2 REPORT OF 



During the year, the Geological Collection of the Society 

 has been considerably enriched. The already fine series of Ter- 

 tiary Organic Remains has been rendered extremely valuable 

 to the general student, by a large donation of Sicilian Fossils ; ^ 

 and still more instructive to the local geologist by the addition 

 of a series of specimens from Bridlington Quay, obtained 

 from a locality where several of our members had previously 

 found indications of a Tertiary deposit, though it is only with- 

 in the last year that the state of the coast permitted a satis- 

 factory investigation of it. « 



A collection of fossils from the mountain limestone of the 

 N. W. of Ireland, received from Lord Cole, has been found 

 of great value for the laborious comparison of Organic forms 

 from different localities on which Professor Phillips has 

 been lately occupied in order to complete his Work on the 

 Geology of Yorkshire. The Second Volume of that Work is 

 now passing through the press, with very numerous drawings 

 of fossils, maps, and sections, and thus labours which have 

 continued through all the period of the existence of this 

 Society will terminate in the fulfilment of one of its earliest 

 recommendations, having for its object the illustration of the 

 interior structure of a county remarkably rich in geological 

 interest. 



The Zoological collections have been augmented by 

 several contributions of British and Foreign Birds and Qua- 

 drupeds, some of them extremely valuable ; large additions 

 have also been made to the cabinets of shells ; some Foreign 

 Insects have been presented, and many more will be received 

 so soon as suitable cabinets can be prepared. Useful additions 

 have been made to the British Crustacea and other invertebral 



' Presented by J. Ingham, Esq. 



* George Lloyd, Esq. gave permission for excavations to be made 

 in the cliff under the direction of the Rev. J. Graham. 



