Our esteemed friend, Mr. Murray, an Hono- 

 rary Member, delivered, last spring, under the 

 patronage of the Society, a Course of six 

 Lectures on the Physiology of Vegetation; 

 which were well attended, and much admired. 

 For this Course, as on many former occasions, 

 the Proprietors of the Subscription Library 

 liberally granted the use of their rooms. 



Oh the -iSth of July, Mr. Martin Simpson 

 favoured the Society with an able Essay on 

 the Geology of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 

 illustrated by Diagrams, Rock specimens, and 

 Fossils. Some of the latter he presented to 

 the Museum, to the stores of which he has 

 more than once contributed. This Gentleman 

 has been elected an Honorary Member of the 

 Society. 



On the 12th of September, a Paper by the 

 Rev. J., Barlow, on his newly invented Patent 

 Springs for Carriages, was read by Dr. Merry- 

 weather, and illustrated by Models, This im- 

 portant invention has already been put to the 

 test on the Whitby and Pickering Railway, 

 and has given much satisfaction. The Soci- 

 ety, considering themselves honoured in being 

 the medium of communicating to the public, 

 an invention which promises to be of extensive 

 benefit, elected Mr. Barlow an Honorary 

 Member. 



On Wednesday, October 12lh, the Rev. 

 Geo. Young, A. M. read an Essay on some 

 Roman Antiquities discovered at Malton; 

 particularly noticing and explaining a Ivoman 

 Inscription, on Hildenley limestone, found at 



