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his guidance, namely, to keep the pages of the Journal as far as 

 possil)le strictly devoted to the concerns of the county, must 

 occasionally have an exception. He feels sure that he has done 

 riglit in including in this volume the account and charters of 

 Hemington, a parish that is not only contiguous to Derbyshire, 

 but whose history and ownership make it almost a part of our 

 own shire. 



In the past year death seems to have been unusually busy 

 amongst our members. We have to record the loss of one Vice- 

 President', one hon. member, one member of Council, and no 

 fewer than eleven ordinary members. All members will join in 

 real sorrow for the loss of three clerical original members of our 

 Society — the Rev. M. K. S. Frith, a member of Council, was 

 most regular in attendance at all our meetings, and always keenly 

 interested in our work ; the Rev. William Hope, too, was a well- 

 known figure at our meetings, and contributed from time to time 

 valuable information upon matters connected with Derby of long 

 ago ; the Rev. James Chancellor, though less frequently seen 

 amongst us, was always alive to our proceedings, and set a good 

 example by never failing to call our attention to any matter 

 bearing upon our work. 



Our financial position is an improvement upon what it was last 



year ; and your Council is content with the result of the twelfth 



year of our proceedings. 



ARTHUR COX, 



Hon. Sec. 

 Mill Hill, Derby, 



January 31st, 1890. 



