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Henry Briggs, Esq. 
Dr. Wm. Alexander. 
H. C. Sorby, Esq., F.R.S. 
Henry Holt, Esq. 
Bentley Shaw, Esq. 
T. P. Teale, Esq., F.L.S. 
Council. 
R. Carter, Esq., C.E. 
T. W. Embleton, Esq. 
Rev. Dr. Burnet. 
Dr. Scholefield. 
Wm. Chadwick, Esq. 
Samuel Baines, Esq. 
Secmarw. 
Wm. Sykes Ward, Esq., F.C.S. 
^onornrp Curators. 
J. G. Marshall, Esq. | T. W. Embleton, Esq. 
Xotnl Secretaries. 
H. C. Sorby, Esq., Sheffield. 
Hy. Briggs, Esq., Wakefield. 
Dr. Alexander, Halifax. 
Dr. Scholefield, Doncaster. 
Bentley Shaw, Esq., Huddersfiold. 
Richard Carter, Esq., Barnslej. 
The Rev. Dr. Burnet, Bradford. 
Mr. W. S. "Ward, the Honorary Secretary, then read 
the financial account of the Society for the past year, which 
was as follows : — 
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE 
Or the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 
From May 9th, 1861, to May 1st, 1862. 
DR. £. s. d. 
By Subscriptions— 
From 1 Member for 1858 0 13 0 
„ 2 „ 1859 1 6 0 
„ 5 ,, 1860 3 5 0 
„ 72 „ 1861 46 16 0 
„ 5 ,. 1862 3 5 0 
£55 5 0 
£. s. d. 
ASSETS 19 6 0 
CR. £. s. d. 
Messrs Baines, for Printing Reports 10 0 0 
To Philosophical Society for Rent of 
Museum 20 0 0 
„ Advertising Meetings 1 8 6 
,, Expenses of Meetings 311 0 
,, Collecting Subscriptions 2 3 11 
,, Postage Stamps 2 12 3 
,, Lithography and Printing Plates 3 5 0 
„ Subscription to Palaeontographical 
Society for two years 2 2 0 
,, Sundries 1 5 4 
,, Assistant Secretary on account . . 8 17 0 
£55 5 0 
£19 6 0 
LIABILITIES. £. s. d. 
Mpssrs. Baines 19 17 6 
Messrs. Pulleyn 3 15 0 
Assistant Secretary 16 3 0 
£39 15 6 
The Chairman called upon P. O'Callaghan, Esq., to 
read the first paper : — 
ON CROMLEACHS AND ROCKING STONES, ETHNOLOGTCALLY AND 
GEOLOGICALLY CONSIDERED. 
No stone object of human veneration and superstition is 
so universally distributed over the face of the globe as the 
Cromleach. The word is decidedly Irish, and is universally 
