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On the nature and character of the limestone and slate composing 

 principally the rocks and hills round Plymouth; by the Rev. 

 Richard Hennah, F.G.S. 



On some beds associated with the Magnesian limestone and on some 

 Fossil fish found in them ; by the Rev. Adam Sedgwick, Wood- 

 wardian Professor, University of Cambridge, F.G.S. 



Observations on the bones of hyaenas and other animals in the ca- 

 vern of Lunel near Montpelier, and in the adjacent strata of ma- 

 rine formation ; by the Rev. W. Buckland, D.D. &c. 



Additional notes on part of the opposite coasts of France and En- 

 gland, including some account of the Lower Boulonnois; by 

 William Henry Fitton, M.D. V.P.R.S. 



On the Coal Field of Brora in Sutherlandshire N. B., and some 

 other stratified deposits of the North of Scotland ; by R. I. Mux*- 

 chison, Esq., Sec. G.S. 



The Reports having been read — it was Resolved, 



1. That these Reports be approved of, and that such parts of them 

 as the Council shall think fit, be printed and distributed among 

 the Fellows of the Society. 



2. That the thanks of the Society be given to John Bostock, M.D. 

 retiring from the office of President. 



3. That the thanks of the Society be given to Sir Alexander 

 Crichton, Charles Stokes, Esq., and William Henry Fitton, M.D. 

 retiring from the office of Vice-presidents. 



The Meeting then proceeded to the election of officers for the 

 ensuing year, when the following list was delivered in by the scru- 

 tineers, — viz.: 



President : William Henry Fitton, M.D. F.R.S. — Vice-Presidents .' 

 Arthur Aikin, Esq. F.L.S. ; John Bostock, M.D. F.R.S. ; Rev. W. 

 D. Conybeare, F.R.S.; Rev. Adam Sedgwick, F.R.S. Woodward- 

 ian Professor, Cambridge. — Secretaries: W. J. Broderip, Esq. 

 F.L.S. ; R. I. Murchison, Esq. F.R.S. — Foreign Secretary ; Henry 

 Heuland, Esq. — Treasurer: John Taylor, Esq. F.R.S. — Council. 

 Henry Thomas De la Beche, Esq. F.R. & L.S. ; J. E. Bicheno, 

 Esq. Sec. L.S. ; Davies Gilbert, Esq. M.P. V.P.R.S. ; George Bel- 

 las Greenough, Esq. F.R. & L.S.; John Frederick William Her- 

 schel, Esq. Sec. R.S. ; Armand Levy, Esq.; Charles Lyell, Esq. 

 F.R.S. ; William Hasledine Pepys, Esq. F.R.S. ; Rev. John Ho- 

 neywood Randolph; Charles Stokes, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. ; J. F. 

 Vandercom, Esq. ; Henry Warburton, Esq. M.P. F.R.S. ; Thomas 

 Webster, Esq. ; Thomas Young, Esq. 



