history of the castle, gave the result of his labours in the valuable 

 paper which appears in another part of this volume. After 

 examining the ruins, the visitors aiijourned to the house of Mr. F. 

 C. Corfield, and viewed some beautifully preserved oak panelling, 

 believed to have belonged originally to Codnor Castle. The party 

 drove back to tea at the "Peacock," Oakerthorpe, and returned 

 to Derby from Wingfield Station, the Midland Railway Company 

 kindly permitting a fast train to stop for their convenience. The 

 hopelessly unpropitious state of the autumn weather prevented 

 any later expedition being arranged. 



Your Hon. Secretary may, perhaps, be permitted to remark that 

 the number of members who join the expeditions has not been what 

 it ought for the past two seasons. We are constantly asked, 

 " When is there to be another expedition ? " but when the expedi- 

 tion has been planned — at no inconsiderable cost of time and 

 trouble — there results a conspicuous non-attendance, not 

 encouraging to further effort. 



At its first meeting of the past year, your Council was deeply 

 grieved to receive a letter from the Rev. Dr. Cox, resigning the 

 editorship of our Journal. Dr. Cox was suffering from pressure of 

 over-work, and found himself compelled to relinquish work which 

 came upon him at his busiest time. Finding the decision to be 

 quite final, your Council expressed to Dr. Cox the profound 

 regret with which his resignation had been received, and the grati- 

 tude felt for all his invaluable assistance in the past, the Council 

 feehng convinced that every member of the Society would wish 

 such expression to be conveyed to Dr. Cox. 



A special Council meeting was summoned to appoint a new 

 editor, and by unanimous consent the post was offered to the Rev. 

 Chas. Kerry. Mr. Kerry accepted the office, and the present 

 volume is issued under his editorship. Your Council trusts that 

 this meeting will approve and endorse its action in the matter. 



Your Hon. Secretary attended, as delegate appointed by your 

 Council, the Third Congress of Archaeological Societies in union 

 with the Society of Antiquaries held in London on July 23rd. 

 Members will be glad to know that this Congress seems to supply 



