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January 3rd. — Abstract of a paper on the Trap-rock of Bleadon 



Hill, by the Rev. D. Williams. F.G.S. 

 January 17th. — On Crustaceans found by Dr. Fitton at Atherfield, 



by Thomas Bell, Esq., Professor of Zoology, King's College, 



London. 

 . On the occurrence of Phosphorite in Estremadura, 



by Charles Daubeny, M.D., and Captain Widdrington, R.N. 



On the Cretaceous Formations of North America, by 



Charles Lyell, Esq,, F.G.S. 



January 31st. — On the South-east Coast of the Isle of Wight, by 

 F. W. Simms, Esq., F.G.S. 



Report on the Lower Greensand Fossils in the So- 

 ciety's Collection, by the Curator. 



Report on the collection of Fossils from Southern 



India, presented by C. T. Kaye, Esq., F.G,S., and the Rev. W. H. 

 Egerton, by the Curator. 



On the Permian System in Russia, by R. I. Mur- 



chison, Esq., F.G.S. 



After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, — 



That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting; 

 and that such parts of them as the Council may think fit, be printed 

 and distributed among the Fellows. 



, It was afterwards resolved : — 



L That the thanks of this Society be given to the Rev. Prof, 

 Buckland, retiring from the office of Vice-President. 



1 2. That the thanks of the Society be given to Dr. Mantell, Prof. 

 (Royle, the Rev. Prof. Sedgwick, Daniel Sharpe, Esq., and H. E. 

 [Strickland, Esq., retiring from the Council. 



After the Balloting Glasses had been duly closed, and the lists 

 examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared 

 to have been duly elected the Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year : — 



OFFICERS. 



PRESIDENT. 

 Henry Warburton, Esq. M.P. M.A. F.R.S. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



Charles Darwin, Esq. F.R.S. 

 Lord Francis L. Egerton, M.P. 

 G. B. Greenough, Esq. F.R.S. L.S, 

 John Taylor, Esq. F.R.S. 



