4^4 Annual Report of the CoimciL 



Joseph Prestwich, D.C.L., F.R.S.: On the Relation of the Westle- 

 ton Beds or Pebbly Sands of Suffolk to those of Norfolk, Parts i, 

 2, and 3 ; Jonathan Salt : List of Plants collected chiefly in the 

 neighbourhood of Sheffield ; The Victorian Government : Pro- 

 dromus of the Zoology of Victoria, by Frederick McCoy, Decade 

 I ; The Italian Ministry of Public Instruction : Le Opere di 

 Galileo Galilei, Vol. I. ; Sir H. E. Roscoe, F.R.S., and C. 

 Schorlemraer, F.R.S. : A Treatise on Chemistry, New Edition, 

 Vol. III., Part 3 ; Robert Barclay : The Silver Question and the 

 Gold Question ; Councillor H. T. Rothwell : Bimetallism. 



While the Council considers it advisable to call attention 

 to the fact that the usefulness of the Society is restricted 

 by the comparative narrowness of its financial resources, 

 it has to record that there has been a considerable 

 increase in the number of papers communicated to the 

 Society during the past session, the number being larger 

 than for many years past. The Council rejoices in this 

 gratifying indication of increasing interest in the work of 

 the Society. 



Mr. James Platt Holden, who died on October 20th, 

 at his residence, Smedley Lane, Cheetham, near Manchester, 

 was, at the time of his death, one of the oldest members of 

 the Society, having been elected on January 27th, 1846, 

 under the presidency of Dr. Holme. He was also one of 

 the oldest architects and surveyors in Manchester. He was 

 born in Liverpool, in August, 1806, and served his time as 

 a bricksetter. He subsequently emigrated to the United 

 States, where he worked successively as a bricksetter, 

 builder, and eventually as an architect and surveyor, in 

 partnership with his brother, Isaac. Returning to this 

 country the two brothers began business as architects and 

 surveyors in Manchester, in 1838, but dissolved partnership 

 in 1852, each continuing in practice on his own account. 

 Mr. James P. Holden held the office of surveyor to the 

 Dean and Chapter for about thirty-five years, and of 

 architect to the Cathedral for about twenty-eight years. 



