both of whom are alluded to for their knowledge of 

 botany, by Dr. Young, in his history. We may here 

 mention that Mr. Middleton was the author of a 

 botanical work in French, which, like Jones's 

 " Whitby — a Poem," has hitherto eluded research. 

 Mrs. G. Clark has presented a variety of marine 

 Plants, collected on our shores ; Mr. Martin Simpson, 

 about two hundred specimens of Belemnites from the 

 Whitby lias ; John Leckenby, Esq., Scarborough, a 

 variety of very rare British Shells, and some Fossils 

 from the Drift near Scarborough ; Mr. Bate, a num- 

 ber of Coins, many of them silver. The donations, 

 in full, are on a further page. 



Among the visitors for the last year, the names are 

 found of individuals of high scientific attainments, 

 whose researches, directed to the geology of this 

 quarter, have been aided by the Society's collection ; 

 for the specimens on the shelves of a museum in its 

 various departments hold the same place as the 

 typographical contents of a library to a lover of 

 books. Some additions have been made to the 

 numbers, already obtained, of [those birds which are 

 known to frequent our neighbourhood ; and though. 



