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On the Statistics of York in the 13th and 14th Centuries.— By 

 RoBEKT Davies, Esq., F. S.A 2 



Letter to Professor Phillips, F. R. S,, on the British and Roman 

 Antiquities of Yorkshire, and on a Map of Roman Yorkshire. 



— By Charles Newton, Esq., M. A 29 



Notice of the occurrence, near Tadcaster, of Larus Rossii. — By 



Edw. Charlesworth, Esq., F. G. S 33 



Notice of Zamia Gigas, a fossil plant occurring on the N. E. coast 



of Yorkshire. — By James Yates, Esq., F. R. S., &c •. 37 



On the Fossil Vegetable Heads from Runswick Bay, supposed 



to belong to Zamia Gigas. — By W. C. Williamson, Esq., 



M.R. C. S 45 



On the Sarcophagus of M. Verecundus Diogenes, and the Civil 



Administration of Roman York. — By Rev. J. Kenrick, M. A. 52 

 On the hoard of Stycas discovered in the parish of Bolton Percy. 



— By Rev. C. Wellbeloved 66 



On the Aurora Borealis of the night of October 25th, 1847, as 



observed at York. — By Prof. Phillips, F. R. S 70 



On the Solar Eclipse of the 9th of October, 1847, principally in 

 reference to the determination of the longitude of York. — 

 By W. L. Newman, Esq., F. R. A. S 72 



On the Mineral Condition and Affinities of the Zoophytes of the 



Flamborough Chalk. — By Edw. Charlesworth, Esq., F. G. S. 73 



On a discovery of Silver Coins at Deighton. — By Rev. C. Well- 

 beloved , 77 



Thoughts on Antient Metallurgy and Mining in Brigantia and 

 other parts of Britain, suggested by a page of PUny's Natural 

 History. — By Prof. Phillips, F. R. S 77 



On the occurrence of Larus minutus in perfect plumage at Brid- 

 lington. — By Arthur Strickland, Esq 93 



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