/. ^.iT s^flsm •^%c«'-'* ac€ The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, havings begun its career in an sfg'e when the value of liberal and scientific Insti- tutions is generally appreciated, at least in oui^ enlightened and highly favoured country, ha^ met with a success greatly beyond what wa^ anticipated : and the Council have now the pleasure of comniunicating to the Membet*s of the Society a Report of their proceeding* during the past year, which they trust wilt be found satisfactory. Immediately after the organixatioti of the Society, the Council engaged the commodious Rooiiis where we are now met, to be occupied for the purposes of the Institution; and While the Rootiis were fitting up, measitres were taken to obtain a collection of Fossils, selected from various private collections previously formed. Through the liberality of the parties concerned, a rich assortment of Petrifactions was st)on procured on easy terms; a considerable part being presented gratuitously, and the rest [Kir-' chased at a moderate price. Tri a similar way, the Council obtained a valuable collection of Minerals, both British and Foreign ; an exten-*^ sive collection of Rock-specimens; an assort' ntent of the fossil Bones and Teeth discovered in the Kirkdale Cavemy surpassing in variety every other assortment, except that of thef Yorkshire Philosophical Society; a handsome collection of Shells ; various specimens in other departments of Natural History ; a few Book» on Geology and other scientific subjects ; some interesting Antiquities, chiefly belonging to Whitby and the neighbourhood ; and a number of miscellaneous Cui"iositi«s from various partsf of the world. After the Rooms bad been prepared, and the collections lodged in them, which was i» the month of March, a considerable tim« was- spent in arranging' the different articles into their proper classes, and placing them in the mos^t natural order; and the collection proving more extensive than was expected, new accom-- modal ions were required to be provided at the Hooms, before the arrangement could be ac« complished. Owing partly to these causes, and partly to the circumstance that the task of classifving principally devolved on one of the Secretaries, whose time was^ otherwise much engaged,, the Museum, though accessible fron> the first to Members of the Society, was not opened to the Public till the month of Septem- ber ; when it began to be opened regdarly on^ Tuesday* and Thursdays, under Regulation* adopted by the Council, which, it is hoped, will receive the approbation of this Meeting. Previous to the opening oftlie Museum, the Council engaged Mr. Wni .Covbisbley to act as Subcurator; and from the manner in which he has discharged the duties of that office, the Council have reason to think, that a more suitable person could not have been procured, The Museum has been visited, not only by Subscribers and their families, but by many respectable Strangers from various quarters, as well as by a considerable number of the in- habitants of Whitby and its immediate vicinity: and few or none have seen it, without being gratified beyond expectation, with the extent, variety, and value of its contents. Since the opening of the Museum, as well as before, additions have been made to the collection almost every week ; partly by don- ations, and partly by purchase. Considerable sums having been expended in the first pur- chases, and in the fitting up of the rooms, the Council have found it prudent to avoid making large purchases; but they have procured a variety of interesting fossils, and other valuable articles, that came in their way, which if not bought at the time, might not have been ob* tained ut any future opportunity. — The sums laid out by the Council ami>unr in all to above One Ilmulred Guiiieas, vvilliout iiicludiuir a few bills at present unpaid. As it is proper to record the liberality of those who have contributed to eniicb Abe Museum, a list of the principal Donations, presented in the course of the year, is annexec) to this Report ; and all Donations will be entered as such in the Society's Catalogue. It will be seen fro.^i the list of Meuiberii (also anviexed}, that several respectable Geji^ tlenien have been ejected Honorary Members of the So(!iety. Most of these Gentlemen have ailready rendered valuable services to this In-s stitution, and t,be rest are disposed to lendeir similar sevvices, whenever an opportunity Bfta^}^ occur. Some of ^hem ar^ Members of kindred Institutions, \vit^i which it is proper to inajntai^ a friendl\ intercomse. From the correspondr ence carried on by Members of the Cou^iicil, both with Societies and lMdividua,ls, th^re is ^ prospect of obtaining- frpi^i, tinjie to V"^^> ^n th^ easiest terms, supplies of Minerals, Petri/actiorks, ai;id other interesting articles, for the M[u.seum> : %ud, as many Gentlemen in Whitby may b *'» On the whole, the Council may congratulate the Members of the Institution, on the progress which it has made, and the prospects of itji further advancement. It bids fair to answer all the (Ejects which its founders had in view. It •will be the means of retaining on the spot the best collection of those numerous