1898.] on Canterbury Cathedral. 699 



sovereigns, and of Erasmus and Dean Colet, he described the memo- 

 rable penance of Henry II. in the crypt, which was also illustrated 

 by an ancient picture. He then mentioned the discovery of the stone 

 coffin in the nave a few years ago, and gave very strong reasons for 

 his own belief that it contains the genuine remains of the murdered 

 Archbishop. Attention was next turned to the refuge offered in the 

 crypt to the Walloons and Huguenots, whose French service is still 

 continued in the Black Prince's Chantry every Sunday afternoon. 

 The ravages committed by Culmer (" Blue Dick ") and the Puritans 

 in 1642 were next described, and the lecture concluded with a swift 

 glance at the recent events in the cathedral history — the burial of 

 Archbishop Benson, the^rs^ prelate of the Eeformed English Church 

 to be buried in his own cathedral after an interspace of 338 years, 

 since the death of Cardinal Pole ; the enthronement of Archbishop 

 Temple ; the visit of their Eoyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess 

 of Wales with their family, and a circle of illustrious Englishmen, in 

 1897 ; and the thirteenth centenary visit of all the English-speaking 

 bishops of the Empire, and of Cardinals Vaughan and Derrand, the 

 Archbishop of Trebizond, the Duke of Norfolk, and other illustrious 

 Eoman Catholic prelates and laymen. 



The lecture was illustrated throughout with fine lantern slides 

 and large photographs of the cathedral buildings. 



GENEEAL MONTHLY MEETING, 

 Monday, April 4, 1898. 



Sir James Crichton-Browne, M.D. LL.D. F.E.S. Treasurer and 

 Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Miss Sarah Brisco, 

 Frank Clowes, Esq. D.Sc. F.C.S. 

 Sherard Cowper-Coles, Esq. 

 James E. Home, Esq. M.A. 

 Stephen Miall, Esq. LL.D. B.Sc. 

 Cecil David Mocatta, Esq. 

 Ernest George Mocatta, Esq. 



were elected Members of the Eoyal Institution. 



The Presents received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

 table, and the thanks of the Members returned for the same, viz. : — 



FROM 



Tlie Secretary of State for JwrZm— Review of Education in Bengal (1892-93 to 

 1896-97). fol. 1897. 

 Annual Progress Report of the Archaeological Survey of Western India for 

 year ending 30th June, 1897. fol. 



