XXXV111. THE SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



The President added that he felt sure that the Club would find 

 pleasure in giving the British Archaeological Association all the 

 help they could. Captain ACLAND said that, on behalf of the 

 Dorset County Museum, they would be glad to welcome the 

 visitors at the Museum. 



A SUGGESTION OF SUB-COMMITTEES. Mr. CHARLES S. 

 PRIDEAUX suggested the appointment of sub-committees taking 

 cognisance of different departments of the Club's interests and 

 work, and each sub-committee presenting every year a report. 

 Captain ACLAND observed that, as a beginning, they might have 

 two sub-committees, as suggested by the title of the Club one 

 concerned with matters coming under the head of natural 

 history and the other concerned with matters antiquarian. Mr. 

 PRIDEAUX, in answer to a question, said that the Devon Society 

 had about a dozen sub-committees. The HON. SEC. mentioned 

 that a similar proposal was made by his predecessor in office, 

 Dr. H. Colley March, on his acceptance of the secretaryship. 

 An important advantage accruing from the appointment of such 

 sub-committees would be the issuing of annual reports of the 

 different departments. Mr. Prideaux's suggestion was received 

 with favour, and he was invited to develop it and put it on the 

 agenda for consideration at the Annual Meeting. 



EXHIBITS. 



EIKON BASILIKE, FIRST EDITION. The PRESIDENT ex- 

 hibited a copy of the rare First Edition of "Eikon Basilike. 

 The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and 

 sufferings." 1648. This little book is written throughout in 

 the first person, and purports to be composed by Charles I. 

 during his imprisonment. It consists of a series of pathetic 

 meditations and reflections on various events in his reign, in 

 which he explains his views and actions, justifying, or in some 

 cases expressing his regret, for them. The book went through 

 a great number of editions both in 1648 and later. The author- 

 ship has been claimed for Bishop Gauden instead of Charles I. 



