Amount of Stock invested, £276. 3s. 6d. New

3 per Cents.

We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing Balance

The barrow, which is of large extent, had been already partially levelled. It is situated close to the high road, between Farnham and Guildford. A cutting and cross-cutting were effected, and carried down to a depth of three or four feet, but without any success.

KENNINGTON.

A GENERAL MEETING was held at the HORNS TAVERN, KENNINGTON, on the Evening of Wednesday, April 20th, 1859.

The Chair was taken at half-past seven o'clock by WILLIAM ROUPELL, Esq., M.P., a Vice-President.

After a few words from the Chairman,

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.
Several new Members were elected.

The following Papers were then read :

1. Notices of the Royal Manor and Residence of Kennington. By W. H. Hart, Esq., F.S.A.

(Mr. Roupel here vacated the Chair, which was taken by J. R. D. TYSSEN, Esq., F.S.A.)

2. Notes on the Parishes of Battersea and Penge. By W. H. Black, Esq., F.S.A.

3. Remarks on the Deed of Sir Edward and Lady Barker, from the Muniment-room of Whitgift's Hospital, Croydon (since published in facsimile by the Society). By J. W. Flower, Esq.

4. Notices of a MS. Diary of Archbishop Laud. By J. W. Flower, Esq.

The Hon. Secretary called attention to a number of objects of interest which had been got together very shortly before the meeting, and in some haste, and were then exhibited in the meeting-room.

This exhibition included the following articles :—

A Collection of nearly sixty Rubbings from Brasses, mostly of large size and of good execution. Of these, nine specimens, exhibited by J. W. Flower, Esq., were from the Continent; and twentyseven others contributed by J. L. Peake, Esq., from Churches in Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, and the neighbouring counties. Conspicuous among these were the Rubbings from the seven fine Brasses in Cobham Church, Kent. For other specimens the Society was indebted to Mrs. Charles Freake, A. Heales, Esq., J. J. Howard, Esq., G. H. Davies, Esq., and H. Sydney Barton, Esq. An early Italian Painting. Alfred Heales, Esq.

A Romano-British Cinerary Urn, of sun-baked clay, found on the banks of the Little Ouse, in Suffolk. The urn was eighteen inches high by fifteen inches in diameter, and when found contained calcined human bones: also a Quern formed of the Conglomerate or

Pudding-stone, and two Encaustic Tiles, from Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire. J. W. Flower, Esq.

A Collection of Proclamations, Early Newspapers, and Historical Tracts. G. Howels Davies, Esq.

Autograph Signature of Sir William Fleetwood, Recorder of London temp. Elizabeth, subscribed to an Instrument dated from The Clink, in Southwark. J. J. Howard, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A.

Thanks were voted to the gentlemen who had read Papers, and to the Exhibitors.

On the motion of J. W. Flower, Esq., seconded by J. G. Pilcher, Esq., thanks were given to W. Roupell, Esq., and J. R. D. Tyssen, Esq., for their kindness in presiding.

Mr. Tyssen acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting adjourned.

RICHMOND.

THE SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Society was held at RICHMOND, on Tuesday, July 5th, 1859, in the large room of the NATIONAL SCHOOLS, ETON STREET, which was placed at the disposal of the Society by the kindness of the Trustees of the Schools.

At eleven o'clock the Chair was taken by the Right Hon. Lord Abinger, M.A., a Vice-President.

After a brief Address from the Chairman,

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

G. B. Webb, Esq., the Hon. Secretary, then read the Annual Report of the Council, to the following effect:*

The Council congratulated the Society on its satisfactory progress, in proof of which they mentioned that the two meetings held in the previous twelvemonth at Farnham and Kennington had been attended by upwards of 600 members and visitors, and that a steady increase of the former was still maintained.

In preparing the Society's publications for the Press, the Council had on several occasions felt themselves reluctantly compelled to omit Illustrative Engravings of much interest, in order to confine the expense within the limits allowed by the Society's ordinary funds. In order to meet this difficulty, the Council had opened an Illustration Fund, to which several Members of the Society had already contributed, and to which they now invited general attention.

The Library and Museum had received considerable additions.

It having appeared to the Council that in future it would be more

* The draft of this Report was, it is believed, mislaid during the removal of papers, &c., consequent on the lamented decease of Mr. Webb, and has not since been recovered. Its substance, however, has been collected from other sources.

convenient to make their financial year harmonise with the civil year, they had directed a supplemental Balance-sheet to be prepared, showing the income and expenditure of the Society for the six months ending December 31, 1858. This had accordingly been done, and the Balancesheet would be read with the Auditors' report thereon.

