COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR 1864-5. President ELECTED. Vice-Presidents. Rev. A. Hume, D.C.L., &c. Hon. A. EGERTON, M.P. Librarian. Curator. Treasurer. Hon. Secretary. Assistant Secretary. 2 * On the Druidical Rock Basins in the Neighbourhood of Burnley. By T. T. Wilkinson, F.R.A.S....................................... 1 The Ancient Borough of Over, Cheshire. By Thomas Rigby Esq. 13 The England of Shakspeare. By Nicholas Waterhouse Esq. ... The Greenwood of Sbakspeare. By Nicholas Waterhouse Esq.. 47 The Pamphlet Literature of Liverpool. By Thomas Dawson * The Lakeland of Lancashire: No. I, Hawkshead Town, Church and School. By A. Craig Gibson, F.S.A......... * On British Silver Military War Medals. By J. Harris Gibson Esq. 161 On the Flora of Preston and the Neighbourhood. Part IV. By Charles Joseph Ashfield Esq. ............ * Numismatic History of England, from 1066 to the present time: Part I, 1066 to 1504 By F. J. Jeffery, F.G.H.S............... 187 • The Limestone Caves of Craven and their Ancient Inbabitants. By Henry Ecroyd Smith Esq......... On some Results of the Census of the Deaf and Dumb in 1861. By David Buxton, F.R.S.L...... The History of Photography to the year 1844. By J. T. Towson, F R .G.S........................................................ ......... 249 * On the Cup-Cuttings and Ring-Cuttings on the Calder Stones near Liverpool. By Professor J. Y. Simpson, M.D. (Edinburgh). 257 On the Roman Topography of East Lancashire. By T. T. Wilkinson, F.R.A.S. &c. ........ * Notice of an Early Conventual Cemetery in Wirral. By Henry ......... LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Plate. PAGE. .......... to face 8 III. Interior View of Hawkshead Grammar School ...... „ 155 IV. Chest and Seal-Hawkshead Grammar School ..... „ 158 V. Crimean Medal &c. ......... VI. Penny, William I; Shilling, Henry VII ; Half- VII. Pennies, Henry III; Farthings, Edward I, II or VIII. Gold Noble, Henry III ; Noble, Edward III ; Quar- ter or Ferling Noble, Edward III ; Angel, Henry VI; Sovereign, Henry VII .............. „.. IX. Limestone Scaurs near Settle..............................., X. Ancient British Brooches &c., discovered in Lime- XI and XII. Calder Stones ......... XIII. Hilbre Cross... LIST OF MEMBERS. SESSION XVII-1864.65. The first List was dated 23rd November. 1848 : all whose names appeared in it are therefore Original Members. Those who have been enrolled as Mayors or Sheriffs have their year of office attached. The letter P denotes that the Members, in connexion with whose names it occurs, have read papers before the Society. Those whose names are printed in SMALL CAPITALS are Members of the Council; and in Italics are Life Members. Those marked thus Are Resident. The post town Liverpool is usually omitted. A 23rd Nov., 1848. Ainslie, Montague, Grizedale hall, Hawkshead, Windermere. Ist Deo., 1859. Ainslie, P. B., F.S.A. Scot., Guildford. 4th Dec., 1862. *Anderson, John, 42, Bold street. 17th Deo., 1857. *Anderson, Thomas Darnley, 5, India buildings, Water street, and West Dingle. 3rd May, 1849. *Anderson, Thomas Francis, Holly lodge, Fairfield, and 3, Cable street. 4th Dec., 1856. Ansdell, John, St. Helens. 23rd Nov., 1848. Ansdell, Richard, A.R.A, Lytham house, St. Alban's road, Kensington, London, W. 15th Sept., 1854. Arrowsmith, P. R., The Ferns, Bolton. 2nd Dec., 1858. Artingstall, George, Warrington. 4th Dec., 1802. Ashfield, Charles Joseph, 9, Regent street, Preston. p. 11th May, 1854. Aspland, Rev. R. Brook, M.A., Frampton villas, South Hackney, London. 9th Oct., 1854. Atherton, Henry, Sutton, Prescot. H. Sh. Cheshire, 1857. Atkinson, William, Ashton heyes, Chester. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Avison, Thomas, F.S.A., 18, Cook street, and Fulwood park, Aigburth. 3rd Jan., 1861. *Baar, Rev. Hermann, Ph.Dr., 98, Bedford street South. Richmond terrace. 1st Dec., 1864. *Bath, John D., Garston. 12th Jan., 1860. *Bath, William H. P. 6th March, 1862. Bazley, Thomas, M.P., Hayesleigh, Manchester, and Reform Club, London, S.W. 6th Dec., 1849. Beamont, William, Warrington. 21st May, 1857. *Bean, Edwin, Revenue buildings. 16th April, 1858. *Bell, Christopher, Back Goree. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Bell, Henry, Hamilton square, and Grosvenor road, Claughton, Birkenhead. 15th Nov., 1854. *Belshaw, John, Wason buildings, 4, Harrington street, 1st Dec., 1864. *Benas, B. L., 5, South Castle street. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Bennett, William, Sir Thomas's buildings, and 109, Shaw street. 7th March, 1850. Birch, Sir Thomas Bernard, Bart., The Hazles, Prescot. 23rd Nov., 1848. Birchall, Major Thos., Ribbleton hall, Preston. 1st May, 1862. Birkenhead, E. H., B. Sc., F.G.S., Worsley mesnes, Wigan. 4th March, 1852. Birley, Rev. John Shepherd, Moss Lea, Bolton le-Moors, Preston. P. 8th Jan., 1852. Birley, T. Langton, Carr hill, Kirkham. 6th Dec., 1855. Black, J., M.D., F.G.S., 2, George's square, Edinburgh. 23rd Nov., 1848. Blackburne, John Ireland, The Hall, Hale. 20th Sept., 1854. Blackmore, William, 10, Water street, and Hooton, Chester. 20th Sept., 1864. *Bloxam, Frederick William. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Blundell, Thomas Weld, Ince Blundell, Great Crosby. 6th May, 1853. Booth, Benjamin Witham, Swinton, Manchester. 1st May, 1856. Booth, John Billington, Overleigh house, Preston. 16th Dec., 1853. Bossi, Arthur, Paris. 3rd Jan., 1856. *Bouch, Thomas, 1, Oldhall street, and New Brighton. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Boult, Joseph, Exchange buildings West, and Parkfield road, Aigburth road. 8th Dec., 1851. Bourne, Cornelius, Stalmine hall, Preston. 16th April, 1858. *Bower, Anthony, Vauxhall foundry, & Seaforth. 6th Dec., 1855. Bowes, John, Blue Coat School, Warrington. 13th Nov., 1851. Brackstone, R. H., Lyncombe hill, Bath. 15th Dec., 1853. Bradbury, Charles, Salford crescent, Manchester. 17th Dec., 1857. *Bradley, William Gibson, 52, Bold street, and 18, Kenyon terrace, Birkenhead. 23rd Nov., 1848. *Brakell, Thomas, 7, Cook street, and 23, Rich. mond terrace, Everton. Mayor Liv., 1848-9. *Bramley-Moore, John, Hon. Mem. Archæol. Association, Aigburth. 80th Dec., 1854. Brent, Francis, Custom bouse, Plymouth. P. 7th May, 1863. *BRIGHT, E. B., 2, Exchange buildings, and Waterloo. P. 9th March, 1854. *BRIGHT, HENRY ARTHUR, A.M., Fairfield, and 1, North John street. 1848-9. *Brammed-terraco, Evercoook street, and |