Although the Museum was unavoidably shut up 

 some months, during the progress of the improve- 

 ments, it is gratifying to notice, that the number 

 of Visitors is nearly as great as in last year, being 

 457 ; and in the money received for admissions 

 there is an increase, the sum being 9/. 12s. The 

 augmentation of our collections, and their improved 

 arrangement, will of course render the Museum 

 increasingly attractive. 



In the department of scientific communications 

 there has also been a decided increase. On the 

 21st of November last, Dr. Merryweather's first 

 Essay on Heat was read to the Society, and 

 although it has not been followed by any other 

 of the promised series, one or more may be ex- 

 pected shortly. It is encouraging to find, that Dr. 

 Merryweather's views on the subject of Heat, par- 

 ticularly as to its connection with Magnetism, have 

 been confirmed by some observations of Sir David 

 Brewster, made at the late meeting of the British 

 Association. — On the 14th of August, Dr. Young 

 read to the Society, the first part of an Essay on 

 the high Antiquity ascribed to Organic Remains 

 imbedded in stratified Rocks ; and on the 17th of 

 the same month, he read the second part of that 

 Essay. He has since communicated the Essay to 

 the Geological Section of the British Association, 

 and it is about to be published, in an enlarged 

 form.''^ 



•It was published m NoveiriL"b9r, a fow dajs after this Beport was read. 



