Donations, herewith communicated, comprises 

 a rich variety of articles, many of them of great 

 value. It will be seen, on inspecting that List, 

 that larofe additions have been made to the 

 Mineral and Fossil treasures of the Society, by 

 friends whose liberality was experienced before. 

 Among these your Council would particularly 

 notice, Mr. H. F.Smith, Darlington; Mr. John 

 Williamson, Scarborough; and Mr. VV. Rob- 

 ertson, Newcastle. A large assortment of Fossils 

 has also been presented by Mr. Rob. Pickering, 

 Malton ; and several Gentlemen resident in 

 Whitby have added greatly to the collections of 

 Fossils and Minerals. A valuable accession of 

 American Minerals has been received from Dr. 

 Thomas Weatherill of Liverpool, in exchange 

 for fossil productions of our coast; and a similar 

 exchange has been negociated with Mr. Wm. 

 Hutton of Newcastle. The Fossil and Mineral 

 departments have also been enriched by fresh 

 purchases; particularly, of rare Fossil Shells 

 and Vegetable Impressions, and of valuable 

 Foreign Minerals. 



The departments of Natural History, Anti- 

 quities, and Miscellaneous Curiosities, have also 

 acquired large augmentations, chiefly by the 

 liberality of friends ; among whom our sea- 

 faring friends deserve, as in former years, to be 

 peculiarly noticed. In the List of generous 

 Donors, will be found the names of Capt. Allen 



