Institute something beyond what it had been or what it was, and more what it should be, viz. a museum and collection of every kind of work of art connected with their profession. Mr. Lockyer's ideas were as enlarged as those of any member in the room-large as he (Mr. Hayward) knew the views of many to be with regard to the extension of the scope of the Institute as far as possible, towards forming a museum upon their own premises, as well as providing a reading room in addition to the library, and a variety of other objects which at present they only hoped for, but which Mr. Lockyer, with no eyes for the outer world, seemed to see in his mind's eye almost accomplished. He (Mr. Hayward) hoped they were moving in the right direction, and these valuable donations might be regarded as another step that way. In the third place Mr. Lockyer wished these donations to be used particularly as examples for students, and it was his special desire that students coming to this Institute should find within its walls something which they could not find elsewhere, particularly original architectural drawings of cotemporary men-drawings not so ancient as to be of mere historical or antiquarian interest-but such as would serve the purpose of practical instruction and encouragement to the younger members of the profession, and with regard to these drawings especially, Mr. Lockyer had presented them with that view, and it was by that gentleman's special wish he (Mr. Hayward) had troubled them with these few remarks.

MR. GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT, Fellow, thought the members ought to present a special vote of thanks for such a donation as this. Being of an unusual class, the thanks of the Institute ought to be conveyed in the most distinct terms, accompanied by an expression of heartfelt sympathy with Mr. Lockyer in the affliction which had come upon him, occasioned, he believed, entirely by over-assiduity in the pursuit of his art.

THE PRESIDENT, T. L. DONALDSON, said no doubt, as Mr. Scott had stated, over devotion to his art had occasioned this affliction to Mr. Lockyer, a man of the most refined taste and highly accomplished in every branch of science, literature and art connected with architecture. In his present helpless bodily condition, with a mind as vigorous as ever, he thought it most desirable that they should do something special to mark their appreciation of Mr. Lockyer's character, as well as of the donation. he had presented. He therefore suggested that it should be referred to the Council, to consider and report to another meeting what proper mark of respect and affection should be shewn to their friend and late Fellow, in consequence of his valuable donation. Perhaps it would be a fitting compliment if they elected him a Fellow for life, without contribution.

The following is a List of the Drawings presented by Mr. Lockyer :-Palaces, Houses and Fountains, 21; Church, 9; Church Decoration, 11; Pulpit, 5; Tomb, 2; Door, 9; Tower, 6; Mosaics, 3; Woodwork, 2; Metalwork-Candelabrum, 5; Roman Remains, 13; Pompeian Remains, 7; Cloisters of Monreale, 1; Falls of Terni, 1; also, a Drawing for Insised and Inlaid Mural Tablet.

The exact number of Casts is 59.

Mr. C. F. HAYWARD wished to make one or two observations with regard to the publication of the Transactions of the Institute. The Council had arranged for their publication in the ensuing session the same as in the last, that plan having answered, and more than answered, their expectations. The volume for the last session had been produced in the form now before them, and arrangements had been made whereby they had a number of copies in stock beyond those required to be issued to the members, and these would be disposed of in exactly the same way as their Transactions used to be in former years, that is bound in a volume with the stamp of the Institute thereon, so that a future new member wishing for an early a copy of the Transactions could have it, thus completing the Series from a period before he was admitted. In order that their Transactions might not be confined to members only, they were now sold, if the public chose to purchase them, through their publishers, Messrs. J. H. and Jas. Parker. The several parts for the last session had been bound in the form they now saw, and arrangements had been made with the printers, whereby if members wished to have their parts bound with the Institute stamp upon the cover, they could have it done at a small cost although the copies hereafter issued would not be sold in parts-only in bound volumes as before stated. The price of the present volume to non-members would be one guinea, and to members who wished for one additional copy half a guinea, binding included. In considering the whole question of their Publications thoroughly and completely, they had searched over all their stores, and had produced therefrom a large number of copies of Transactions of early years, and amongst them were some interesting volumes which it was desirable members should know were to be had. They extended over a number of years, but more particularly he would draw attention to the volume considered so interesting-that for 1842, published by Longmans, containing the valuable essay by Professor Willis on Medieval Vaulting, and other papers, including one by their present President on Greek Color Decoration, all accompanied by a number of important illustrations. Of this volume (for 1842) there were happily a goodly number of spare copies, which with others would, by the permission of the Council, be sold to members; but as there were only a few copies of certain years, early application for them should be made to the Librarian by those who wished to complete their series. Hitherto they had been in the habit of giving these spare copies away, and the consequence was that gentlemen who were aware of that fact, and spoke first, got them, and those who were not aware of it did not. All members were now placed on an equal footing in this respect, and these back volumes would be sold till the whole stock was worked up. He trusted this arrangement would give satisfaction to the members at large.

