President of the Society, and seven other new members were 

 elected. 



During the past year there have been five meetings of the 

 Council, the attendance at which still leaves something to be 

 desired as regards numbers. 



The first expedition of the Society for the past year was 

 arranged to take place on Saturday, May nth. It was proposed 

 to visit the Owen's College, at Manchester, Professor Boyd 

 Dawkins having promised to receive the visitors, show the 

 Museum collections, and to give an address. As, however, only 

 some eight or nine members signified their intention of joining 

 the expedition, it was abandoned. 



On Saturday, August 17th, an expedition was held to Chester- 

 field and Staveley. The party left Derby in special saloon 

 carriages attached to the 12.30 train for Chesterfield. Luncheon 

 was taken at the " Angel " Hotel, after which the church of 

 St, Mary and All Saints was visited. The Rev. Dr. Cox con- 

 ducted the party over the church, and described the archi- 

 tectural features, and also gave some very interesting extracts 

 from the old registers bearing upon the fearful visitation of the 

 Plague in the i6th century. The series of monuments were 

 described by the Rev. Charles Kerry. After inspecting the 

 church, the party drove in breaks via Whittington and the old 

 " Revolution" house to •' The Hagge," an old shooting lodge of 

 the de Freschville family, where the owner, Mr. Crawshaw, 

 received the visitors, and allowed them to examine the panelled 

 rooms, sohd oaken staircase, the haunted chamber, and the base- 

 ment story. From the Hagge the drive was continued to 

 Staveley Rectory, where the Rector, the Rev. C H. Molineux, 

 hospitably provided tea, and afterwards conducted the visitors 

 over the church, the structure and monuments being described 

 by the Rev. Charles Kerry. The party drove back to Chesterfield 

 station in time for the 8.13 p m. train for Derby. 



Another expedition was held on Saturday, September 21st, to 

 Castle Donington, Hemington, and Lockington. The party 

 started from the Free Library, Derby, at ri.o a.m., and drove 