and interesting Petrifactions, for which this coast has long beeu celebrated, above almost every other part of the globe. It will preserve, and keep together, many curious o[>jects, both natural and artificial, which, for vvant of a suitable repository, might hav(3 been lost or dispersed. It will supply the youth of both sexes with sources of amusement, and subjects for study, at once the most inna* cent, the most agreeable, and the most improve ing. It will present a stimulus to the inquiring and scientific mind, and call forth into action valuable talents tiiat might otherwise have lain dormant. It will cooperate with other kindred Institutions in promoting the general interests of Learning and Philosophy. And it will con« tribute to the honour and advantage of the town, by rendering it more respectable and more attractive, as a place where Literature and ,§cience are esteemed and patronised. LAWS AND REGULATIONS 5iBftitt>|? Uiterari? ^ I^Silo^oplftieal S^ocictg, I. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. IL All Subscribers oi Tivo Guineas, or upwards, on admission, and Haifa Guinea Annual, ^\\d\\ he Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on ad- mission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any Annual Subscription, shall be 'CrOVERNORS of the Society. IIL The Business of the Society shall be conducted by a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and a Curator; who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. IV, The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary; and five Members shall form a Quorum. V. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. VL A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the third Friday in January, in each year; for electing a , new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Com^ mittee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transact- ing any other business that may occur.— Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any Seven Members, a ■week's notice being given. VII. The Museum shall comprise Collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural History ; with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art : to which may be added Scientific Books and Philosophical Apparatus. VIII. The Museum shall be open for the convenience ftf Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be admitted more thail once. Strangers, who hav6 tdeir residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be in- troduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms a« the CoH««ii shall fix.-— On special occasions, the Curator, oc the Secretaries,, may admit Members or Strangers to the Mttseum on those days when it is usually shut, IX. After the Society has existed one Vear, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting' of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting may appoint; but the Council niay a^t any of its Meetings* admit to- the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying* Ttweke Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall* be admitted by ballot, a linajority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no sllare in the properly of the Society, Have no vote at its ikettings, and shall not hold any office in it, X. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society may he elected Honorary Members, without paying any suUst riptiori ; but such Honorary Meirtbers shall have no shtfre in the property of the Society, or ill th^ management of its concerns. XI. The proportion which each Member has in the propeiiy of the Societyj shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share; and should the Institution ever 11 be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordiivgly. Put, in the event of such dissolution, all douatious to th^ Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or theiif representatives; and all Members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price, XII. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representarive ; but the Society shall decide by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institu- tion. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up: and the reprtsentative or assignee of a life Governor shail not bo exempted from the Annual Subscription of Naif a Cii*iiM;a., wit bout paying the sum of Five Guineas, in lieu of such Subscription, Xlli. Thfi AwBual Subscriptions shall be paid' to the Treasurer in advance, in i\\e month of January, or within a month after the General Meeting in each Year. If any Member neglect to pay bis Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of th« Institution, until all arrears due on his share shall be paid up : and if a^y Member neglect paying his Subscript tions for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all his right and interest in the property of the Institution, XIY. If any Member, or any one introduced by hiiai, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that iMember shall make good to the Society the loss or damage so sustained, XV, Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its law*, may be expelled from the Society, after nieans have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order: but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a 1^ inoiith*s notice at least to the offending Member, and with- out the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. XVT. Each Member, upon his Admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. XVII. