CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. 
%* The first Two Reports which were Printed were not paged consecutively. 
Meeting at Leeds, December 6th, 1839 — Page. 
Dr. Hook's Opening Speech 4 
" On the Fossil Ichthyology of the Yorkshire Coal Field," by T. P. 
Teale, Esq., F.L.S 7 
" On the Boilers of Steam Engines, and the Construction of Engine 
Chimneys," by Henry Hartop, Esq 13 
" Observations on the Safety Lamp," by C. Morton, Esq 21 
" On the Strata of the Northern Yorkshire Coal Field," by T. \V. 
Embleton, Esq 25 
*' Report of Proceedings of Sub- Committee for constructing a Geological 
Section of the Yorkshire Coal Field," by C. Morton, Esq 27 
Meeting at Bradford, March 1 1th, 1840 — 
Address of the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, F. R. S. &c 1 
" On the Proposed Line of Section between the Coal Field of Yorkshire 
and that of Lancashire," by the Rev. William Thorp 7 
" On the Effects of Aqueous Vapour in the Atmosphere, as applied to 
Blast Furnaces, in the Manufacture of Pig Iron," by Henry Leah, 
Esq 19 
" On the Proportion of Sulphur in Coal," by William West, Esq 48 
Meeting at Sheffield, June 4th, 1840 — 
Address of W. B. Martin, Esq 1 
" On the Disturbances in the District of the Valley of the Don," by the 
Rev. William Thorp 4 
" Report of the Committee appointed to recommend a Line of Section 
across the Yorkshire Coal Field," by Messrs. Morton and Holt 18 
" Isometrical Projection of the Mining District of Alston Moor ; and a 
Model of the Forest of Dean," by Thomas Sopwith, Esq 25 
Meeting at Wakefield, October 5th, 1840 — 
Earl Fitzwilliam's Address 33 
Report of the Council at the Annual Meeting 35 
Rules of the Society 42 
" On the Agriculture of the West Riding of Yorkshire, considered 
Geologically; and 1st. of the New Redstone District," by the Rev. 
William Thorp 46 
Meeting at Donc aster, December 2nd, 1840 
Address of E. B. Beaumont, Esq 87 
" On the Agriculture of the West Riding of Yorkshire, considered 
Geologically ; 2nd. On the Magnesian Limestone District," by the 
Rev. William Thorp 91 
" On the Geology of the North Midland Railway," by Messrs. Embleton, 
Holt, and Morton 138 
