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The following Resolutions were also passed : — 
1. That the thanks of the Society be given to the Mayor, for 
the use of the Mansion-house. 
2. That the next Meeting be held at Halifax, on Wednesday, 
the 3d of March. 
3. That the thanks of the Society be given to the Rev. W. 
Thorp, for his valuable paper. 
At the Evening Meeting Mr. Embleton brought up the 
REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY, 
PREPARED BY MESSRS. EMBLETON, HOLT, & MORTON. 
In preparing this report for presentation to the Society, 
the Sub-committee of the Council have had considerable 
difficulty; and they regret that it is not so complete as they 
could have wished. Two reasons may be assigned for this. 
First, — that many of the cuttings being covered with soil 
prior to the Society's excursion on the 23rd June last, some 
of the more minute geological features could not be examined 
with any degree of accuracy. And second, — that the Rail- 
way passes through certain districts of which, geologically 
speaking, scarcely anything was previously known. Mr. 
Swanwick, the talented engineer, with a degree of liberality 
that does him honour, has considerably lightened the first- 
mentioned difficulty by presenting to the Society a large and 
splendid section of the whole line, on which the various strata 
passed through in the cuttings and tunnels are beautifully 
delineated and coloured. The Committee have naturally 
taken Mr. Swan wick's section as the groundwork of the 
present Report; and they embrace this opportunity of 
recording the obligations of the Society to that gentleman 
for his valuable donation. 
