Regal, Monastic, and Corporate Seals, and from some 

 of the early Roman Coinage, has been presented by Wm. 

 Thompson Thompson, Esq. A series of specimens illus- 

 trative of the Cotton Manufacture, by Mr. N. P. Simes, 

 and another of the Worsted Manufacture in its various 

 stages, by Messrs. E. and W. Wilkinson, serving to ren- 

 der more perfect the collection recorded in a former 

 Report as exhibiting manufactures in a progressive state. 



The serious indisposition of the President has ren- 

 dered it impossible for him to pay his usual assiduous 

 attention to the duties of his office, and the Council have 

 to express their unfeigned regret at the cause of his 

 absence. 



An application from the Yorkshire Philosophical 

 Society to unite in measures for promoting a Meeting of 

 the British Association for the advancement of Science, 

 at York, has revived the subject of sending an invitation 

 for that body to come to Leeds, — an object which, when- 

 ever it is seriously entertained, would not be promoted, 

 but delayed, by their visiting any other city or town in 

 this part of the kingdom. The Council have not, how- 

 ever, believed that the subject has excited sufficient in- 

 terest amongst their fellow-townsmen in general, to war- 

 rant their taking any steps at present. 



The Council have again the unpleasant task of 

 calling the attention of the Members in general, but 



