'l"he Arch.'KOI.oc.ical Section has been but poorly supported, and 

 the only meeting at which there was even a fair attendance was when 

 the Secretary again read (by retjuest) his Paper on the "Old English 

 Alphabet and Language," so poorly attended at the December General 

 Meeting. We were glad to note that some twenty members and friends 

 assembled to hear this most interesting jxaper. 



Regarding the field work during the Summer, we must leave the 

 Secretaries' reports to point out how far valuable work has been recorded, 

 only noting that there do not appear to have been many original obser- 

 vations, judging from the very poor attendance of members at the 

 meetings held for the examination of specimens. 



We have to offer your thanks to Mr. J. G. Wells, for the able 

 manner in which he has kept the Meteorological Instruments, and sent 

 a daily report and monthly summary to the local paper. The Annual 

 Summary will be duly presented to you in the Report. 



Our Calendar of Nature for 1885 is larger than heretofore, though 

 we regret that the number of observers has not increased. We think we 

 may fairly look to the members of Sections to carry out this work, more 

 especially during the Spring and Summer. 



The Bal.\nce Sheet, which your Treasurer will shortly read, is 

 highly satisfactory, and when we consider that several of the expenses 

 are not likely to be repeated this year, we feel justified in proposing to 

 devote a portion of the balance to publishing Transactions, which should 

 include all original work done by members of this Society since we gave 

 up publishing reports of papers: briefly we may mention the Stapenhill 

 and Abbey Explorations, with engravings and photographs of the prin- 

 cipal finds, plans, (S:c. Mr. Horace Brown's geological corrections to 

 the Geological Survey Map of the Stapenhill and Winshill districts 

 with Map. The Entomological Sections' List as published in the 

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Roll of Members. 



Subscribing Members — January 1885 156 



Resigned 20 



Left Burton 2 



Dead i 



— 23 



133 

 New Members 3 



Subscribing Members — January, 1886 136 



Honorary Members 7 



Total 143 



