Council contemplated making an important purchase, 

 which might require a fresh arrangement of the 

 cases and their contents. In the month of March, 

 a fine specimen of that rare animal, the Plesiosaurus, 

 more complete than any hitherto found, was ob- 

 tained from the Lias in the Sallwick or Hawsker 

 Cliffs, by Matthew Green and two others. As it 

 appeared highly desirable to procure this specimen, 

 to be a companion to our great Crocodile, the Coun* 

 cil made several attempts for that object, and ap- 

 pointed a standing Committee with powers to make 

 the purchase ; but the enormous price asked for it, 

 £500, put a stop, for a time, to all negociations. 

 Within these few weeks, as it was known that the 

 discoverers had come down in their terms, the Com- 

 mittee resolved to give Two Hundred Guineas for it ; 

 the liberal offers of many Gentlemen connected with 

 the Society encouraging them to advance such a 

 sum. Two of the proprietors were willing to sell 

 their shares on these terms ; but the third holding 

 out for more, the purchase did not take place : and 

 and it now appears, that the Plesiosaurus has been 

 bought by Dr. William Clark, for the Cambridge 

 Museum. 



Thus disappointed in their object, the Council 

 must be content with endeavouring to get a Cast of 

 this noble specimen ; that since the original must 

 leave Whitby, a faithful copy may be deposited in 

 the Museum. 



The warmest thanks are due to a goodly number 



