220 REV. W. THORP, B.A. — AGRICULTURAL GEOLOGY, ETC. 
Mr. J. W. Childers, M.P., who was present at the meeting, 
expressed his gratification in having heard the useful paper of Mr. 
Thorp. He said " an arrangement had been made last year with a 
member of the Society, Prof. Phillips, to go over the same district as 
that described by Mr. Thorp, and to report upon it ; but his being 
employed by the government in the county of Cornwall, had inter- 
fered with the plan. It had occurred to him whether it would not 
be possible, especially considering the intimate connection between 
this Society and the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, to meet together 
at the same time, and to devote one part of the day to discussion, 
and the other to the show of cattle. What the Yorkshire Agricul- 
tural Society had at heart exactly corresponded with the subjects on 
which Mr. Thorp had treated ; and therefore he thought they might, 
with great propriety, co-operate together. He observed that this 
Society was called a West Riding one, but if the Council would con- 
sent to change the title to " Yorkshire" there would be no difficulty in 
meeting the Society at Hull next year. 
This idea of Mr. Childers, that an union of the two societies 
should be considered, appears to have led to the Agricultural Society 
making certain proposals to the Geological Society which are 
embodied in a letter from Mr. Wilson to Mr, Embleton. 
Leeds, 20th January, 18 4I. 
My Dear Sir, 
The Council at their last meeting yesterday decided upon 
adjourning to Tuesday next at 3 o'clock, then to hold a special 
meeting, to consider the following propositions, which at an interview 
with Mr. Thorp were made to us by Messrs. Legard, Thompson, and 
E. B. Beaumont: — 
1st. — That the subscription of each member of our Society being 
raised to £1 per annum, the members of our Society should be mem- 
bers of theirs, and vice versa. 
2nd. — Each Society to retain its own officers, funds, &c., and 
that we should hold our meetings annually, conjointly with theirs ; 
the expense of publishing the Transactions of both Societies and of 
a Curator to be borne equally. 
3rd. — That they will assist us in raising subscriptions towards 
