in each year, and having had his accounts audited he shall lay them before the Annual Meeting. Two-thirds of the life-subscriptions received by him shall be invested in such security as the Council may approve. THE SECRETARIES. The Secretaries shall attend all meetings of the Association, transmit notices to the Members, and read the letters and papers communicated to the Association. The notices of meetings of the Council shall state the business to be transacted, including the names of any candidates for the office of Vice-President or Members of Council, but not the names of proposed Associates or Honorary Correspondents. THE COUNCIL. 1. The Council shall superintend and regulate the proceedings of the Association, and elect the Associates; whose names, when elected, are to be read over at the ordinary meetings. 2. The Council shall meet on the days on which the ordinary meetings of the Association are held, or as often as the business of the Association shall require, and five members shall be a quorum. 3. An extraordinary meeting of the Council may be held at any time by order of the President, or by a requisition signed by five of its members, stating the purpose thereof, addressed to the Secretaries, who shall issue notices of such meeting to every member. 4. The Council shall fill up any vacancy that may occur in any of the offices or among its own members, notice of proposed election being given at the immediately preceding Council meeting. 5. The Council shall submit a report of its proceedings to the Annual Meeting. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 1. The ordinary meetings of the Association shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays in November, the first Wednesday in December, the third Wednesday in January, the first and third Wednesdays in the months from February to April inclusive, the third Wednesday in May, and the first Wednesday in June, at 8 o'clock in the evening precisely, for the purpose of inspecting and conversing upon the various objects of antiquity transmitted to the Association, and such other business as the Council may appoint. The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held on the first Wednesday in May in each year, at 4.30 P.M. precisely, at which the President, Vice-Presidents, and officers of the Association shall be elected, and such other business shall be conducted as may be deemed advisable for the well-being of the Association; but none of the rules of the Association shall be repealed or altered unless twenty-eight days' notice of intention to propose such repeal or alteration shall have been given to the Secretaries, and they shall have notified the same to the Members of the Council at their meeting held next after receipt of the notice. 2. An extraordinary general meeting of the Association may at any time be convened by order of the President, or by a requisition signed by twenty Associates, stating the object of the proposed meeting, addressed to the Secretaries, who shall issue notices accordingly, stating therein the object for which the meeting is called. 3. A General Public Meeting or Congress shall be held annually in such town or place in the United Kingdom, at such time and for such period as shall be considered most advisable by the Council, to which Associates, Correspondents, and others, shall be admitted by ticket, upon the payment of one guinea, which shall entitle the bearer, and also a lady, to be present at all meetings either for the reading of papers, the exhibition of antiquities, the holding of conversazioni, or the making of excursions to examine any objects of antiquarian interest. 