pendent management of its own affairs, which should 

 not in any way be interfered with or controlled/' but 

 they found reason to beheve that, in carrying into 

 effect any of the measures suggested by the Society 

 of Arts, it would be necessary to incur expenditure, 

 in addition to that of the annual subscription, which 

 the state of the finances of your Society would not 

 permit : they would however recommend that atten- 

 tion should be paid to the working of the plan in 

 some of the many Societies which have accepted the 

 proposal, with a view to its adoption at a future 

 period, if it should be found advisable. 



The number of visitors to the Museum during the 

 year has been about 550, and it has been rendered 

 more attractive by several important additions. 



To Thomas Chapman, Esq., we are indebted for a 

 valuable collection of dried plants, indigenous and 

 exotic, well preserved in 18 large volumes, and now 

 appropriately placed in a book-case, for which, as 

 appears by the Report for 1843, we are also indebted 

 to Mr. Chapman. 



Robert Barry, Esq., of Fylingdales, has sent us a 

 richly carved model of a canoe, and three specimens 

 of beautiful wood, from New Zealand. 



Mrs. George Clark has continued her contributions, 

 illustrative of the Natural History of the sea-coast, 

 by presenting us with numerous specimens of algae, 

 coralines, and shells. 



From Mr. Bewick of Grosmont we have received 



