oils Donations, presented to the Society, a hand- 

 some copy of Smith's Gems, in two folio volumes, 

 printed on drawing paper, and illustrated by many 

 engravings. 



Sir John Byerley, Knight, Fellow of the Royal . 

 Society of Literature, London, and Member of 

 several other Literary and Scientific Institutions, 

 has presented an elegant and valuable Geological 

 Globe, ill ustrating his theory of the Motion of the 

 Poles. To this Gentleman the Society is also 

 indebted, for the interesting Essay on the same 

 subject, read at the present Meeting. You will 

 naturally feel a pleasure in electing him an Hono- 

 rary Member. 



The Council regret to state, that no other Essay 

 has been read at the Museum in the course of the 

 year ; for notwithstanding the recommendation in 

 last Report, no Member has furnished any Paper 

 since last Anniversary. Let us hope, that there 

 will be no occasion to renew this complaint in 

 another year; but that several Gentlemen will 

 come forward with useful Essays, at successive 

 Meetings of the Society. 



It is some consolation to add, that in the close of 

 August and the first days of September, a course 

 of Lectures was given here by Mr. Robt Addams, 

 on the subject of Acoustics ; — a subject at once 

 new and interesting to the friends of science at 

 Whitby, and which was handled in a manner that 

 did great credit to the talents of the Lecturer, and 



