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PROCEEDINGS 1839—1840. 
Mr. Embleton represented the Society at a meeting of the joint 
local committee, when arrangements were made which will be best 
understood by a perusal of the following correspondence between 
Mr. Embleton and Mr. Wilson, the secretary. A few days after this 
correspondence Mr. Embleton was requested by the local committee 
to invite the Rev. Dr. Hook, vicar of Leeds, to preside at the meeting, 
an invitation which the vicar readily accepted. 
Mr. Embleton to Mr. Wilson. 
Leeds, 23rd November, 1839. 
Dear Sir, 
AVe have had another meeting of the local committee to-day. 
The reporter chosen is Mr. Beckwitli. The ordinary to be at Scar- 
borough's Hotel for forty, at the usual charge. We have also arranged 
that an invitation be sent to each member and subscriber of the 
Literary and Philosophical Society, requesting their attendance. 
Also tickets of admission, (after some description), to the council 
and office-bearers of the Literary Listitution and of tlie Mechanics' 
Institute. It was deemed advisable to meet again before the 5th 
December, the date to be determined upon according to circumstances. 
How would it suit for the meeting to be on the evening of the 4th inst., 
we could then collect the opinions of the members of council about 
the sections if they were also summoned, and we could discuss this 
matter with our affectionate brotherhood of Manchester. Can you 
get any names of parties to dine, could a request to that effect be 
inserted in the circular calling the meeting. This would much ease 
the labours of the dinner committee, whose duties up to this date 
have been truly onerous. In the circular too we might detail the 
progrannne of proceedings. 
Mr. Teale is anxious to know where he is to be placed, for it 
will be necessary that his preparations be commenced on the day before 
the meeting, there are so many drawings, etc., to exhibit, of the 
Megalichthys and other hard named fishes, his paper will occupy it is 
said one-and-a-half hours, discussion say a half-hour, the business of 
the meeting a half-hour, with a paper by Mr. Hartop, will be sufficient 
for the morning feast, then Mr. Morton and Mr. Thorp will be left for 
the evening. How would this arrangement suit, pray let me know 