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amend- ments having been submitted to the Council for their con* sideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, Adopted by th6 Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. T. The Museum shall be open from Eleven to One o*clock on Tuesday and Thursday in every week, XL Any Member may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby; but no person residing in Whitby or its immediate vicinity, not belonging to the household of a Member, shall be admitted more than once. III. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be ad^ mitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from the Curator or from one of the Secretaries. IV. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose at the Museum. V. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens, VI. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or -Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 15 OFFICERS FOR 1824. RICHARD MOORSOM, Jl/N,, ESa. HENRY BELCHER, ESa. THOMAS FISHBURN, JUN., ESa^ JOHN HOLT, JUN., ESa* Committee. Mr. C. BELCHER, MR. G. BUCK, MR. J. CAMPION, 3iR. J. MEWBURN, MR. W. NICHOLlSON'y MR. R. RIPLEY, MR. T. WATSON, MR. J, WILKINSON. ^ob^rtidtj^ fit) ^ufijJctiptidit* Mr. JOHN BIRD, I JAMES WILSON, ESO. MR.H.WEATHERALD, I REV. G. YOUNG, A,^» Curator* MR. JOHN BIRD, MR. A. SANDERS^ | REV. G. YOUNG, A.M. S»ttt»cttraton Mr* WILLIAM COR3ISHLEY# 14 LIST OF MEMBERS, 8tfto0e marifeeli * art ^jonotatvi Mtmf>tv^i ^H. x\lkinson, Esq. York H. Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher Mr. John Bird Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. .John CanipioFv Mr. George Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton *W. H. Dikes, Esq. HitU *|lev. VV. Eastmead, Kirk^ bif-lMoorside Thos. Fisbburn, jun- Esq. Mr. John Frankland *Thonias Hinder^ell, Esq. Scarborough John Holt, jun. Esq. Mr. John Huirill Mr. Lars Kiersta tMr. Thomas Lempriere Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq^ Richard jMoorsom,jun. Esq. Mr. William Nicholson *Mr. R. Pickering, Malim Chris. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley f Mr. John Ripley Mr. Richard Rodgers *W. Salmond, Esq. York Jonathan Sanders, Esq. Mr. George Sanders Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr, John Sanderson *Mr. William Sooresby, jutl* F.R.S.Ed. M.W.S. &c. *JI. F. Smith, Esq. Dat- Vm^-tan Mr. J. M. Sowerby *A. Thorpe, Esq. York Mr. Thomas TurnbuU Edmund Turton, Esq. *Rev. W. V. Vernon, York Mr. Thomas Watson Ml. Henry Weatherald Mr. James Wilkinson James Wilson, Esq. Mr. William Yeoman Rev. George Young, A.M. Thoie marked f are Ati'niwl Suls^rUen of Twelve Shillings» 15 DONATIONS Mrs. Adams. — Elegant Gorgonine from the West Indies. Mr. T. Barker. — Part of the Wrapper of an Egyptijtrt Mummy. Mr. J. Bathgate, Loftliouse. — Two ancient Newspapers,, Henry Belcher, Esq, — Polished specimens of fossil Wood^ and of Encrinites, and Ammonites;— masses of petrified Shells ; — some preserved Serpents, &c. " -^ _^ Mr. C. Belcher.— ^Specimen of Stalactite Vitlir59»e& frpn* Kirkdale cavern. Mr. J. Bird. — Many Petrifactions, Minerals^ Rock-Speci- mens, Antiquities, Fruits, &c. Mr. G. Buck. — Some rare Ammonite^ polished, &;c. Miss Campion.— .Specimen of Satin Spar. Mr. Geo. Chapman. — Curious ornament worn in the Sonth Sea Islands. Mr. M. Clark. — Cingalese Writing on a Leaf. %. H. Dikes, Esq. (for the Hull Literary ^Philosophical Society). — Lower Jaw of a Hippopotamus; — specimens of Fluor Spar, and of Vegetable Impressions. Bev. W. Eastmead, Kir kby -Moor side. — Ancient Tesserm from Byland Abbey ; — specimens of Chert, &c. Mr. J. Eg LIN, Hull. — A rare petrified Fish. Mr. T. Elder.— a Sponge, and a curious excrescence froin a Tree. T. FishbUrn, Esq.— ^An Adze incrusted with breccia; some Pebbles, and Rock-Specimens, &c. Mr;. Thos. Harding. — Handsome Dress of a,n Esquiiuaaxi Female. T.HiNDERWELL,EsQ.5'c«r6oroM^A. — Somc rare Petrifactions. Mr. J. Holt, the Youngest. — Skeleton of a Greenland Bear. Mr. J. Hugill. — Large Gorg-owia /—specimens of Maizej Bones, &c. from Kirkdale cavern. Mr. T. Lempriere. — Large Star-fish, and some tare Fruits. Dr. J. G. LoY.--^Lower part of an ancient Quern. Capt. Mead. — Skin of a large Serpent, and an Alligator which the vsame Serpent swallowed entire. Mr. J. Mewburn.— An Alligator,, a Seal, a Bat, two Bears' Heads, &c. 16 Messrs. J. Mewburn & R. Ripley. — ^Valuable Colleciioil of Petrifactions and Rock-spr^cimens from Kent. Mr. W. Nicholson.^-A Fossil Stag's Horn. Oapt. Muir. — A preserved Serpent. Capt. Potter.^— An Idol, and a Stone Club, from New Zealand: — Fragments of Buildings, &c. from the Medi- terranean. Mr. R. Ripley. —Copy of Westgarth on the Strata, of Burnet's Theory, &c. : — Horn of the Ibex: — some Silver and Copper Coins: — Vegetable Impressions from Barnsley; viiih ttiany Petrifactions, Rock-specittiens, Shells, &c. Mr. J. RiPLE^. — A Germian Tobacco Pipe, ah Indian Hookah, &c. Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle. — Several Rock-specimens. Mr. a. Sanders.— s-Head of 3. Plesiosaw us; — Fossil Grinder of an Elephant; — some fare Ammonites; — ancient Plan of Whitby, &c. Mr. T. Scoresby.«--A Collection of dried Greenland Plants* H. F. Smith, Esq. Darlington. — A Valuable Collection of Minerals, amounting to 140 specimens. Miss Terry.— A preserved Cameleon. Mr. W. Trueman.— a Bat, and some Rock-specimens. Mr. J. Waters, Bridlington Quay. — Some Alcyonites. Mr. H. Weatherald. — Some Petrifactions. Mr. W. Wilson, Scarborough. — Some Rock-specimens frdiil Igloolik, brought home in the Fury. % IIev. G. YouNiG, A.M. — A Collection of Rock-specimens of the Yorkshire Coast; — a Collection of Shells;— with various Minerals, Antiquities, &c. Messrs Young & Bird.-^A copy of the Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast. jN^B. Several small Donations have not been particularly specified. ]5 JUN29 \ ^r^ RODGERS, PRINTBR, WHITUY. Sl.>i^-: SECOND REPORT OF THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, \ Presented at the Annual Meeting, January 21, 1825: I WITH THE liaU)0 antr UtgnUtioM ^ OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF Donations "presented to the Mustum. WHITBY : 1825. ... -^.ff SECOND REPORT. IN reporting the proceedings of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society dnring- the second year of its existence, the Council have the satisfaction of stating-, that the affairs of the Institution continue to prosper. In the course of the year, the Museum has received large ac- cessions to its multifarious contents; partly by purchase, but principally by donations. Scarcely a week has passed without some new acquisition. This increase has taken place in every depart- ment. The collection of recent Shells has been more than doubled; liberal donations of shells having been made by several Members and Friends ; particularly by Jonathan Sanders, Esq. ; Mr. John Williamson of Scarborough, who has been elected an Honorary Member of the Society; and Mr. Richard Ripley, who has also contri- buted liberally to other departments. To the collection of Minerals, large and valuable additions have also been made ; partly by the generosity of friends, but chiefly by the sale or exchange of duplicates, or by barteiin-g Whitby fossils for the mineral productions of 4 other places. In this way, the Society may hope to enrich the Museum in various depart- ments from time to time : and it is no small ad- vantage to this Institution, that it has access to an inexhaustible store of fossil treasures, from M'hich it can augment the collections of other Societies, or of literary friends residing at a distance, who may be expected in return to supply our Museum with the rarities of their respective districts. Similar acquisitions have been made in Fos- sils, Rock-specimens, Antiquities, Books, and miscellaneous Curiosities. The contributors to these departments are numerous, and several of their donations are very valuable, as will be seen in the list subjoined to this Report. The Council feel a pleasure in observing, that in this year, as in the last, the Society has been much indebted to Captains of ships, and other sea-faring friends. Captain Potter, who was a liberal benefactor last year, has laid the Society under additional obligations. Captain Dunning has presented a variety of Shells and other Curiosities. Captain Dixon has given the Society a valuable collection of Insects from the Brazils, with many other Curiosities from New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land. Captain Allely has presented the dress of an Esquimaux man, with some birds and other Curiosities from Davis Straits. Captain Rearsley has brought V 5 home from Baffin's Island, a large collection of Rock-specimens, most of which have come int0 the Museum, through the hands of Thomas Brodrick, Jun., Esq.; whose pohte attentions, as well as the liberality of Captain Rearsley, the Council wouUl j^ratefully acknowledge. Another collection of Rock-specimens fr. m Baf- fin's Bay, has been presented by Captain Terry. Thus, the characteristic generosity of British Seamen has been exemplified in the Captains belonging to this Port; and it may fairly be presumed, that our Seamen, who visit all quar- ters of the globe, will continue to augment our collections from year to year. Owing to the great expense incurred last year, and the necessity of providing Glass-cases, and other accommodations, to contain the large additions made to the Society's property this year, the Council have refrained from making expensive purchases. They have not, however, neglected any good opportunity of procuring such Fossils and Minerals, and other Curiosities, as appeared particularly desirable for enriching the Society's collection. The most interesting article purchased this year is the Fossil Cko- CODiLE, lately discovered by Brown Marshall, in the cliff near Saltwi • XV. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without eflf'ect for bringing him to order: but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a T2 month's notice at least to the offending Menaber, and with- out the con-nrrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meetin or any thing likely to occasion damage. 13 OFFICERS FOR 1326. PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. VICE-PRESIDENTS. tIENRY BELCHER, ESQ. \ T. FISHBURN, JUN.,ESQ. TREASURER, JOHN HOLT, ESQ. COMMITTEE. Mr. 0. BUCK, Mr. J. CAMPION, Mr. J. MEWBURN, Mr. T. PARKIN, JUN. Mr. R. RIPLEY, Mr. J. RIPLEY, Rev. J. RUTHERFORD, Mr. J. YEOMAN. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. COL. GEO. CHOLMLEY, I COL. JAMES WILSON, Mr. J. BIRD, I Mr. H. WEATHERALD, REV. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. CURATOR. Mr. JOHN BIRD. SECRETARIES. Mr. ANDREW SANDERS, | REV. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. u mim^ (^w mmmmmh^^ flotti IJi^cottttt ^otmmibvf* *H. A.Atcheson,Esq. M.B. London H. Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Esq. Mr. John Bird tMr. R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nath. Campion Mr. George Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton Col. Georije Cholmley fMr. W. Cooper *W. H. Dikes, Esq. Hull *Rev. "William Eastmead, Kirkhy 'Moor side Thos. Fishburn, Jun., Esq. Mr. John Frankland *Dr. G. Goldie, York *Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough John Holt, Esq. Mr. John Hugill Mr. Jos» Hunter Mr. Lars Kiersta Rev. Chas. Lawson, B.A. Richmond, Surrey Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Rich. Moorsom, Jun., Esq. Mr. William Nicholson *Mr. R. Pickering, Malton Mr. Thos. Parkin, Jun. Chris. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley Mr. John Ripley *Mr. William Robertson^ Newcastle Mr. Richard Rodgers Rev. J. Rutherford *W. Salmond,Esq.M.G.S. York Jonathan Sanders, Esq. Mr. George Sanders M^r. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. John Sanderson *Rev. W. Scoresby, F.R.S. M.W.S. &c. Bridlington *H. F. Smith, Esq. Dar- lington J. M. Sowerby, Esq. *A. Thorpe, Esq. York Mr. Thomas Turnbull Edmund Turton, Esq. *Rev.W.V.Vernon,M.G.S. York Mr. Francis Watkins Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. Henry Weatherald *Dr.T.Weatherill,Lii?e'rpoo^ Mr. James Wilkinson *Mr. J. Williamson, Scar- borough Col. James Wilson *Rev. Archdeacon Wrang- ham, A.M. F.R.S. &c. Mr. John Yeoman Rev. Geo. Young, A.M. * Honorary Members f Suhscrihers of I2s. yearly. lA DONATIONS Presented to the Museum since the Publication of the Second Reports Mr. J. Adams. — Russian Bottle made of Bark, and some Rock Specimens from the North Cape, &c. Mrs. AscouGH, London. — A beautiful Parrot from Batavia. Mr. Bean, A>car6oroMoA.— Fine specimen of Fossil Coral. Thos. Benson, Esq., London. • — Wasp's Nest from Surinam^ two Egyptian Imay;es, piece of Pompey's Pillar, &c. Mr. Bird. — Crystals from Cape Diamond, burnt Wood from Pompeii,30 local Tokens, Iron Plate with Conglomerate,&c. Mr. BoTHAM.- — Two curious Coins. Capt. Braithwaite. — Head of a Babyroussa. Rev. J. Brewster, Egglcsdiff. — Three pieces of Roman Tile, &c. from the Roman Wall. Thos. BRODRiCK,JuN.,EsQ.-YoungNarwal from Greenland. Mr. J. Calvert, Leeds. — Collection of Phytolites, Encri- nites. Reeds, &c. Mr. G. Chapman. — Ten Local Tokens. Mrs. T. Chilton.— Large Saw of a Saw-Fish. Colonel Cholmley. — Fossil Fish from Monte Bolea, and three ancient Peter Pennies. Henry Clarke, Esq.— Inscriptions on ancient Bells at Guisborough. Mr. J. Collier, Mallon. — Very large specimen of Pyrites. Mr. J. Coulson. — Pair of Egyptian Slippers, and piece of Granite from the Great Pyramid. Mr. CoWTON, Bridlington. — A Fossil Pholas. Mr. W. Dawson. — Piece of Verde Antique, of Pompey's Pillar, &c. Capt. Dixon. — Mutilated Antique Marble Statue, from the Island of Milo. Mr. Frankland. — Head of a Statue, piece of carved Jet, and three Blocks of Wood, dug up from the foundation of a house. Master Frankland. — Ancient Egyptian & Turkish Coins. Mr. J. GiLLO tt, Scarborough.— ^Some rare Fossils, 50 speci- mens of Lichen, &c. Mr. J. Glaves. — Madrepores and Fossil Shells from West- morland, Roman Tesserae, &c. from Nottinghamshire. Mr. Gordon. — Part of a Tree planted by Linnaeus. Mr. T. Harding. — Quiver and Arrows, with ornamented Belt, from the Ashantees, some Foreign IShells, Insects, and Fruits. 16 Mr. R. KiRBY, Cliff-Lane. — A Pair of Rein-Deer's Horns. Rev. Charles Lawson, B.A. Richmond, Surrey. — Piece of Otaheitan Cloth. Mr. Marley. — Twenty East Tndian Coins. Rich. Moorsom, Esq. — Furniture of the Esquimaux Canoe, formerly presented by him. R. MooRsoM, JuN., Esq — Fine Piece of Otaheitan Cloth. Mr. Metcalfe.*— A Fine Chinese Shawl. Capt. Allen Otty, R.N. St. J ohn's, IS ew Brunswick. '-^Cn- rious excrescences of Wood, specimens of Iron, Manganese, &c., from America. Mr. Jon, Patrick— .Coral, and Lava, from the West Indies. Mr. R. Pickering, Malton. — Large Collection of Fossil Shells, &c. Capt. Potter ^ — Fine Medal of Queen Caroline, some Rus- sian & ancient Sicilian Coins, 3 Lizards, a Scorpion, &c. Mr. T. ReadshaW. — An Ancient Candlestick. Mr. R. Ripley.— a Flying Fish, two rare Ammonites, an Esquimaux Spear, an elegant Russian Crucifix, specimens of Flos Ferri, &c. Mr. Wm. Robertson, Newcastle.