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44 There has been a slight falling off in the attendances at the evening meetings; but, save on one or two occasions, the meetings have been fairly well attended. The discussions following the reading of the papers have been generally well maintained and have often proved very interesting. The Council take this opportunity of reminding members of the privilege accorded to them of bringing friends to the meetings, and of assuring them that any friends they may bring will always be made welcome. The following papers were read in the course of the year 1899, viz:—

Jan. 18. The President's Address. "Britain and Folklore."

Feb. 15. "The Powers of Evil in the Hebrides." By Miss Goodrich-Freer.

"The Tar-Baby Story." By Miss A. Werner.

March 15. "Japanese Myth." By Mr. W. G. Aston.

"Two Thousand Years of a Charm against the Child-Stealing Witch." By Dr. Gaster.

April 19. "The place of Totemism in the Evolution of Religion." By Professor Jevons.

"Some Wexford Folklore." By Mr. P. Redmond.

May  17. "The Machinery of Folktales as exhibited in Legends of the Panjab." By Lieut.-Col. Temple.

June 21. "The Legends of Krishna." By Mr. W. Crooke.

"Devonshire Folklore." By Lady Rosalind Northcote.

"More Folklore from the Hebrides." By Mr. M. McPhail.

Nov. 15. "Preanimistic Religion." By Mr. R. R. Marett.

Dec. 20. "An Account of two Obsolete Ceremonies in the Medicine and Sorcery of Murray Island, Torres Straits." By Mr. C. S. Myers.

The following objects have also been exhibited at the meetings, viz.:

(1) A lucky wisp from Kilmore, co. Down. By Miss C. Patterson. (2) A stamp for Holy Church bread from Calymnos. By Mr. W. H. D. Rouse. (3) A bone from the head of the "Scar" fish used for divining the sex of an unborn child. By Mrs. W. R. Baton. (4) A photograph of a team of oxen ploughing at Elkstone, in the Cotswold Hills. By the President. (5) A Hornbook dating back to 1745, and referred to in Tuer's Hornbook. By Mr. W. Whitelegge. (6) Photographs of "May Ladies" at King's Lynn.