Mr. Watts read a letter had received from Mr. Parsons, of Bitton House, Teignmouth, expressing regret his inability to be present at the meeting to-day but wished them success, and promised his aid and influence in support thereof. …
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