the possible excavation and securing of similar rings at Eyam 

 and Foolow has been before the Council, but the matter is still 

 under consideration. The Council greatly regret that through 

 unavoidable difficulties they are not in a position to proceed 

 with the further exploration of the Roman Camp at Brough. 

 Efforts are being made to secure the proper draining away of 

 the water flowing from the " Ebbing and flowing well," men- 

 tioned by Hobbes as one of the wonders of the Peak. The 

 Council have appointed Mr. F. Were to fill the vacancy caused 

 liy the resignation of the Rev. R. J. Burton. Arrangements 

 have been made for an exchange of publications with the York- 

 shire Naturalists' Union and the Library of the University of 

 Harvard. Our thanks are due to Mr. W. Bemrose for his kind- 

 ness in defraying the cost of illustrating the paper on South 

 Sitch in the last issue of our Journal. Owing to the lamented 

 death of the late Duke of Rutland, who has been president of 

 the Society since 1892, the election of a new president became 

 necessary. The Council felt that it would be for the benefit 

 of the Society if in the future the Presidents were not elected 

 for life, and gentlemen who would take a share in the Society's 

 work were elected to that office, as a recognition of services 

 to the Society or to Archaeology in general ; to effect this object 

 an alteration of the rules became necessary. A Special General 

 Meeting was called to consider the matter, and met in the 

 Society's Library at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 13th, 

 1906. The Hon. F. Strutt having been appointed chairman, 

 Mr. W. J. Andrew proposed that Rule IV. be altered to read as 

 follows: "Rule IV., Officers. — The Officers of the Society shall 

 consist of a President, Vice-Presidents, an Hon. Editor, Hon. 

 Treasurer, and Hon. Secretary, who shall be elected annually ; 

 but the President (although he shall be eligible for re-election), 

 if he shall have held that office for three consecutive years, 

 shall not be proposed as President in the list of officers for the 

 ensuing year recommended by the Council for election." This 

 was seconded by Mr. W. H. Whiston, and carried unanimously. 

 Mr. C. E. B. Bowles then proposed the election of the Hon. F. 



