610 
making a difference of only 12757. 10s., between the amount of con- 
tributions received from existing compounders and the value of the 
funded property. 
The Council have also to announce that the First Part cof Vol. VI. 
of the Transactions has been published during the past year, and 
that the Second Part is in the press. ae 
The Council have resolved that the Wollaston Gold Medal for 
1842 be awarded to Leopold von Buch, for the eminent services 
which he has rendered to Geology by his extraordinary and unre- 
mitting exertions during a long series of years, and for his recent 
researches in Paleontology; and that the sum.of 24/,, the balance of 
the proceeds of the Wollaston Fund, be granted to Mr. Morris to as- 
sist him in his intended publication of a tabular view of British or- 
ganic remains. 
Report of Museum Committee, 1842. 
The Museum contains the following collections :— 
. A systematic collection of simple minerals. 
. A systematic collection of rocks. 
. A systematic collection of recent shells, Borie 
. A systematic collection of organic remains, arranged with the 
rocks’ specimens. 
. A systematic collection of rocks of England. 
. A systematic collection of rocks of Scotland. 
. A systematic collection of rocks of Ireland. 
. A systematic collection of rocks of foreign countries, 
. A systematic collection illustrative of detached subjects in geo= 
logy. 
10. A systematic collection illustrative of alteration of rocks in con 
tact with granitic and other mineral veins. . 
11. A systematic collection illustrative of varieties of concretions 
structure, cleavage, weathering, &c. 
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No. 1.—A systematic collection of simple Minerals. 
The number of drawers appropriated to this department has been 
increased since the last anniversary from 60 to 74:>) This statement, 
however, by no means conveys an adequate idea of thé real exten- 
sion of the collection, : which may be estimated to have been increased 
nearly one-third, The collection, was completely re-arranged im 
1831, and an alphabetical catalogue made of the specimens: During 
the last twelve months the arrangement has) been’ revised and im- 
proved and the catalogue completed up to the present time: 
No. 2.—A systematic or oryctological collection of Rocks. 
This collection, if considered independently, consists for the most 
part of the Freyberg Collection, and several suites presented some 
time since by Mr. Greenough. Its growth has of late been stinted 
by want of sufficient accommodation. ; 
A large proportion of the specimens given by Dr, MacCulloch, 
