21 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TO THE 
MONTHLY MEETINGS, 
1848 . 
January 4.—Rev. C. Wellbeloved. —On a Discovery of Silver 
Coins at Deighton. 
March 7.— Prof. Phillips, F. R. S., G. S.—Thoughts on Antient 
Metallurgy and Mining in Brigantia and other parts of Britain, sug¬ 
gested by a page of Pliny’s Natural History. 
Arthur Strickland —On the occurence of Larus minutus in 
perfect plumage at Bridlington. 
May 9.— Edward Charlesworth, F. G. S.-—On the Remains of 
extinct Gigantic Birds discovered in New Zealand. 
June 6.—Jno. Gould, F. R. S.—On the occurrence of Otis 
McQueenii, Gray, in England. 
Rev. C. Wellbeloved— On some recent additions to the Mu¬ 
seum of Antiquities. 
John Thurnam, M. D.—Description of an Ancient Tumular 
Cemetery, at Lamel Hill, near York. 
October 3.— Rev. W. Y. Harcourt, F. R. S.—Observations upon 
the Tertiary and Igneous rocks of Madeira. 
Dec. 5.— Henry Baines —On the Musa Cavendishii, in flower in 
the Society’s Stoves. 
John Ford —On the process employed by Mr. Fred. Ransome, 
of Ipswich, in the Manufacture of Artificial Stone, with General 
Observations upon the Building Stones of Yorkshire. 
