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gian University in Christiania; M. L. Lartet's 'Essai sur la Geolo- 

 gie de la Palestine et des Contrees avoisinantes ;' the fourth, and fifth 

 parts of M. Laube's ' Panna der Schichten von St. Cassian ;' Prof. 

 Ansted's ' Physical Geography and Geology of Leicestershire ;' the 

 continuation of M. Barrande's ' Sjsteme Silurien du Centre de la 

 Boheme ;' M. Belgrand's ' Le Bassin Parisien aux Ages Antehistori- 

 ques ;' Sir John Lubbock's ' Prehistoric Times ;' Mr, Seeley's ' Orni- 

 thosauria, an elementary study of the Bones of Pterodactyles ;' the 

 continuation of M. Stoppani's ' Paleontologie Lombarde ;' M. Eugene 

 Eudes-Deslongchamps's 'Notes Paleontologiques ;' Prof. Gould's 

 ' Report on the Livertebrata of Massachusetts,' presented by the 

 Editor, W. G. Binney, Esq, ; the continuation of Prof, Hall's ' Palse- 

 ontology of New York ;' and Mr, Safford's ' Geology of Tennessee.' 



From Mrs, Hamilton, the widow of the late W, J. Hamilton, Esq., 

 the Society received an immense collection of tracts, with permis- 

 sion to select such as might be wanting in the Society's Library. A 

 great number of valuable treatises have been thus added to the 

 Library ,• and the Society is deeply indebted to Mrs. Hamilton for 

 the liberality thus displayed by her. 



Many Maps and Plans have been added to the Society's Collection; 

 they include the Maps of Geological Surveys of Queensland (Cape 

 Eiver Gold-field and Canal-Creek Diggings), Hesse (Sect. Alsfeld), 

 Sweden (5 sheets), Prussia and Thuringia (6 sheets), Austria (2 

 sheets), and Switzerland (3 sheets and a sheet of sections) ; also 

 M. Delesse's ' Carte Hthologique de I'Embouchure de la Seine ;' Mr. 

 Lapham's ' Geological Map of Wisconsin ;' a Sketch-map of the 

 Geology of New Zealand, by Dr. James Hector ; and a geologically 

 coloured Map of Lu'ndy Island, prepared and presented by N. Whit- 

 ley, Esq. Prof, von Dechen's ' Geologische Karte von Deutschland ' 

 has been purchased for the Library. 



Numerous Maps pubKshed by the Ordnance Survey, and Maps, 

 Charts, and Plans published by the Erench Depot de la Marine, have 

 also been presented ; and 2 Maps of South Africa, by Mr. Henry 

 Hall, have been purchased. 



Museum. 



The Collections in the Museun^ remain in good condition, and 

 several portions of .them have been consulted by foreign geologists 

 during the past year, Yery few additions have been made to the 

 collections, the principal being, numerous specimens of Corals from 

 the South-Australian Tertiaries, in Ulustratioji of Dr. Duncan's pa- 

 per and presented by him ; and Eossils and Casts of Fossils from 

 the Newer Tertiaries of Suffolk, presented by E. Ray Laukcster, 

 Esq,, in illustration of his paper on those deposits. 



THOS. WILTSHIRE. 

 J. GWYN JEEEREYS. 

 WARINGTON W, SMYTH, 

 ROBERT A. C. GODWIN-AUSTEN. 



