REPORT OF THE HON. SECRETARY, 

 1879. 



HE first anniversary meeting of the Derbyshire Archaeo- 

 logical and Natural History Society, was held on 

 January 27th, 1879, in the School of Art, kindly lent 

 by the committee for the occasion. There was a good attendance 

 of the members and friends of the Society. Sir Henry S. Wilmot, 

 Bart., V.C., M.P., occupied the chair, and, in opening the 

 meeting, congratulated the Society upon its first year's work, and 

 expressed a hope that many new members would join and further 

 its future exertions. 



The Report of the Society's proceedings for the past year was 

 read, and the officers for the commencing year were elected. All 

 the members of Council who retired in rotation, (according to 

 Rule V.) were re-elected, Captain Beamish, R.E., being elected in 

 the room of Mr. Cottingham, deceased. Three members of 

 Council, who had not attended one Council meeting, were struck 

 off the list of the Council, and three fresh members elected in 

 their place. 



One officer, in addition to those mentioned in the Rules, was 

 elected for the commencing year, in the person of Mr. C. James 

 Cade, who was appointed Hon. Sec. of Finance. 



During the past year, there have been, inclusive of those 

 specially summoned, nine meetings of the Council. There has 

 been a very marked improvement in the attendance of the elected 

 members, the average being eleven against seven in last year, and 

 no member of Council has been absent from every meeting. The 



