PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
GEOLOGICAL AND POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY 
Of tije 2He$t fttomg of Yorkshire, 
AT THE FORTY-FIRST, (THE ANNUAL MEETING,) 
HELD IN THE HALL OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, HALIFAX, 
ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8'IH, 1854. 
John Waterhouse, F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Thomas Wilson, Esq., having read a letter from the 
Rev. W. Thorp, resigning the office of Honorary Secretary, 
called the attention of the Society to the very important 
services rendered by Mr. Thorp for a long series of years, 
and how deeply they, as a body, and science generally, were 
indebted to his labours for the many practical and valuable 
Papers which he had read at its meetings on the Geology 
of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In consideration, there- 
fore, of his past labours, he begged to move the following 
Resolution : — 
" That the warmest thanks of this Society be presented to Mr. 
Thorp for his services during that period, and especially for his 
valuable contributions, from the foundation of the Society, on 
local Geology, which have contributed more than those of any 
other person to a knowledge of this important coal field." 
On the motion of Henry Briggs, Esq., seconded by 
M. Stocks, Esq., Lord Dartmouth, Titus Salt, Esq., 
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