24 Annual Report of the Council.
The Council beg to express their thanks to the several donors.
During the past year evening meetings have been held and papers read thereat as under : — Jan. 22. President's Address.
Feb. 1 8. P'airy Tales from MSS. of the loth and I2th Centuries. By Dr. Caster. March 17. Fairy Beliefs and other Folklore Notes from co. Leitrim. By
L. L. Duncan. April. 21. Personal Experiences of Witchcraft. By Dr. McAldowie. Ballads and their Folklore. By Professor F. York Powell. May 19. The Genesis of a Romance-FIero as illustrated by the Evolution of " Taillefer de Leon." By F. W. Bourdillon. The Hood-game as played at Haxey, in Lincolnshire. By Miss
Mabel Peacock. The Hare. By the Rev. Dr. Gregor. Devil-dancing in Ceylon. By J. B. Andrews. Buried Gold. By R. Greeven.
Executed Criminals and Folk-Medicine. By Miss M. Peacock. Lewis Folklore. By The Rev. M. McPhail. June 16. Funeral Masks in Europe. By the Hon. J. Abercromby.
Staffordshire Folk and their Lore. By Miss Burne. Nov. 17. One-sided Folklore. By F. G. Green.
Straw Goblins ; and Marks on Ancient Monuments. By C. G.
Leland. The Part played by Water in Marriage Customs. By L. Gold-
merstein. Customs of the Peasantry of lunishowen. By Thos. Doherty. Dec. 15. The Folklore of Pepys. By H. B. Wheatley.
Two Siamese Charms. By Miss M. C. Ffennell.
Some specially interesting examples of folklore objects from Aberdeenshire and Galloway, including a herd's club, a lamp used in farm kitchens, a fairy-bottle, a witch-bottle, and an old-fashioned reel for winding yarn, were exhibited by Dr. Gregor at the evening meeting in June, and very kindly presented by him to the Society. They have been added to the exhibits in its case in the Museum of Archae- ology and Ethnology at Cambridge. A number of other objects await the consideration of the Museums Committee, and the Council will gladly welcome further contributions from the members or their friends.
