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would be held out for the production of scientific communica- 

 tions. With a similar object, the Council determined to adopt 

 the example of other Societies, by printing, for distribution 

 amongst the members, the scientific Proceedings of each 

 Meeting, containing, in abstract or at full length, such papers 

 or notices as specially related to the Natural History, Topo- 

 graphy, and Antiquities of Yorkshire. Although several circum- 

 stances have combined to render the experiment hitherto only 

 partially successful, the Council have reason, upon the whole, to 

 be satisfied with its result ; and although they have not proposed 

 at present any alteration in the Society's existing laws regarding 

 the Monthly Meetings, they would recommend the continuance 

 of this experiment. 



Three numbers of the ' Proceedings' have been printed, and 

 delivered to the Members. They comprise several communica- 

 tions of great interest and value ; and it is to be hoped that their 

 circulation may operate as a stimulus to those who have the 

 ability and the leisure to contribute information in the same 

 manner to future Meetings, and thus not only to keep alive the 

 interest of both the resident and more distant Members in the 

 Society's pursuits, but eventually to treasure up a store of facts 

 and researches, which may furnish valuable materials for an 

 accurate and complete Natural and Topographical History of 

 this great County. 



The Council now proceed to give some account of what has 

 been effected during the past year, in the several departments of 

 the Institution. 



To the Collection of Antiquities an addition has been made 

 of a highly interesting character, and reflecting great credit on 

 the liberality of the donor. By the kindness of Joseph Dent, 

 Esq., the High Sherifi" of the county, the wish expressed by the 

 historian of York a century ago, and repeated by the author 

 of *' Eburacum,"* has been accomplished, and the monumental 

 stone in commemoration of Lucius Duccius, a standard-bearer 

 of the ninth legion, found about the year 1686, in Trinity 

 Gardens, and afterwards removed to Ribston Hall, has been 



* Sec Drake's York, p. 58, Wellbcloved's Eburacum, p. ] 14. 



