them to join. The work of the Society is greatly hampered owing to the want of funds, and the Council feel sure that if this were only realised it would result in a large accession to the list of members. Enclosed will be found two forms of proposal of New Members, and the Council trust these will be returned to the Hon. Secretary duly filled up.

Mar.

J. R. Bate, Esq.

John H. Dalton, Esq.

C. A. Slater, Esq.
W. Wilkinson, Esq.
H. Godfrey Shaw, Esq.

E. Mitford Abraham, Esq. (re-
joins).

PAPERS READ, 1906.

I. "Old Widnes." By CHARLES POOLE.

15.

I.

15.

((a)

(a) "The Armorials of Ormskirk Church." By JAMES BROMLEY, J.P.

(b) "A Lancashire Civil War Tax." By Lt.-Col. HENRY FISHWICK, F.S.A.

"Cromwell in Lancashire." By ROLAND J. SHELley. "Some Interesting English Gold Coins." By Dr. PHILIP NELSON.

29. "The Physical Features of the Mersey Basin." By JOSEPH LOMAS, F.G.S.

AUTUMN SESSION.

Nov. 1. Meeting at the Free Library. Paper by Mr. PETER

COWELL.

"An Account of the Excavations at Veratinum (near Warrington) for the Present Year." By THOMAS MAY.

"Notes on the Early Liverpool Directories, with Special Reference to the Issue for 1766." By GEORGE T. SHAW.

((a) "Some Further Notes on Standish Church and its Chantries." By Mrs. ARTHUR CECIL TEMPEST.

(b) "An Old Liverpool Punch Bowl."

By A. H.

ARKLE.

Bills owing by this Society

F. C. BEAZLEY, Hon. Treasurer.

31st December 1906.

Limelight and Expenses, 1906

4 4

Books to add to Stock

£4 0

Library, and binding

O 9

Balance in Bank at date