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Proceedings Society of Antiquaries of Scotland PROCEEDINGS SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND. EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION", 1866-67. ANNIVERSARY MEETING, 30th November 1866. DAVID LABSTG, Esq., LL.D., Vice-President Chaire th n i ,. The Office-bearers of the Society were elected for the Session as follows:— Patron. HEE MAJEST QUEENE YTH . * President. THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND QUEENSBERRY, K.G. Vice-Presidents. Professo r JAMESi r . SIMPSONSY , Bart., M.D. DAVID LAING, Esq., LL.D. WILLIAM FOEBES SKENE, Esq., LL.D. Councillors, Eight Hon. GEORQE PATTON, Lord Advocate. ) Representinge th FRANCIS ABBOTT, Esq. ) Board of Trustees. JAMES T. GIBSON CRAIG, Esq. Professor COSMO INNES. VOL. VII. PART I. A 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 1866. JAMBS D. MARWICK, Esq. Colonel JOSEPH DUNDAS of Oarronhall. The Hon. Lord NEAVES, LL.D. KOBERT HUTCHESO f CarlowrieNo , Esq. Secretaries. JOHN STUART, Esq., General Register House. JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, M.D. DAVID LAINO, Esq., for Foreign, Correspondence. Treasurer. THOMAS B, JOHNSTON, Esq. StAndre4 , w Square. Curators Museum.the of JAMES DJJUMMOND, Esq., U.S.A. EGBERT CARFRAE, Esq. Curator of Coins. GEOKGE SIM,. Esq. " - Librarian. JOHN MACMTLLAN, Esq., A.M. <v Auditors. ALEXANDER BEYSON, Esq. DAVID DOUGLAS, Esq. WILLIAM T. M'CuLtoce, Keeper of the Museum. ROBERT PAUL, Assistant. The Chairman stated that the Society had lost by death six of the Fellows durin pase gth t year, viz.:— Elected JOHN AECHIBALD CAMPBELL. 183 1. , Esq., . W.S. JAMES DUNCAN, M.D., . 1850 Rev. JAMES FOWLER, LL.D., Minister of Eatho, . 1850 ANNIVERSARY MEETING. 3 Elected. Eight Hon. THE EAEL OP KINNOULL, . 1827 JOHN MACKAY . .185 , . Esq., Jeweller 5. , JOHN MELLIS NAIRNE of Dunsinane, Esq., . 1857 Durin e pasgth t year twenty-five Fellows have been admittedd an ; four have forfeited their rights of membership by falling into arrear. Thert presen a role e th le ar n 31o t 0 Fellows. The decease of three of the HONORARY MEMBERS which had taken place during the same period, were thus noticed by the Chairman, viz.:— . GEOBG1 E PETEIE, LL.D e die H t Dublina e d.18t th f o hn o , January eminenn lastfathes a s Hi , agerwa . t dportrai75 miniaturd an t e paintere himselartisn h a professiony s d b tr som an wa f,fo ed timan , e hel office d Presidenth f o e Eoyae th f to l Hibernian Academy chies hi t f Bu . distinction was owing to his archaeological pursuits, which gained him the prizes awarde Eoyae th y dlb Irish Academy elaborats hi r fo , ee worth n ko Bound Towers of Ireland, to which he assigned a Christian origin; and for his Essays on the Military Antiquities and Ancient Military Architecture o electefs Irelandwa Honorarn e da H . y Membe Societr ou f ro 1849yn i . ALEXANDRM . 2 E TEULET, Assistant Keepe e Imperiath f o r l Archives, die Parit da Junn si e60te lastth hages n i ,yea hi ,f havino r g been bort na Me'zieres on the 29th of January 1807. He received an education which qualified him for taking an eminent place as an Archivist by a course of legal study in the University of Paris, where he took his degree as licen- tiat lawf obtained eo an , firse dth t priz Ecolee 182n ei th n 3i des Chartes (or School of Charters), an institution peculiar, I believe, to France. His appointmen Eecore th n i td AssistanOfficn a s a e t Keepe Nationale th f o r , noe Imperiawth l Archive f Franceo s , e affordebesth t m meanshi d f o carryin s literarhi historicad n o gyan l investigations s firsHi t . visio t t Scotland was in. April 1839, as an important witness connected with French documents produce e celebrateth n i d Humphreysdr M tria f o l , claimin e Ear b f Stirling o lo gt d previouslr forgeryha fo ,e H . y been engaged in editing for Mr Purton Cooper, barrister-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, e Diplomatith c Correspondenc a MothL f o ee Fenelon, French Ambas- sador at the Court of England from 1568 to 1575. He was enabled to complete the series, partly by aid of the Bannatyne Club, in seven vols. 4 PKOCEEDINCS OF THE SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 1866. 