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-Diercial interests of that gTeat mining district, had been advanced ; 
and the record could not fail to be interesting, not only to men of 
science, but also, he should imagine, to those who were engaged in the 
industry of coal-mining. His Lordship then alluded to that portion of 
the report having reference to the eftorts which had been made with 
respect to pre-historic phenomena, and he said the labours in that 
direction not only marked the progress that had been matle, but indi- 
cated the way in which further advances might be made. He mentioned 
the fact that men of high reputation in the scientific world had honoured 
the Society and acknowledged its utility. The report spoke of the 
investigations which had l)een made <^f the sea-beach at Bridlington. 
They made a gTant of £10 for those investigations, and the British 
Association had made a further grant of £20. He thought that was a 
proof that the investigation was conducted in the right direction. 
He congi-atulated the Society upon the fact that the British x\ssocia- 
tion, in appointing a connnittec to consider and report upon the Pre- 
historic Remains of the ancient inhabitants of Great Britain, chose 
among the number Mr. Davis, the secretary of their own Society. 
The report reminded him that their Society had lost the services of 
Professor Green, who had obtained and well deserved a promotion 
which carried his talents to the University of Oxford as their geo- 
logical professor. They might well be gratified that one of their 
number had been thought fit and worthy to fill such an important 
office as that to* which Professor Green had been called. There was a 
matter connected with the work of the future of that Society upon 
which he would like to say a few words. He could not help thinking 
that the future utility of the Society might be considerably enhanced. 
He believed it would be a very good thing if the Society could be 
brought into direct communication with more purely local Societies ; 
it would require a certain amount of diplomacy on the part of those 
who undertook to carry it out. There were geological field clubs which 
existed in many other places, and if such could be affiliated to the 
county Society and worked to a certain extent in combination with 
it, then the advantages to both as the result of such a union would be 
great. It would be advantageous because such an arrangement would 
undoubtedly increase the interest in their work. If they had such an 