4. The Officers having the management of the Congress shall submit their accounts to the Council at their next meeting after the Congress shall have been held, and a detailed account of their personal expenses, accompanied by as many vouchers as they can produce. ANNULMENT OF MEMBERSHIP. If there shall be any ground alleged, other than the nonpayment of subscriptions, for the removal of any Associate, such ground shall be submitted to the Council at a Special Meeting to be summoned for that purpose, of which notice shall be given to the Associate complained of, and in default of his attending such meeting of Council, or giving a satisfactory explanation to the Council, he shall, if a resolution be passed at such meeting, or any adjournment thereof, by two-thirds at least of the members then present for such removal, thereupon cease to be a member of the Association. Provided that no such resolution shall be valid unless nine members of the Council at least (including the Chairman) shall be present when the resolution shall be submitted to the meeting. LIST OF CONGRESSES. Congresses have been already held at 1844 CANTERBURY 1845 WINCHESTER 1846 GLOUCESTER 1847 WARWICK 1848 WORCESTER 1849 CHESTER 1850 MANCHESTER & LANCASTER 1851 DERBY 1852 NEWARK 1853 ROCHESTER 1854 CHEPSTOW 1855 ISLE OF WIGHT 1856 BRIDGWATER AND BATH 1857 NORWICH 1858 SALISBURY 1859 NEWBURY 1860 SHREWSBURY 1861 EXETER 1862 LEICESTER 1863 LEEDS 1864 IPSWICH. 1865 DURHAM 1866 HASTINGS 1867 LUDLOW 1870 HEREFORD 1872 WOLVERHAMPTON 1873 SHEFFIELD 1874 BRISTOL . 1875 EVESHAM 1876 BODMIN AND PENZANCE Under the Presidency of THE LORD A. D. CONYNGHAM, K.C.H., F.R.S., F.S.A. J. HEYWOOD, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., F.S.A. SIR OSWALD MOSLEY, BT., D.C.L. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE RALPH BERNAL, Esq., M.A. THE EARL OF PERTH AND MELFORT THE EARL OF ALBEMARLE, F.S.A. SIR C. H. ROUSE BOUGHTON, BT. THE EARL BATHURST THE LORD LYTTON CHANDOS WREN HOSKYNS, Esq., M.P. THE DUKE OF NORFOLK, E.M. Congresses have been already held at 1877 LLANGOLLEN 1878 WISBECH 1879 YARMOUTH & NORWICH 1880 DEVIZES 1881 GREAT MALVERN 1882 PLYMOUTH 1883 DOVER 1884 TENBY 1885 BRIGHTON 1886 DARLINGTON AND BISHOP AUCKLAND 1887 LIVERPOOL 1888 GLASGOW 1889 LINCOLN. 1890 OXFORD 1891 YORK 1892 CARDIFF 1893 WINCHESTER 1894 MANCHESTER 1895 STOKE-ON-TRENT 1896 LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES 1897 CONWAY. 1898 PETERBOROUGH 1899 BUXTON . Under the Presidency of SIR WATKIN W. WYNN, BART., M.P. THE EARL OF HARDWICKE THE LORD WAVENEY, F.R.S. THE EARL NELSON LORD ALWYNE COMPTON, D.D., DEAN OF WORCESTER THE DUKE OF SOMERSET, K.G. THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G. THE BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S THE DUKE OF NORFOLK, E.M. THE BISHOP OF DURHAM SIR J. A. PICTON, F.S.A. THE MARQUESS OF BUTE, K.T., LL.D. THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA AND NOT- THE MARQUESS OF RIPON, K.G. THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK, G.C.S.I. THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, K.G. COLONEL SIR WALTER WILKIN. THE LORD MOSTYN. THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. THE MARQUESS OF GRANBY. OFFICERS AND COUNCIL FOR THE SESSION, 1899-0. President. THE MOST HON. THE MARQUESS OF GRANBY. Vice-Presidents. Ex officio.-THE DUKE OF NORFOLK, K.G., E.M.; THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, K.G.; THE MARQUESS OF BUTE, K.T., LL.D.; THE MARQUESS OF RIPON, K.G., G.C.S.I.; THE EARL OF MOUNT-EDGCUMBE; THE EARL NELSON; THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK, G.C.S.I.; THE LORD BISHOP OF LLANDAFF, D.D., F.S.A.; THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH ; THE LORD MOSTYN; SIR CHARLES H. ROUSE BOUGHTON, Bart. ; COLONEL SIR WALTER WILKIN. WALTER DE GRAY BIRCH, Esq., SIR JOHN EVANS, K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., F.S.A. THOMAS BLASHILL, Esq., F.Z.S. C. H. COMPTON, Esq. WILLIAM HENRY COPE, Esq., F.S.A. LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., F.S.A. J. S. PHENÉ, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A., SIR ALBERT WOODS, K.C.M.G., F.S.A. Honorary Treasurer. CHAS. LYNAM, Esq., F.S.A., Stoke-upon-Trent. Sub-Treasurer. SAMUEL RAYSON, Esq., 32, Sackville Street, W. Honorary Secretaries. GEORGE PATRICK, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., 16, Red Lion Square, W.C. REV. H. J. DUKINFIELD ASTLEY, M.A., The Vicarage, East Rudham, |