^^LsLrge Assortment of Minerals and Rock Specimens. Mr. J. RouTH. — Sixteen Local Tokens. Mr. W. ScoRESBY. — Piece of Jet elegantly marked, piece of Wood from Greenland, bearing a Russian Mark. Mr. Hugh Scott. —Indian Bow, with two Arrows. H. F. Smith, Esq., Darlington. — Large Assortment of Minerals and Rock Specimens. Mr. W. Trueman. — An Esquimaux Paddle, some Fossil Shells, and a Collection of Insects. Mr. J. Vardy, Wolverhampton. — Fine Trilobite from Dudley. Mrs. Wass. — Four specimens of Asterias. Mr. F. Watkins. — A Kestrel Hawk, a Cuckoo, a Landrail, a Teal Drake, and a Water Hen. Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. — Several Madreporites, Spongites, and Shells. Capt. Willis. — A Serpent, a Lizard, a young Turtle, and a Locust. Master Yeoman, Woodlands. — Some Petrified Shells. Mr. Michael Young. — Some Rock Specimens from Baf- fin's Bay. Rev. G. Young, /4.M.— Pair of Turkish Slippers, a Cat, a Goldfinch, several Petrifactions, &c. Messrs. Young & Bird. — Large Collection of Rock Specimens. R. Rodger s, Printer, Whitby. i*•■•■?'v■^•'"■'v^^^■V>•"■■■^^■^■''i'i^'■''v■■'■ '";.'i' ''"' ^^■;; ■'!:-::■.' t^^^ ■;'.; M^ FOURTH REPORT OF THE AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, JANUARY 19th, 1827 WITH THE LAWS & REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OP DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY : PRINTED BY R. RODGERS, BOOKSELLER. 1827. FOURTH REPORT. THE Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society are now met to hold their Fourth Anni- versary; and it is a subject of pleasing congra- tulation, not only to the Council, but to all the Society, that we are assembled in a building so commodious and respectable, and so well fitted up for receiving and displaying those rich col- lections which the Society has accumulated. The removal of these collections to this desirable situation, where they are arranged in a new form, and placed in a more advantageous light, is the principal matter to be reported by your Council, having occupied their chief care during the last half-year. This grand measure has somewhat interrupted the usefulness of the Institution; for, during its progress, throughout the space of more than three months, the Museum was unavoidably shut up, not only from strangers, but in a great measure from the Members of the Society. Hence, the number of visitors since last Anni- versary, has been considerably less than in the former year; amounting only to 282, of whom 231 are in the list of strangers, and 51 belonging to the town and neighbourhood. It may be supposed by some, that a shorter space of time might have intervened between the shutting of the old Museum, and the opening of the new; but we have to notice, that much time was ne- cessarily employed, in fitting up the present Museum with suitable cases, and other accom- modations, for receiving the collections of the Society ; that nearly the whole of these collec- tions required to be newly arranged ; and that the labour of arranging them devolved almost entirely on one individual. Under these cir- cumstances, it is not surprising, that so great a portion of time was consumed ; and the length of the interval was of the less moment, as it oc- curred at a season when visitors are not the most numerous. But the sacrifice of time or of labour, attend- ing this removal, must be regarded as well be- stowed, when we consider the vast advantages resultinc*" from the measure. We have removed to a situation every way more eligible than the former ; possessing the advantages of light, fresh air, an agreeable prospect, and convenience of access. Here our whole collection, in its various departments, is brought together ; and being arranged in cases fitted to display the forms and properties of the objects in each department, the facility of inspection is much increased. The shutting up of nearly the whole in glass cases, may indeed be regarded, as impeding the ex- amination of those objects which were formerly exposed to the touch ; yet this advantage must be more than counterbalanced, by the greater security of the collections from the danger of decomposition and other injuries. It was high time, that our inestimable fossil, the great cro- codile, and other organic remains, which lay exposed in the former Museum, should be put jn cases adapted for their preservation; that they piay continue to excite the wonder, and gratify the curiosity, of future ages. Without this pre^ caution, a great proportion of our fossils from the alum shale, must have perished in a few years; and the whole of our vegetable impres- sions on coal shale, of which we have now a large and interesting collection, would have been decomposed much sooner; several specimens having already begun to shew the dangerous effects of exposure to the atmosphere. The Council regret to observe, that there are ^till several portions of the Society's property for which no sufficient cases have yet been pro- cured ; particularly the collection of Birds, which js still increasing; the specimens of Works of tJ Art from foreign countries ; and the more perish- able kinds of Antiquities; not to mention Lich- ens, Mosses, and