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The regulations this year for Students, with regard to the Library, were such as he was afraid would be considered as a step backwards, which he heartily regretted, as he had himself urged the Council (on behalf of the students) to proceed in the direction they had done in this matter, and he felt the Council had not been properly supported. At the commencement of the last session they made arrangements to have the Library opened every evening, instead of only on three evenings in the week, as it used to be. They had a special Sub-librarian to attend, but he was sorry to say the additional facilities provided were not taken advantage of. The Council went so far as to establish a class called a class of temporary students, to induce gentlemen to make use of the Library for the special purpose of studying for the Voluntary Examinations. Those who availed themselves of these advantages were so few, and came so seldom, that the Council did not think themselves justified in carrying out the special arrangements for the ensuing year. Therefore the Sub-librarian was no longer an officer of theirs, and they were obliged to go back to the old system of having the Library opened only three evenings in the

These will be found Catalogued in the Notice Paper.

week and it depended upon the students themselves whether a return should be made to the system which was inaugurated last year. He might say, with regard to the Voluntary Examination, the Council had given special permission, if there should be an influx of temporary students at the end of the year, for the Hon. Secretaries to make special arrangements for the use of the Library, and for their accommodation generally, therefore he hoped it would never be said that their Library was not available to architectural students, if they choose to make use of it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OCCASIONAL PAPERS.

The PRESIDENT, T. L. DONALDSON, made the following communications in reference to the decease of the late Mr. J. B. Bunning, Fellow, and of Mr. Wm. Cubitt, M.P.:—

It is my painful duty to announce another loss, which the profession has had in the death of Mr. J. B. Bunning, Fellow, Architect of the City of London, and which occurred on Monday, the 2nd instant. I was not aware, when I addressed you at our last meeting, of his decease on that very day. Mr. Bunning was a man of no ordinary character. Not content with the mere routine of official duty (which, however, he carried out zealously and with stern integrity), he had higher aims, and with an earnestness beyond all praise he directed his efforts to give to his public buildings for the City the stamp of a monumental character, worthy of the corporate body whom he represented. The Coal Exchange, which in less skilful hands might have been a commonplace mart, he arranged in a manner at once noble and convenient. The central circular hall, 60 feet in diameter and crowned by a glass dome of bold construction, and rising to the height of above 70 feet from the floor, is a grand feature, recalling the sentiment of an antique Roman building. And we must all be grateful to him for having induced the Committee to expend a considerable sum to retain and render accessible the precious ancient Roman thermal hypocaust, which lies at a great depth below the foundation of the main structure itself. The New Cattle Market is laid out with a largeness of idea and embellished with admirable groupings and details, rising above the ordinary arrangements of buildings of metropolitan usefulness. In fact, in all his works, which I need not here enumerate, his study was to unite convenience and beauty, the old Vitruvian precept, and not to be satisfied with mere commonplace ideas. His artistic feeling was evidenced in his successful efforts to induce the Corporation to promote the arts by ordering periodically statues and groups to adorn the Mansion House, and his strenuous determination to secure the services of the leading sculptors of the day, unswayed by motives of partiality or jobbery on the part of others. In fact, he was the type of a high-minded incorruptible public officer, fulfilling his duties from the purest motives, uninfluenced by any other desire than for the public interests. With a firm independence he acted upon his own honesty of purpose, strengthened by a sound judgment acquired by a long experience of active professional life. His last crowning work was the striking and effective temporary embellishments of London Bridge, and the decorations of the public buildings on the route of the cortège, which welcomed the entrance of the Princess Alexandra of Denmark to this metropolis. His health broke down under the exertions consequent upon the realization of these ideas, and he was therefore compelled to tender the resignation of his appointment; but the City authorities declined the acceptance of his retirement, and marked the sense of his unswerving rectitude, his high motives, and valuable services, which had won their confidence, by a resolution expressive of their respect and esteem, and he retained his appointment and its emoluments up to the time of his decease.

