The President kindly acceded to the wishes of the Council^ 

 and an additional Course of Three Lectures was delivered 

 to crowded audiences, with the point and spirit which dis- 

 tinguished those of the previous year. 



Another Conversazione was held in the Society's rooms 

 early in December last; it was as successful and as well 

 attended as those of any previous year. These agreeable 

 reunions have given general satisfaction, and it is hoped 

 will long continue to form an interesting feature in the 

 Society's proceedings. 



The Council have the gratification to record several 

 valuable additions to the Museum, — one of the most im- 

 portant is a magnificent Specimen of Plesiosaurus Macro- 

 cephalus, nine feet in length, found in the Lias at Keinton 

 in Somersetshire, presented by J. G. Marshall, Esq., M.P,, 

 the Curator in Geology^ who, on being informed of the 

 recent discovery of this valuable Specimen, directed that 

 as soon as exhumed, it should be secured at his own cost for 

 this Society. Mr. Marshall has also presented to the 

 Society a fine Lower Jaw and Pelvic Bones, from another 

 Specimen of the same species from the above locality. The 

 expenses attending the transit of the above Specimen to 

 Leeds, were also defrayed by Mr. Marshall. To the 

 same class of organic remains another very valuable addi- 

 tion has been made of a Specimen of Ichthyosaurus Com- 

 munis, six feet in length, presented by Wm. Wms. Brown, 

 Esq., the Treasurer, A fine Specimen of. Columnar 

 Basalt, from the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, presented by 