some other departments in Natural History, for accommodating* which ther6 is scarcely any provision made in the present arrangements. But after having incurred an expense of about £lb, in fitting up this Museum, your Council found it necessary to pause, before deciding on the erection of any more cases; lest you should have just cause to charge them with improvidence. We trust, however, that as se- veral new and respectable contributors are join- ing our Institution on the present occasion, and as a liberal subscription has been entered into for defraying the expense of fitting up the Mu- seum, the time is not very far distant, when the debts incurred by this important measure will be paid ofi^, and the Society be enabled to provide such other cases as may be required to contain their growing collections. It will be seen from the List of Donations for the past year, that the Museum continues to be enriched by the liberality of numerous Friends, in various departments, especially in that of Antiquities : and your Council cannot omit men- tioning in particular the generosity of Mrs. Benson of London, who has presented a valuable donation of Egyptian Antiquities. The largest accessions received during the year, are in the departments of Minerals, Rock Specimens, and Fossils. These have been obtained, partly by gift, and partly by exchange; and we are bound to notice the handsome behaviour of the gentle- men with whom we have corresponded in this line; particularly G. Cumberland, Esq. F.G.S., Bristol; the Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester: and Mr. Wm. Hutton, Newcastle; each of whom has been elected an Honorary Member of the Society. The same mark of respect has also been paid to the Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle ; Mr. John C Glaves, now of Whixley; and Mr. Wm. Wilson, and Mr. Wm. Bean, of Scarborough ; all of whom have been bene- factors to the Institution, and are likely in various ways to promote its interests. The department of Minerals has also received ad- ditions from the bounty of former friends ; par- ticularly, the Rev. W. V. Vernon, F. G. S., President of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, and Dr. Goldie, one of its Secretaries. The attention of the Council having been so much employed in other duties, it is not sur* prising that little has been done, since last Anniversary, in the way of reading Essays. The only meeting for this purpose that has occurred, is that which was held on the 3d instant, at the opening of the new Museum; when an Essay on Springs was read by the Rev. Geo. Young, A.M. to a numerous and respectable company of Ladies and Gentlemen,L But now that the Society is fixed in a situation likely to be permanent, and more commodious for holding* Meetings than the former rooms, we liiay presume that exercises of this kind will be much more frequent, and will excite a more general interest among the Members and Sub- scribers. On the whole, it must be highly gratifying to the founders and friends of this Institution, to see it placed on a footing so respectable, with ^uch encouraging prospects of stability and in- crease. And when we reflect on its rapid growth during these four years, we may safely look forward to a period, when its Collection, in some departments, will be equal, if not superior, to any Provincial Collection in the world. Stran- gers from all quarters, will admire, as they have already done, the fossil treasures which you have amassed; and future generations will be in- structed in various branches of science, through the rich stores which your liberality has pro-* vided. 9 LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea Annual, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, with- out any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The Business of the Society shall be conducted by a PATRON,a President, two VicE-PRESiDENTS,a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and a Curator; who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form ihe Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year; for electing a new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by ?iny Seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, An- tiquities, specimens in Natural History ; with other miscel- laneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art : to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The fannlies of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabilanis of Whitby shall be admitted ; except Benefactors, who may be introduced by any of the Council. Strangers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any 10 Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curator, or the Secre- taries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum on those dajs when it is usually fchut. 9. Alter the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting may appoint; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shiliinj^s yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the ma- nagement of its concerns. 