demolition, and many think that under no pretext whatever 

 .should the idea of pulling the tower down be entertained. The 

 minute entered on your Council's books runs thus : " This 

 Council regrets that it should he regarded as advisable and 

 necessary to pull down and remove the old tower of St. Peter's 

 Church, Derby, thereby destroying one of the few remaining 

 historical landmarks of the town." A copy of this minute was 

 forwarded to the vicar and churchwardens of St. Peter's. 



Our losses by death during the past year have been below the 

 average ; but counting these with the erasures for non-payment 

 and resignations, our total loss is considerably above our gain in 

 new Members. This ought not to be ; the appeal this time last 

 year to Members to exert themselves to secure a large addition to 

 the roll of our Members has not borne fruit as it should. Had it 

 done so the present volume would have easily swelled to the size 

 of those issued before 1893, ^^^^ ^^ finance stands, your Council 

 has been most reluctantly compelled again to restrict our Editor 

 in cost of production. The Editor's work is heavy and 

 responsible : his zeal and interest unflagging. Let each Member 

 make a personal effort for his or her own, as well as for the 

 general good, and your Council will be satisfied with tlie result 

 of the eighteenth year ot our proceedings. 



ARTHUR COX, 



Hon. Sec. 

 M/7/ Hill, Derby. 



February 20//;, 1896. 



