But now that the Society is fixed in a situation 

 likely to be permanent, and more commodious 

 for holding* Meetings than the former rooms, we 

 liiay presume that exercises of this kind will be 

 much more frequent, and will excite a more 

 general interest among the Members and Sub- 

 scribers. 



On the whole, it must be highly gratifying to 

 the founders and friends of this Institution, to 

 see it placed on a footing so respectable, with 

 ^uch encouraging prospects of stability and in- 

 crease. And when we reflect on its rapid growth 

 during these four years, we may safely look 

 forward to a period, when its Collection, in some 

 departments, will be equal, if not superior, to 

 any Provincial Collection in the world. Stran- 

 gers from all quarters, will admire, as they have 

 already done, the fossil treasures which you have 

 amassed; and future generations will be in- 

 structed in various branches of science, through 

 the rich stores which your liberality has pro-* 

 vided. 



