seal and silver badge, and other objects of interest. In the 

 upper gallery the Rev. Dr. Cox, LL.D., F.S.A., gave an address on 

 " Derbyshire, from Queen Elizabeth to Queen Anne "; while 

 during the evening a selection of vocal and instrumental music 

 was contributed by Mrs. Curgenven, Miss Violet Huish, and Mr. 

 T. H. Wood, Mr. Hilton's string band performing in the Museum 

 corridor. 



The Mayor of Derby and Mrs. Newbold were the only guests 

 invited in the name of the President and Council ; all members 

 of the Society were at liberty to invite any number of private 

 guests. 



As it was not considered right that the funds of the Society 

 should be charged with the cost of a conversazione, a circular 

 letter was sent to the President and Vice-Presidents of the 

 Society, asking them, if they approved the scheme, to contribute 

 towards the necessary expense. The generous response to this 

 appeal made by the Duke of Devonshire, our President, and by 

 five of our Vice-Presidents, enabled the Conversazione Committee 

 to carry out their arrangements in a way that all who were present 

 will agree was eminently satisfactory, and without any cost to the 

 general funds of the Society. 



During the past year there have been one specially summoned 

 and six ordinary meetings of the Council, with a fairly regular 

 attendance of about half the elected members. 



The first expedition of the Society during the past year was 

 lield on Tuesday, June 5th, to Mackworth and Kirk Langley. 

 The party left Derby at 2 p.m. and drove to Mackworth Church, 

 where the Vicar, the Rev. G. A. Shaw received them. Mr. F. J. 

 Robinson read a paper on the history and architecture of the 

 church. 



From the Church the party walked to Mackworth Castle, where 

 by kind permission of the owner, Lord Scarsdale, and of his 

 tenant, every facility was afforded for examination of the grounds. 

 The Rev. Charles Kerry read a paper explanatory ot the history 

 of the Castle. Mr. Kerry's paper, which he has since been able 

 to amplify considerably, will be found in another part of this 



