PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
GEOLOGICAL AND POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY 
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AT THE FIFTIETH MEETING, HELD IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL, BRADFORD, 
ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8TH, 1858, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON. 
Henry Brown, Esq., Mayor, occupied the Chair. 
H. Brown, Esq., P. O'Callaghan, Esq., T. W. Stansfield, 
Esq., Mr. E. Milnes, Mr. George Knowles, Mr. John 
Woodhead (Eccleshill), and Mr. Samuel Baines (of Holroyd 
House, Lightcliffe), were elected Members of the Society. 
The Mayor, in opening the proceedings, expressed his 
regret at the absence of the President of the Society. His 
unavoidable engagement on the grand jury at York pre- 
vented his being present on this occasion. He might say 
with regard to this Society that the meeting were glad to 
welcome it to the town on this occasion. He should have 
been glad to have seen the room quite full on that occasion, 
but in Bradford they were so deeply engaged in business 
that he supposed they could scarcely find time for enter- 
tainment of so interesting a character as that which was in 
store for the meeting. He could assure the active promoters 
of the Society, however, that the meeting gave to it a very 
cordial welcome to Bradford. Its objects were, of course, 