I trust that I may be permitted to allude also to the death of another public man, who has recently passed away, and who followed a branch of business intimately connected with our profession. I refer to the late William Cubitt, M.P., and twice Lord Mayor of London. He and his brother Thomas (deceased some few years since) rose from the most unpretending beginning of life to the highest eminence, as builders, and acquired commensurate fortunes, the fruits of their own industry, their intelligence and spirit of enterprise. In various parts of the Metropolis and suburbs they erected residences of a class superior to any that preceded them, for combination of domestic conveniences and soundness of construction; so that a house built by the Cubitts became proverbial as one, that was substantial and free

from the dilapidations and discomforts of ordinary dwellings. The two brothers* entered upon a grand scale of business, uniting the various building trades under their own control, availing themselves of the mechanical appliances of recent discoveries, choosing the best markets for materials, and manufacturing many themselves, so as to be independent in their operations. They were thus enabled to undertake the largest works, and to carry them out with a rapidity and perfection, which secured a high reputation for their firm. Nor were they less careful of their artizans, whose interests, improvement and comfort were equally studied in every possible way upon their own premises. Thomas Cubitt, as you know, created a princely quarter of the town in Pimlico, upon the estate of the Marquis of Westminster, where some of us remember low and marshy fields often covered by the waters of the high tides of the Thames. He raised the level of the surface, laid out noble lines of streets, constructed public sewers at an enormous cost, and erected houses of a palatial character. Had his councils been listened to, and if the Government had acted upon the enlarged views of metropolitan distribution, which he often discussed with me, tracts of the suburbs, then uncovered by houses, might have been traversed by lines of thoroughfares, affording direct communication to every part of the metropolis. Mr. Thomas Cubitt concentrated his energies for about a quarter of a century or more in completing his vast enterprise at Pimlico, while his brother William and his firm carried out with like energy projects of equal extent in the Isle of Dogs and elsewhere. Thomas possessed the confidence of the Queen and the late Prince Consort, and executed for them considerable works. Without the assumption, that might almost have been pardoned in men of such high mark and success, simple and unostentatious, with the largest experience, and most varied dealings with men and things, with the skill to avail themselves of every improvement, and with a rare foresight which could see results as by instinct; it is not to be wondered at, that both should have won the esteem and respect of all classes, and that the late Wm. Cubitt should have been called for two successive years to fill the civic chair, and to preside over the interests and protect the privileges of the first city of the commercial world.

I hope you will not think these few words from this chair unbecoming, or more than due to the representative men of that intelligent and influential class, the Builders, with whom, from the very nature of our respective pursuits, we are, as Architects, necessarily and immediately brought in contact.

The PRESIDENT said he had to announce that in consequence of the munificent donations from Mr. Lockyer, jun., presented at the last meeting, he considered it his duty, not merely as an individual, but as President of the Institute, to wait upon that gentleman. It was a most touching and interesting interview, to see one in whom they had had the greatest hopes-a man of warm feeling and imagination -full of natural fire and vigour, and love of his profession-blind, sitting by his fireside; alone, but sustained and cheerful in the contemplation of what he had seen of beauty in architecture, and in his own studies, in which he had been so eminent. He conveyed to Mr. Lockyer the expression of the sympathy, which they all felt in his misfortune, and their gratitude for the magnificent collection of casts contained in the case before them, and for the portfolio enriched with those most exquisite drawings. He also stated to Mr. Lockyer, that it had been referred to the Council to consider the most appropriate way to mark their estimation of his talents, personal character, and kind feeling to the Institute. He was now happy to state that the Couucil, having taken the subject into consideration, had come to a resolution to recommend to the members, that Mr. Lockyer should be elected a Fellow for life, without contribution (loud applause). He had only to add, that the next meeting would be made special for that purpose.

* A third and surviving brother, Mr. Lewis Cubitt, is an architect in considerable practice, and has executed some remarkable works, among which may be specially named the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross.