This piece of carving still remains in the Church, attached to the front of the 

 Consistory Court in the North Aisle, and it is obvious that since it is in no 

 way part of the original design, its removal will not interfere with the 

 Consistory Court itself. 



After full discussion of the question with the Churchwardens, the Committee 

 propose, with the consent of the Vestry, to restore the entire monument to its 

 original form, and to renew the head and lower part of the effigy — to erect the 

 whole according to the accompanying design, at the east end of the north aisle 

 against the screen work on the north side of the chancel, where it will not be 

 an obstruction in any way. The whole of the cost will be undertaken by the 

 Derbyshire Archselogical Society. 



The Committee, therefore, ask the consent of the Vestry to the removal of 

 the figures from the vault, and of the carved work from the front of the 

 Consistory Court, and the re-erection of the whole monument according to 

 the original design, on the site chosen, with the approval of the 

 Churchwardens. 



I am, Gentlemen, 



Your obedient servant, 



W. H. ST. JOHN HOPE. 

 Messrs. the Vestry 



of All Saints', Derby. 



Owing to the benefice being at that time vacant, it was thought 

 better by the Churchwardens, Messrs. Husband and Cooling, 

 who were both quite favourable to the project, to give no definite 

 answer. The matter is still in abeyance, but it is hoped that it 

 will shortly be satisfactorily settled. It is gratifiying to be able to 

 add that, through the exertions of Mr. Hope, the head of this 

 unique effigy has been recovered from those who abstracted it, 

 and is now once again in the possession of the Churchwardens. 



The Society will be glad to learn that their Council has been 

 instrumental, during the past year, in checking more than one act 

 of careless vandalism. It is hoped that their quiet influence in 

 this direction may prevent much destruction in the future ; and it 

 is under consideration to appoint a Vigilance Committee, whose 

 duty it shall be to privately report in all cases of restoration or 

 removal of old buildings or ancient monuments. The need for 

 some such supervision has, we deeply regret to say, been quite 

 lately exemplified in the covering up, under concrete and new 

 tiles, of several inscribed tombstones, in one of our Derbyshire 



