ABSTRACT OF MINUTES 



Hamilton Association 



SESSION 1888—89. 



FIRST MEETING— Thursday, 8th November, 1888. 



The President, the Rev. Samuel Lyle, B. D., in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported the receipt of a large 

 number of exchanges during the recess, and also read letters — the 

 gift of Mr. J. B. Smith — from Bishop Strachan, Dr. Draper, and 

 Charles Merival. 



The Curator reported a gift of old engravings from Mr. T. C. 

 Mewburn, through Mr. Alexander, the Secretary; of a very old 

 book entitled " A Supplement to the Lives of the Csesars," and a 

 volume of " Monumental Effigies in the Temple Church, London," 

 from Mr. Richard Haigh. 



A cordial vote of thanks was passed to these donors. 



Mr. John Cape was proposed as a member of the Association 

 on the recommendation of Mr. Bull and the Secretary. 



The Secretary reported what had been done during the recess, 

 especially referring to the Field-day held at Beamsville on the 30th 

 of June, and calling attention to the kindness of Mr. Wm. Gibson, 

 of that place, who gave us the invitation and contributed so much to 

 the pleasure of the day, by his thoughtful kindness in conveying us 

 to and from his extensive Quarries, where we spent the most of the 



