Here, then, is another wide field of inquiry, by means of pick and »; »l», h 'berto almost untouched. But what shall we say of the still vaster field of the Prehistoric Forts, in the ex avation of which scarce a beginning has been made, although in no other way can we arrive at a knowledge of their structure and of their plein Scottish history! I could almost regret that the Society have undertaken the excavation of Roman Camps' in preference to our own Native Forts. The secrets that lie beneath the ruins of the Cate thune, Dersinnan, and hundreds of other native fortresses, are nt less worthy of being brought to light than the relies left be hand by the Romans, and I trust, although it may not be in my day, that the Sxiety will yet be enabled to undertake this eminently str: the and almost unlimited held of inquiry. Thus far I have spoken only of prehistoric remains, but what of the nevaerous mediaval ruins of castles, churches, and abbeys or their sites that are so thickly scattered over our country? Would not our knowle of them he greatly promoted by excavation? What can be done in this way has been shown by the Marquis of Bute, and nearer home by our President, who, by a careful excavation, has ascertained the exact growed plan of the Abbey Church at Newbattle. This kind of work, apparently, might be left to the landed proprietors on whose property the retains are found, but few of them have followed the example of the two noblemen. I have nimed; and it may be that the task can only be accomplished, with the goodwill of the proprietors, by aid of our All this cannot be done without funds, and how these could be raised I know not; but I may point out that even if we could dispose of such is £200 a year, the field of Roman camps and stations, pre} torp forts, Spochs, crannogs, stone circles, and mediæval ruins awaiting vist that it could not be overtaken in two or three generativa, and that is looking far enough forward for anyone who may be inclined to add to our Rhind Primrose Excavation Fund, or - a new Find with a like object. The most recent addition of importance to the Library is a large and valuable collection of Bibles and Testaments, numbering no less than 124, bequeathed to it by the late Mr John Haxton, Markinch, to whom we are all the more indebted, as he was in no way connected with our Society. As far as our slender means allow, we endeavour to keep pace in the Library with the advance of Archæological Research, but even restricting our purchases as we do to works relating directly or indirectly to Scottish Archæology, we have been obliged to pass over many that should have found a place on our shelves, and the Library is far from being so well supplied as the only Archæological Library in Scotland ought to be. Many of our Dictionaries and Books of Reference, too, are out of date, and it is not too much to say that £1000 could be well spent in gradually supplying our more pressing wants, but the immediate expenditure of even a fourth of that sum would enable us to fill many blanks, the existence of which is an actual hindrance to work at the present moment. Is it too much to hope that in these days, when the wealthy in Scotland are not only more numerous than of old, but are more animated with the patriotic desire not to allow their country to lag behind others in the field of science, some one will be found willing to assist a Society which makes known not its own wants so much as those of the important National Institution that has been placed under its charge? The Treasurer submitted a statement of the Society's Funds, which was ordered to be printed and circulated among the Fellows. The Secretary read the Annual Report to the Board of Trustees, as follows:- ANNUAL REPORT to the Honourable the Board of Trustees for Manufactures in Scotland by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, with reference to the National Museum of Antiquities under their charge, for the year ending 30th September 1899: During the past year the Museum has been open to the public as formerly, and has been visited by 20,485 persons, of whom 19,110 were visitors on free days, and 1375 on pay days. The number of objects of antiquity added to the Museum has been 589 by donation and 1105 by purchase. The number of books and pamphlets added to the Library has been 144 by donation and 131 by purchase, and the binding of about 70 volumes has been proceeded with. Among the more important additions to the Museum are:-a Collection of Flint Implements, etc., from Berwick, Roxburgh, and Selkirk shires, presented by Mr Thomas Scott, A.R.S.A.; three Collections by the late Mr William Galloway, Corr. Mem. S.A. Scot., amounting to upwards of 800 specimens of Implements of Stone, Bone, and Deerhorn, from three shell mounds in Oronsay; a Bronze Sword and other objects found with other swords already in the Museum in digging the foundations of a house in Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh, in 1869; a Collection of objects obtained during the recent excavation of a Hill Fort on Castle Law, Abernethy; and another Collection obtained during the excavation by the Society of the camps and earthworks on Birrenswark Hill, Dumfriesshire, D. CHRISTISON, Secretary. MONDAY, 11th December 1899. THE HON. JOHN ABERCROMBY, Vice-President, in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken, the following Gentlemen were duly elected Fellows: : Col. JAMES ALLARDYCE, LL.D., of Culquoich, 3 Queen's Terrace, Aberdeen. The following articles, acquired by the Purchase Committen for the Museum and Library during the recess, 7th May to 30th November, were exhibited: Small polished Stone Axe, 33 inches in length by 1 che in it, broken on the sides towards the butt, found on the nown dide of Loch Tay, near Kenmore, Polished Stone Axe, 41 by 3 inches, the butt broken, found at Zoster ton of Gagie, parish of Mirroes, Forfarshine, Charter br Alexander. Commendater f Culmes, to Adam Zek. Dunimarie, of a tenerent in Calm sa, 1589, eth ad Earthenware or in which the Grangeth ward contained. The The jar Via eesmered in facanente It is an ortare File" ur fledge $1. revishlar,. f Lave been two jars at least one piece of the bottom of a similar jar having been powerved among the pieces of this one. In the jar, or in With jars, there was a large hoard of silver coins, of which 1094 were pods Treasure Trove. The following is a list of the coins recoveri As the bulk of the coins are English of the reigns of James VI. and Charles I., the deposit was probably made during the time of the Civil War. Whorl of grey sandstone, 2 inches in diameter, with slightly incised lines on one surface, found at Melrose, Collection of implements of flint and stone, found on the farms of Shipperfield and Loch, near West Linton, Peeblesshire, comprising: Small polished Ave of indurated clay-slate, 21 inches in length by 13 inches in breadth at the cutting edge, somewhat damaged. Polished Adze of greenstone of peculiar form, flat on one side and |