Norton, and procured, in the early part of the 

 year, from Mr. John Larcum. The stone 

 bearing this inscription, appears to have heen 

 originally placed in the front of a small tem- 

 ple, dedicated to the god Mars. The preser- 

 vation of such interesting relics, is an import- 

 ant object of our Institution; and the lover 

 of science and of antiquity will feel a pleasure, 

 in the discovery and preservation of monu. 

 ments, that tend to throw light on the ancient 

 history of Britain. 



These are all the Essays read to the Society 

 during the year, unless we add the communi- 

 cations made to-day by Mr. Young, on the 

 truly interesting discoveries of Andrew Crosse, 

 Esq., of Broomfield, Somerset, in the artificial 

 formation of Quartz, and other crystals, by 

 means of electricity; discoveries, first announ- 

 ced to the British Association, at their late 

 meeting in Bristol, and since made public 

 through various journals. These brilliant 

 discoveries, together with the publication of 

 Professor Buckland's Bridgewater Treatise, 

 must needs give a powerful impulse to scien- 

 tific investigations; — an impulse that will be 

 felt more or less by all the Philosophical 

 Societies in the empire. And as our own 

 Institution enjoys facilities above most, for 

 the study of Geology, particularly in the de- 

 partment of Organic Remains, it is hoped, that 

 the Members and their friends, will be ex- 

 cited togrealerexertionsin thecanseofscience; 

 and that the ensuing year will produce a 

 greater number of literary and scientific com- 



