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the collections in the various departments of Natural 

 History; nevertheless some important additions will be 

 found, on inspection of the List of Donations. 



The Museum of the Geological and Polytechnic Society 

 of the West Riding of Yorkshire has now been removed to 

 the Hall of this Society, in pursuance of the arrangement 

 mentioned in the last Report ; and as the united Museums 

 already contain one of the best collections of the organic 

 remains of the coal formations of the North of England, 

 and more especially of the immediate neighbourhood, the 

 Council doubt not but the arrangement will be found to 

 promote the interests of both the Societies, and stimulate the 

 study of local Geology. 



It is gratifying to notice the continued interest manifest- 

 ed by the humbler classes of society, who, in considerable 

 numbers, avail themselves of gratuitous admission to the 

 Museum, and apparently derive l^enefit from the inspection 

 of the varied objects of interest to which they have access. As 

 a proof of this, on the Monday and Tuesday in Easter week 

 last, not less than 1,300 visiters were admitted to the 

 Museum, and without the slightest damage to the speci- 

 mens, or any impropriety of demeanour, having been 

 noticed. 