8vo, 1838-1841. In 1839 he edited for the Abbotsford Club Invmtaire Chronologique des Documents relatifs a I'Histoire d'Ecosse, 4to. But his most important work connected with Scotland was undertaken at the expense of the Bannatyne Club, in three large volumes, 1852 and 1860, involving immense labour and research, entitled Papiers a"Mat, &c., or a Series of State Papers relating to Scottish Affairs, including many unpublished Spanish documents fro e famoumth s Simancas collection. As the number of copies of this collection printed was so limited as scarcel knowe b o y t n Francei . Teule M ,anxious wa t havo st t erepubi - lished in a less expensive form. This he accomplished, with the concur- rence of the Bannatyne Club, by remodelling the work, and publishing it, editionw ne a sa , unde e titl rth Relationsf eo Politiques Francea l e e d d t e 1'Espagne avec I'Ecosse au XVIme Siede, in five vols. royal octavo, Paris, 1862s sanguinHi . e expectation s succesit f remunerativa o ss sa e specu- lation wer t realisedwore eno th kt itselbu , s invaluabli f illustratinr efo g foreige th n relation f Scotlano s d with Franc d Spai momentoua an e t na s period of our history. I shall only mention one other publication by M. Teulet, on which he was officially engaged, by order of the Emperor Napoleon, unde e directioth r Coune Bordea th l e f nd o t .e th This swa Thesaurus Chartarum Francice, containin gchronologicaa l serie charterf so s commencing with the reign of King Pepin, in the year 711. The first volume extended to the reign of Philippe-Auguste in 1223, and he had made considerable progress wit e seconhth d volumee laboriouth t bu , s applicatio n preparini n a gwork , resemblin r Eymer'ou g s Fcedera,r o Dumont's Collectio f Treatiesno , must have seriously injure s healthdhi , and thae , indeedon t s requirewa t ,i unite e dth d service severaf so l qualified coadjutors. 3. The MARQUESS CAMDEN, KG., who died at his seat, Bayham Abbey, Sussex, on the 6th of August last, aged 66. His Lordship filled the chair as Presiden f variouo t s learned societies ,Camdee sucth s ha n Societd yan Arce th h geological Institut Greaf eo t Britain havy . Thosema attendeo ewh d the annual meetings of the. Institute (which usually assembles in one of the cathedral towns of England, and lasts for eight days), could not fail to remar interese kth Lordshis hi t p too thein ki r proceedings admiro t d an e, the courteous and unassuming manner in which he presided on such occasions. The Congress (as it is termed) took place this year in London, ANNIVERSARY MEETING. closine s Lordshith hi Julyf y n o gO da toward d .p en apologisee sth r dfo not having been able, from the state of his health, to attend so regularly wishedae sh ; but tmdiminishes proon i ,hi f o f d zeal, within thre four eo r days of his decease he obtained Her Majesty's permission to prefix the word " Royal" to the title of The Archaeological Institute. It was only this day twelvemonth that Lord Camden was elected one of our Honorary Members s Lordshiphi e meetind th an ;t a , n Juli g y last, expresseo dt mysel gratificatioe th f s e felnamn havinh ni hi t d e gha enrolle n a s a d Honorary Member of this Society. The Council have not yet had under consideration the persons deemed most eligibl submittee h e o Societet th o r t delectio yfo supplo t n y these vacancies. A ballot then took place, and the following gentlemen were elected FELLOW SOCIETE TH r YSo :— KALPH CAR f HedgeleyRo , Esq., Northumberland. PETER MILLER, Esq., Surgeon, Edinburgh. DONALD CRAIG, Esq., General Register House. JAMES YOUNG, M.D., Edinburgh. CDAVIDSONB . , Esq., Advocate, Aberdeen. NUMBE VISITORF R O MUSEU E TH O ST M FKOM IST NOVEMBERE 186TH O 5T END OF OCTOBER 1866. Month. Day. Sat. Evening. Total. 1865. December. , 7,138 927 8,065 1866. January, 16,302 365 16,667 February, 3,380 412 3,792 . March . , 4,188 481 4,669 April, . 2,648 329 2,977 May, .... 5,699 534 6,233 June, .... 8,134 639 . 8,773 July, .... 10,879 693 11,572 August. , 11,980 1,029 13,009 September, . 10,276 1,244 12,520 October, . 4,688 437 5,125 November,* ... (Shu* Cleaning)r tfo . 86,312 7,090 93,402 6 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 1866. The number of visitors for the year ending 31st October 1865 were, during the days, 86,027; and on Saturday evenings, 9908; total, 95,935. numbee Th f visitoro r s sinc e openin e th Museum th e 24t f th o g h n o , December 1859, being 598,091. e donation Th e Museuth o st d Librar man y durin e pasgth t year con- sisted of 129 objects of antiquity, exclusive of the large collection of stone implements, human skulls, bones of animals, &c. &c., found in the cours f explorationo e n Caithnesi s d Orkneyan s 9 coin 6 medals;d san , communion tokens, &c.; also 82 volumes of books and pamphlets, ex- clusive of periodicals.
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