PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
GEOLOGICAL & POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY 
i^t Wit^uumng of ^orftsi&irj*, 
AT THE SIXTEENTH MEETING, HELD AT HUDDERSFIELD, 
ON WEDNESDAY, THE 2nD OF DECEMBER, 1841. 
On the motion of Thomas Pitt, Esq., seconded by Wm. 
Wallen, Esq. 
Dr. Walker, of Huddersfield, was called to the chah*. 
The Chairman, after expressing his satisfaction at the 
visit of the Society to Huddersfield, and his conviction 
that, as its objects became more known in that town, it 
would be sure to receive more support — continued as fol- 
lows : — It was quite natural that Huddersfield, which owed 
its position in the commercial world to its mineral wealth, 
should take a leading part in support of an institution so 
well calculated to improve their knowledge of the subter- 
ranean resources of the country, and to render these ele- 
ments of art and industry accessible to the labour of man. 
It was impossible to explain in how many ways the study 
of geology was most desirable at the present period. He 
might rest its claims to support on the tendency of such 
studies to elevate the mind, to improve the reasoning facul- 
ties, and, above all, to raise their thoughts to the great 
Architect of the universe, who had so liberally provided 
for the wants of man. But on the present occasion he would 
endeavour to confine himself to the utility of the society in 
advancing the agriculture and commerce of the country. 
