prevented from doing so. The Great Northern Railway kindly 

 stopped a fast train at Breadsall for the convenience of the 

 Society. The Vicar of Breadsall, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, received 

 the party and conducted them over the church, explaining the 

 various objects of interest. Breaks conveyed the party to Morley, 

 where they were received by the Vicar, the Rev. H. H. Bradshaw. 

 Mr. F. J. Robinson read a paper upon "The Architectural features 

 of the Church of S. Matthew, Morley," and pointed out the old 

 glass windows and tiles which had belonged to Dale Abbey. The 

 breaks then conveyed the party through Locko Park (by kind per- 

 mission of Mr. Drury Lowe; to Dale, where luncheon was taken in 

 the Village Club House. After luncheon, the ruins of the Abbey 

 were visited, and the most recent discoveries pointed out by 

 Captain Beamish. 



The work of excavation at Dale Abbey was re-commenced, under 

 the supervision of Mr. W. H. St. John Hope, in July, and con- 

 tinued until the end of September. All having been done that was 

 possible, in the way of excavation, without a very much greater 

 supply of funds, the Society handed over the ruins to the care of 

 Earl Stanhope, on the 4th of October, 1879 : his Lordship being 

 asked, in the event of his continuing the excavations, to allow the 

 Derbyshire Archaeological Society to assist at or superintend such 

 work. 



The Society held a Winter General Meeting on Nov. 12th, 

 when a paper by Mr. F. Davis, on " Derbyshire Place Names," 

 was read by the Hon. Secretary j followed by a paper by Mr. J. 

 Chas. Cox, on " The Vegetable Productions of Derbyshire as 

 affecting its Field and Place Names." A second Winter General 

 Meeting was hdd on Dec. 17th, when the Hon. Secretary read a 

 paper by Mr. S. O. Addy, on the " History of Norton, Derby- 

 shire ; " and Mr. W. H. St. John Hope read a paper on "Mo- 

 nastic Arrangement." 



The first volume of the Society's Journal has been sent to all 

 the most important national and county societies. From a few 

 of these societies we have received in exchange a copy of their 

 own publications, and hope, ere long, to receive more. A copy 



