CHAPTER VI
Internal changes—The Ballot—Abolition of Forfeitures—
Removals: Parslow's: the Thatched House—Re-
searches in Greece and the Levant—J^eal of new
members—Colt Hoare, Long, Ainslie^ Hawkins—
Morritt of Rokeby—Hope of Deepdene—Lord Mor-
peth, Lord Northwick, Earl of Aberdeen—Wilkins,
Leake, Gell—New Ionian Committee—Its report
on Gell's proposed Expedition—Instructions to the
Expedition—Researches at Eleusis—Work at Samos,
Miletus, Magnesia, &—Work at Rhamnus, Thoricus,
and Sunium—The Aegina Marbles—Risks from
pirates and privateers—Return of mission—John
Peter Gandy—Resolutions as to publication—Con-
gratulations to members of mission—Details of scheme
—Sir Henry Englefield's appeal—Its results—' The
'Unedited Antiquities of Attica '—New Edition of
' Ionian Antiquities '—Further activities: second
volume of the 'Specimens'—Difficulties and delays
—Mode of meeting expenses—Deaths of Englefield
and Payne tonight—Sir T. Lawrence as Secretary—
A German scholar s tribute—Distinguished members.
AT this point it becomes desirable briefly to internal
interupt our account of the Society's doings chm&s-
L in the fields of antiquarian research, publica-
tion, and controversy, in order to give some
account of certain changes which were made in
its internal economy. These changes coincide in
Internal changes—The Ballot—Abolition of Forfeitures—
Removals: Parslow's: the Thatched House—Re-
searches in Greece and the Levant—J^eal of new
members—Colt Hoare, Long, Ainslie^ Hawkins—
Morritt of Rokeby—Hope of Deepdene—Lord Mor-
peth, Lord Northwick, Earl of Aberdeen—Wilkins,
Leake, Gell—New Ionian Committee—Its report
on Gell's proposed Expedition—Instructions to the
Expedition—Researches at Eleusis—Work at Samos,
Miletus, Magnesia, &—Work at Rhamnus, Thoricus,
and Sunium—The Aegina Marbles—Risks from
pirates and privateers—Return of mission—John
Peter Gandy—Resolutions as to publication—Con-
gratulations to members of mission—Details of scheme
—Sir Henry Englefield's appeal—Its results—' The
'Unedited Antiquities of Attica '—New Edition of
' Ionian Antiquities '—Further activities: second
volume of the 'Specimens'—Difficulties and delays
—Mode of meeting expenses—Deaths of Englefield
and Payne tonight—Sir T. Lawrence as Secretary—
A German scholar s tribute—Distinguished members.
AT this point it becomes desirable briefly to internal
interupt our account of the Society's doings chm&s-
L in the fields of antiquarian research, publica-
tion, and controversy, in order to give some
account of certain changes which were made in
its internal economy. These changes coincide in