shire have been placed according to the posi- 

 tion of the strata, thus forming an interesting 

 collection, illustrative of the geology of the 

 county. Your Council would impress upon the 

 Society, the importance of attending to this 

 department of your Museum ; for, although it 

 would be liopeless to attempt a very extensive 

 collection of foreign specimens, yet here, at a 

 trifling expense, and with a little exertion, the 

 collection may be rendered not only respectable 

 and valuable in the information it will convey ; 

 but will furnish a complete illustration of the 

 history of the county, in its most interesting 

 products. 



The Organic Remains of the British Strata 

 have been arranged together in the order of their 

 stratification. This mode (first proposed by a 

 gentleman* whose name we have the honour to 

 enroll amongst our Members, and to whom the 

 science of Geology is deeply indebted,) very 

 much facilitates the identification of strata in the 

 various parts of their courses, and more than 

 any other, offers to the student a correct view of 

 practical geology. This part of your collection 



♦ Mr. William Smith. 



