XXVUl. THE FIRST WINTER MEETING. 



direction of the late Rev. T. Perkins and the Rev. W. Miles Barnes— (applause) — 

 and that some 3,000 pictures of subjects of antiquarian, historic, and scientific 

 interest had already been deposited in the County Museum, and were at all 

 times open to inspection, and that the work was still being proceeded with. 

 Eventually the following resolution was agreed to: — "That it is advisable to 

 obtain information as to the present state of things in Britain in connection vrith 

 photographic survey work ; to publish instructions or give advice for the 

 execution of scientific photographic survey ; and to endeavour to found or 

 promote a photographic work of the town and the district in which the British 

 Association holds its meetings annually." And it was agreed to send a copy of 

 such resolution to the Committee of Recommendations. It was reported that 

 appUcations had been received during the past year from six local societies 

 desii-ous of being brought into correspondence with the British Association. 



The meeting at Leicester was an eminently successful one, the subjects 

 discussed by the respective sections being unusually interesting and instructive, 

 and the hospitality and attention accorded to the Association by the Mayor (Sir 

 Edward Wood) and Corporation and the Reception Committee being unlimited. 

 Amongst the antiquities insijected were two very fine Roman pavements in situ, 

 which for size, beauty of design and workmanship, and fine state of preservation, 

 are said to have no equals in the United Kingdom. The meeting lasted from 

 Wednesday, the 31st July, to Wednesday, the 7th August, and was under the 

 presidency of Sir David GiU, K.C.B. 



Captain Acland mentioned that Mr. Charles Hansford was also 

 present at the Leicester meeting and brought back with him 

 some very interesting photographs, chiefly of the Roman pave- 

 ments. These Mr. Hansford had sent for inspection, and he 

 handed them round. Judging from them, continued Captain 

 Acland, he could not say that the pavements were superior in 

 beauty and interest to those which had been found at Dorchester, 

 but some were remarkably like them in many of the details. 

 He understood from Mr. Hansford that none of the pavements 

 at Leicester had been taken up, and relaid as had been those in 

 the Dorset County Museum. One of the photographs showed a 

 Roman milestone with a dedicatory inscription to the Emperor 

 Hadrian carved on it. 



The Congress of Arch^ological Societies. — Folk- 

 lore. — The Hon. Secretary mentioned briefly the i8th 

 Congress of Archaeological Societies in union with the 

 Society of Antiquaries of London, which was held at 



