Museum, a list of the principal Donations, 

 presented in the course of the year, is annexec) 

 to this Report ; and all Donations will be 

 entered as such in the Society's Catalogue. 



It will be seen fro.^i the list of Meuiberii 

 (also anviexed}, that several respectable Geji^ 

 tlenien have been ejected Honorary Members 

 of the So(!iety. Most of these Gentlemen have 

 ailready rendered valuable services to this In-s 

 stitution, and t,be rest are disposed to lendeir 

 similar sevvices, whenever an opportunity Bfta^}^ 

 occur. Some of ^hem ar^ Members of kindred 

 Institutions, \vit^i which it is proper to inajntai^ 

 a friendl\ intercomse. From the correspondr 

 ence carried on by Members of the Cou^iicil, 

 both with Societies and lMdividua,ls, th^re is ^ 

 prospect of obtaining- frpi^i, tinjie to V"^^> ^n th^ 

 easiest terms, supplies of Minerals, Petri/actiorks, 

 ai;id other interesting articles, for the M[u.seum> : 

 %ud, as many Gentlemen in Whitby may b<? 

 inclined to avail themselves of such a repository, 

 to preserye unto future times Curiosities of nature 

 or art that might otherwise be lost, we need not 

 doubt that the collection will still be accumujatr 

 ing from year to year, and even from month tQ 

 month. 



The Council regret, that the Catalogue is 

 not yet drawn up, and that the work of arrange 

 ing and labelling the contents of the Museum 

 is still incomplete. This laborious but necessary 

 task will be proceeded in without delay ; that 



