PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



GEOLOGICAL & POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY 

 m ti)e Wit&uumnq of ^orftsi&to, 



AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING, HELD IN THE MUSIC SALOON, 

 WAKEFIELD, ON WEDNESDAY, 7tH SEPTEMBER, 1842. 



The Right Honourable the Earl Fitzwilliam, the Presi- 

 dent, in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were unanimously elected Mem- 

 bers of the Society : — 



Samuel Hailstone, Esq., F.G. S., Bradford. 



Edward Hailstone, Esq. , F. S. A. , Bradford. 



James Mallinson, Esq., Brighouse. 



E. B. Wheatley, Esq., Hopton. 



D. Macintosh, Esq., Blair-gowrie, Perthshire. 



The Secretary then read the following Report : — 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND POLY- 

 TECHNIC SOCIETY OF THE WEST-RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, 

 TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, 1842. 



Since the last annual meeting, the proceedings of the 

 Society have been generally satisfactory, though unmarked 

 by any peculiar feature. There has not been much variation 

 in the number of members ; but the Council have pleasure in 

 stating, that the loss which must inevitably take place from 

 death and resignation, has been more than counterbalanced 

 by the addition of new names to the list. 



In September, 1841, the number of members reported 

 was 326 ; since that time 33 have been elected, 5 have been 

 removed by death, and 25 have resigned, making the present 

 number 329. 



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