Surrey Archaeological Society.

other books ; a collection of the seals of the corporate towns and abbeys of Surrey , & c . Shortly after eleven o ' clock , Sir W . Or . Bylton Jolliffe , Bart ., M . P ., Vice-President , was called to the chair . About sixty members were present , and 100 visitors . Sir "W . G . H . Jolliffe , having opened the meeting ,

The Honorary Secretary , Mr . George Bish Webb , read the minutes of the meeting held at Guildford , on the 28 th of June , which were confirmed , as were also the minutes of a special meeting held in Southwark , on October 30 th . He then read the report of the council . After giving the substance of the minutes just read , it proceeded to lament the demise of two of the society ' s supporters ;

viz . the Duke of . Norfolk , K . G ., F . R . S ., President ; and Sir William Molesworth , Bart ., M . P ., 1 T . R . S ., Vice-President . The council , however , had the pleasure of announcing the patronage of the Duke of Cambridge . During the year , thirty-one new members had been added to the society , making a total of 430 , of which fifty-eight were life members . Several interesting contributions had been made to the society ' s museum , full notices of which appeared in the " Transactions . "

About twelve o ' clock the reading of the papers commenced . The Rev . Charles Boutell , M . A ., of Hampton Court , read " An Architectural Notice of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity , Croydon , founded by John Whitgift , Archbishop of Canterbury , " the author , W , Petit Griffith , Esq ., F . S . A ., F . R . I . B . A ., not being able to attend in time to do so . The paper was a very interestingly-written history of this benevolent institution , and gave a great many details respecting the building , repairing , and management of the hospital . A paper on " The Monuments in Croydon Church , " or rather on the sacerdotal vestments worn there under Archbishops Grindale , Whitgift , and Sheldon , was

next read . Cuthbert W . Johnson , Esq ., E . R . S ., interested the company with a paper on " The derivation and meaning of the word ' Coldharbour , '" as applied to various places in Surrey and elsewhere . " The Antiquities of Streatham " were given by the Rev . Walter Meld , M . A ., F . S . A . It had been announced that the Eev . C . Boutell would give the fifth paperu On the Monumental Brasses of Surrey , especially those in the vicinity of

Croydon , " being a continuation of the paper read at the Guildford meeting in 1855 ; but as that gentleman accidentally left his papers at home , he gave a description of the rubbings suspended on the walls of the schoolroom , pointing out the peculiarities of the armorial dresses and the great perfection of the art of engraving in olden time . After staying in the schoolroom for some time examining the relics , & c , and especially a very ancient illuminated volume , written in . old English characters , which had been laid before the Chairman , the company adjourned to

Croydon parish church , for the purpose of inspecting its fine specimens of archaeological brasses , tablets , & c . The three altar-tombs and efligiea constructed of alabaster , and several kinds of marble , in memory of Archbishops Sheldon , Grindale , and Whitgift , attracted most attention . The visitors then turned into the palace grounds , and visited the old building which has been ocupied by so many famous archbishops . A great part of the premises arc now desecrated by the operations of a bleaching business ; still many relics of interest remain . Holy Trinity Hospital wan next visited ; but by far the most interesting and instructive visit was that to Ueddinoton Church and Mall , about a mile and a half

from the town . The church , although comparatively small , possesses a large number of monumental works . Near the chancel is a very elaborate altar-tomb and effigy to " Sir JjYaneis Carew , Knight , sonnc and heire of Sir Nicholas Carew , " one of the ancient occupants of the barony adjacent , to which family it belongs . The date of the tomb is Mill ; at the base arc represented seven children in the attitude of prayer .

After viewing the interior of Beddington Hall , ( . he company returned to Croydon , where a dinner took place in the ovojiiiiir .