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special meeting at Hull, in August, and it will then be seen whether 
the result of that experiment will be such as to induce both Societies 
to wish for its continuance in future years. 
Mr. Embleton then moved "that a special meeting of the 
Society be held at Hull on Tuesday, iVugust 3rd, concurrently vdth. 
the meeting of the Yorkshire AgTicultural Society." He said he 
thought it was right to state, that the Agi-icultural Society had 
expressed its willingness to give the members of the Geological Societj^ 
every accommodation they might desire. He thought it was for the 
interests of the two Societies that they should meet together. The 
connection between them was very intimate, for this Society would 
not only be able to point out to them the exact local geological 
position of the various soils, but the particular kind of manures 
applicable to them, so as to secure a proper treatment of the land ; 
and the Agricultural Society, in return, would no doubt be quite 
willing to afford them whatever information would tend to promote 
the prosperity and usefulness of this Society. Seconded by Mr. 
Hartop, the resolution was carried unanimously. 
In due course the combined meeting was held, the Agricultural 
Society placed 100 tickets at the disposal of the members of this 
Society for admission to the Show, and invited a similar number to 
dinner. The meeting was held the evening before the show. The 
members of the two Societies dined together m the Public Rooms, 
and then adjourned to the Theatre of the Literary and Philosophical 
Society of Hull, which with the Museum was kindly placed at their 
disposal. The President, Earl Fitzwilliam, occupied the chair, and 
called on the Rev. W. Thorp to read his paper, which formed the 
third on a similar subject which he had prepared. It was on the 
Agricultural Geology of part of the Wold District of Yorkshire, and 
of the Oolite in the neighbourhood of South Cave, &c. He began 
with a quotation from Professor Rennie, " next indeed to the know- 
ledge of what is best to be done in practice, is the knowledge of the 
reasons why one mode of agi'iculture is better than another mode. 
Now these reasons are in fact the science, and the farmer who does 
not know a good and satisfactory reason, beyond the use of wont or 
hap-hazard experience, for adopting certain rotations of crops, for 
