REPORT, 
PRESENTED TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 
February 7 th, 1856. 
The Council, in submitting their Report for 1825 to the 
Annual Meeting, are enabled to lay before it a very gratifying 
account of the progress of the Society’s affairs. During the 
last year, the number of its Members has continued to in¬ 
crease ; the communications made to it on subjects of Science 
have been more frequent, and the contributions to its cabinets 
more valuable ; the constant attendance of a well qualified 
Curator has been procured, and a subscription for an adequate 
Building has been successfully commenced. 
The Meeting will observe, in the list of Donations prepared 
for its inspection, many important additions to the Geolo¬ 
gical Collection. Of this description are the Fossils found 
near Flamborough, in the upper beds of the Chalk, by one of 
the Curators of Minera!ogy,*and by a Vice-President + of the 
* W. Marshall, Esq. F.G.S. i W. Salmond, Esq. F.G.S. 
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