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is from the Honorary Secretary of the Archaeo- 

 logical Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 



Sir — I have been desired by the President and 

 Council of the Archaeological Institute to bring to your 

 notice their forthcoming Annual Meeting in London 

 in July next, under the especial patronage of Her 

 Majesty. 



The proceedings on such occasions have usually been 

 divided into three heads, under which Archaeological 

 Science has been ordinarily arranged, viz. : Antiquities, 

 Architecture, and History. It is, however, the wish of 

 the Council to sub-divide the section of " Antiquities " 

 and afford due prominence to those studies relating to 

 the primaeval period which have, especially of late years, 

 attracted so much attention. It appears to the Council 

 that the holding of their first great meeting in London, 

 the chief city of the valley of the Thames, in which so 

 many objects of a primaeval character have been found, 

 affords a good opportunity for this sub-division. Your 

 researches in this branch of science have induced the 

 Council to feel certain that no better inauguration of the 

 section of " Primaeval Antiquities " could occur than by 

 their being favoured with your presidency of that branch 

 of their proceedings. 



I am desired, therefore, by the President and Council, 

 to express the hope that you will consent to occupy the 

 position of President on that occasion. 



The other presidents of sections will be : 

 Antiquities, S. Birch, Esq. 

 Architecture, A. J. N. Beresford Hope. 

 History, The very Rev. Dr. Stanley. 



Our meeting will be opened under the presidency of 

 the Marquis Camden, in the Guildhall of the City, on 

 Tuesday July 10th. 



And as his popular fame grew with the years 

 the number of applications of this kind became 

 very formidable indeed. 



On March 13, with the assistance of his brother 

 Frederick, he read a paper before the Ethno- 

 logical Society " On the true assignation of the 



