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well known to the members, but to such as were uncon- 
nected with the Society, he might say, that its objects were, 
— 1st, the investigation of the geology of the West Riding, 
with the accuracy and minuteness necessary for the success- 
ful prosecution of mining and agriculture ; 2nd, the improve- 
ment of the arts of mining and metallurgy, and their 
dependent manufactures, and of the machinery and tools 
employed therein ; and 3rd, the amelioration of the condi- 
tion of the population connected therewith. The meeting 
would therefore concur with him, that in a large manufac- 
turing and mining district like that of the West Riding, the 
objects which the Society had in view were of the highest 
importance. Indeed the operations of the Society hitherto 
had been of the greatest value in the prosecution of many 
of the most important branches of industry, especially in 
connection with mining operations. The Mayor concluded 
by again expressing his cordial welcome to the Society. 
Mr. T. W t ilson, in complimentary terms, moved that 
Viscount Goderich, M.P., be elected President of the 
Society, in the place of the late Earl Fitzwilliam, to whom 
he paid an affectionate tribute. 
Mr. H. Briggs seconded the motion, and it was carried 
unanimously. 
The following Papers were then read : — 
ON THE ALLUVIAL LANDS, AND SUBMARINE FORESTS OF 
LINCOLNSHIRE. BY THE REV. EDWARD TROLLOPE, 
M.A., F.S.A., OF LEASINGHAM. 
In every age the poet has been inspired to sing of fierce 
combats between man and man, whilst it has ever been 
the duty of the historian to narrate the rise, the progress, 
and the issue of those numerous contests carried on by 
nation against nation, ever since the world began. But it is 
a still grander subject that I would bring to-day before your 
