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of Dorset Abbeys, which will be commenced in this volume and continued from 

 year to year. The first will relate to the Abbey of Middleton (Milton). The . 

 chartulary of this abbey, which was in existence in Tanner's days, has since 

 disappeared ; it is supposed to have been lost when the public records were kept 

 in the stable at Carlton Gardens. An enquiry at the Record Office has confirmed 

 the report of its loss. But Tanner, who mentioned it, made some extracts from 

 it, which are now, with other manuscripts of his, in the Bodleian Library. I 

 have obtained photographic facnun lies of these, from which transcripts have been 

 made for the printers, and Mr. B. Fossett Lock has kindly promised a translation 

 of them. The next to be printed will be the Charters of Cerne Abbey. Mr. 

 Alfred Rogers, sub-librarian of the University Library, Cambridge, has kindly 

 copied these, and I hope Mr. B. Fossett Lock will give us a translation of them. 

 They were mentioned by Mr. Doraii Webb in his article on the Book of Cerne 

 in a former volume of the transactions. They were then on loose leaves of 

 parchment, tied up with the Book of Cerne ; but whether perfect and complete or 

 not, I have not yet heard. The volume will be an interesting one, not inferior to 

 the last in the quality of its contents, nor perhaps in bulk, and it will be well 

 illustrated." 



RAILWAY FACILITIES. The HON. SECRETARY stated that the 

 British Association, to which the Club was affiliated, had invited 

 them to join with other affiliated bodies in asking the railway 

 companies of England for concessions for Members travelling 

 on antiquarian and scientific business. This was agreed to. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The President, Hon. Secretary, 

 Hon. Treasurer, and Hon. Editor were re-elected, and the HON. 

 SECRETARY re-nominated Mr. H. Pouncy as Assistant Secretary. 



In accordance with Rule III., the PRESIDENT nominated the 

 following gentlemen for re-election as Vice-Presidents : Lord 

 Eustace Cecil, F.R.G.S., Mr. W. H. Hudleston, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., the Rev. J. C. M. Mansel-Pleydell, M.A., Dr. H. 

 Colley March, F.S.A., the Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge, M.A., 

 F.R.S., Mr. R. Bosworth Smith, M.A., the Hon. Morton G. 

 Stuart-Gray, M.A., F.G.S., and the Rev. W. Miles Barnes, B.A. 



THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. The HON. SECRETARY observed 

 that the British Association appeared to take it for granted that 

 the Club would not send a delegate to the meeting of the 

 Association in South Africa this year, but they had invited them 

 to appoint a delegate to attend certain meetings in London. 

 He proposed Mr. Ernest Sykes, President of the Malacological 



