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Newton, Esq. ; both presented by the central Committee of the 

 Institute. The Meteorological and Magnetical Observations of 

 Lieut.-Col. Sabine at St. Helena, and of Sir T. M. Brisbane at 

 Makerstoun, and the Astronomical Results obtained at the Cape 

 of Good Hope by Sir J. W. Herschel, and at Edinburgh by 

 the late T. Henderson, Esq., have also been received. Mr. 

 Hatfeild has presented to the Library a splendid Atlas of Plates 

 on Human Anatomy, published at Venice, by the brothers Cal- 

 dani, in 1801 — 13, in 4 vols, folio, veith accompanying letter- 

 press. Several works on Geology and Natural History, of great 

 value and utility, (including Sir R. I. Murchison's " Silurian 

 System," Professor Owen's " Odontography," and two costly 

 and valuable works of M. Agassiz,) have been purchased by the 

 Council, an opportunity having presented itself of obtaining 

 them on very advantageous terms. 



The Council have great satisfaction in alluding to the com- 

 pletion of Mr. Browne's valuable and beautiful work on York 

 Minster. The approaching completion of Mr. Gould's splendid 

 work on the Birds of Australia, as well as Mr. Gray's on the 

 Genera of Birds, will relieve the Society from a heavy annual 

 expenditure in this department. 



The Laboratory has been exclusively employed, as of late 

 years, in the instruction of the pupils of the York School of 

 Medicine. It is reported by the Curator to be in good working 

 order. In the Observatory, Mr. Newman has continued his 

 observations of the sun's transit for the purpose of keeping the 

 correct time, and the clock's error has been, as usual, carefully 

 noted for the information of the public. 



The Curator of Meteorology has furnished the following table 

 and remarks, containing his observations on the weather at 

 York during the past year: — 