The Chairman moved the adoption of the Report, which was carried unanimously.

The Balance-sheet (see page xxxiv.) and the Report of the Auditors were then read.

Auditors' Report, Surrey Archeological Society, 1859.

The Auditors have much pleasure in submitting the accounts, made up, as requested by the Council, to the 31st December, 1858, being the half-year's accounts from July, 1858, to which time the accounts had been audited and submitted to the Meeting held at Farnham.

They have also much pleasure in certifying the growing increase of the Society by the continued accession of new Members, as appears by the amount received for subscriptions, and the smallness of the arrears to Christmas, 1858.

They have also vouched, through the medium of the Banker's account, the sum of £348. 9s. 3d. New Three per Cent. Annuities, which amount is now invested and standing to the credit of the Surrey Archæological Society, in conformity with the rules, as being part of the Life Members' Compositions, and presenting the nucleus of a Permanent Fund, the dividends of which are periodically carried to Income account, and thus making an actual capital, with the value of the Library publications and Collection belonging to the Society (the latter of which are placed at the very moderate value of £115), of £435.

They also beg to add, on presenting this short summary of the affairs of the Society, their satisfaction with the clear and intelligent manner in which the accounts have been kept by the Honorary Secretary, and the accuracy of the vouchers produced for the sums expended by the Society.

(Signed)

WILLIAM TAYLER,
JOHN THOMAS MAYBANK,

}Auditors.

A vote of thanks to the Auditors was then proposed and carried unanimously.

John Godefroy, Esq., and A. J. Hiscocks, Esq., were elected Auditors in the room of Messrs. Tayler and Maybank.

The Council and Officers for the ensuing year were elected.

The following presents were announced :—

From J. Y. Akerman, Esq., Sec. S.A.: Twelve Roman Coins.

From G. Dyer, Esq., of Richmond: Three Photographs from Rare Prints of the Ancient Palace of Richmond.

A vote of thanks was passed to the Donors, and also to the Hon. Sec.

and Officers of the Society for their able management of the Society's affairs during the past year.

The following Papers were then read :—

1. Notices of the Family of Cobham of Sterborough Castle, and Lingfield, Surrey. By J. Wickham Flower, Esq.

2. Notes from the Parish Registers of Richmond, Kingston, and Petersham. By W. H. Hart, Esq., F.S.A.

3. On the Antiquities of Richmond. By W. Chapman, Esq. (Hon. Local Sec.)

4. A Short Description of the Monuments in Richmond Church. By the Rev. W. Bashall (Hon. Local Sec.)

Thanks were returned to the Authors of these Papers.

On the motion of W. J. Evelyn, Esq., F.S.A., seconded by the Rev. J. Chandler, a vote of thanks was passed to Lord Abinger for his kindness in presiding.

The Meeting then adjourned to the Parish Church, which had been thrown open for the inspection of the Society.

At three o'clock Lord Abinger and the Company proceeded to the Lecture-hall of the Cavalry College, on Richmond Green. Here, with the kind permission of the Commandant, Capt. Barrow, a temporary Local Museum had been formed by the exertions of the following gentlemen, who, together with the Hon. Local Secretaries, the Rev. W. Bashall, W. Chapman, Esq., and T. Meadows Clarke, Esq., had been formed into a Local Committee:

The Rev. Harry Dupuis, B.D.,
Vicar of Richmond.

Eustace Anderson, Esq.
Herbert Barnard, Esq., F.S.A.
Henry G. Bohn, Esq.

The Rev. R. Burgh Byam, M. A.
Edward H. Hills, Esq.

John H. Jackson, Esq.
G. Streater Kempson, Esq.
W. Lambert, Esq.

The Chairman formally opened

calling attention to its contents.

John Parson, Esq.

John Brandram Peele, Esq.
Edward Penthyn, Esq.
John Allan Powell, Esq.
Colonel Price.

W. C. Sellé, Esq., Mus. D.
Henry A. Smith, Esq.
Robert Smith, Esq.
William Smythe, Esq.
Samuel Walker, Esq..

the Museum with a brief address,

Among the objects of archæological interest exhibited were the following: *

Celtic Wood Vessel from a Bog in the County of Armagh.

* The collection was large and important, though of a rather miscellaneous character. It is much to be regretted that no accurate list either of the articles so kindly forwarded for exhibition, or of the names of the exhibitors, is to be found among the records of the Society. The list here given is the best which at this lapse of time can be made out.