collotype of his Early Breadsall Charter. One paper, at least, 

 has been held over for another volume, itiainly to save expense, 

 and the "Calendar of Fines" is omitted this year for the 

 same reason. Your Council feels sure tliat members will appre- 

 ciate the zeal and care bestowed in the editing of the present 

 volume, and that all, especially proposing contributors, will 

 bear in mind the importance of sending in any co itribution 

 to the Journal before September 29th. 



During the past year two of our elected members of Council 

 have received recognition of their worth and ability : one, 

 Mr. C. G. Savile Foljambe has been raised to the peerage 

 as Lord Hawkesbury, and now ranks as one of our Vice-Presi- 

 dents ; while Mr. John Ward, to whose facile pen we owe 

 much, has been appointed Curator of the Corporation Art 

 Galleries at Cardiff. 



Our obituary includes a Vice-President — one who alwa\s 

 generously supported our work — Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 

 and six of our ordinary members. 



The accompanying Balance Sheet gives the present financial 

 position of our Society, and still leaves a goad deal to be desired 

 not showing any improvement upon last year's account. Your 

 Council has no other cause interfering with its satisfaction at 

 the result of the sixteenth year of our proceedings. 



ARTHUR COX, 

 Mill Hill, Derby, Ho.v. Sec. 



Jixnuary 20th, 1894. 