11. The proportion which each Member has in the pro- perly of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share; and should the Institution ever be dis- solved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But, in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their repre- sentatives ; and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repur- chasing it at the same price. 12. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the Society shall decide by ballot, whether the purchaser o*- representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institu- tion. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of Half a Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas, in lieu of such Subscription. 13. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of. November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each Year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until ail arrears due on his share shall be ii paid up: and if any Member neglect paying his Subscrip- tion for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, he excluded from the Society, and shali forfeit all his right and interest in the property of the Institution. 14. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 15. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct to- wards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order: but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and with- out the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 16. Each Member, upon his Admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 17. These Laws may be amended or enlart^ed at any General or Special iMeeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regnlations for Admission to the Museum, adopted by the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half past Ten to half pasl^ Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby ; but no person residing m Whitby or its immediate vicinity, not belonging to the household of a Member, shall be admitted; except Benefactors, who may be introduced by a Member of the Council. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admit- ted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from the Curator or from one of the Secretaries. 4. The names a!»d abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be per- mitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 12 OFFICERS FOR 1827. PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. LORP VISCOUNT NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. VICE-PRESIDENTS. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ, TREASURER. JOHN HOLT, ESQ. COMMITTEE Mr. J. ANDERSON, JUN. Mn C. BELCHER, Mr. T. CHILTON, Mr. J. HUNTER, Mr. T. PARKIN, JUN, Rev. J. RUTHERFORD* Mr. F. WATKINS. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION, LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY, COL. GEO. CHOLMLEY, I COL. JAMES WILSON, Mr. J. BIRD, I Mr. H. WEATHERALD, Rev. GEO. YOUNG, AM. .CURATOR. Mr. JOHN BIRD, SECRETARIES. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. 13 MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, LORD VISCOUNT NORMAN BY. Mr. John Anderson, Jun» Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Esq. Mr. John Bird Mr. R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nath. Campion Mr. Geo. Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton Col. Geo. Cholmley Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher Mr. John Frankland John Holt, Esq. Mr. John Hugill Mr. Jos. Hunter Mr. Lars Kiersta Dr. John G. Loy Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Richard Moorsom,J un.Esq. Mr. Wm. Nicholson Mr. Thos. Parkin, Jun. Chris. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richd. Ripley Mr. John Ripley Mr. Richd. Rodgers Rev. J. Rutherford Jonathan Sanders, Esq. Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. John Sanderson Mr. William Scoresby J. M. Sowerby, Esq. Mr. Thomas Turnbull Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey Mr. Francis Walkins Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. Henry Weatherald Mr. James Wilkinson Col. James Wilson, M. P. Mr. John Yeoman Rev. George Young, A. M, ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS, Mr. Joseph Barker Mr. Wm. Barker, London Rtv. Wm. Blackburn Mr. Bead Mr. Joseph Chapman Mr. William Cooper Miss Gordon Mr. Rob. Kirby, Printer Rev. Charles Lawson,B. A. Richmond y Surrey Mr. Francis Wardale Mr. John Watson 14 HONORARY MEMBERS, Henry Atcheson, Esq. F.C.P.S. London, Mr. William Bean, Scarborough. G. Cumberland, Esq. M.G.S. Bristol W. H. Dikes, Esq. F.L.S. Hull Rev. William Eastmead, Hull. Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough, Mr. J. C. Glaves, Whxiley, Dr. George Goldie, York. Mr. William Hutton, Newcastle, Mr. R. Pickering, Malton, Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle. William Salmond, Esq. F.G.S. York. Rev. W. Scoresby, F.R.S. M.W.S. &c. Bridlington. H. F. Smith, Esq. Darlington. Anthony Thorpe, Esq. York. Rev. William Turner, Newcastle. Rev. W. V. Vernon, F.R.S. F.G.S. York. Dr. Thomas Weath«rill, Liverpool. Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M. F.R.S. F.CP.S. &c., Hunmanby. 16 DONATIONS. Presented to the Museum since the Publication of the THIRD REPORT. Mrs. Benson, London. — Mummy Cat from Upper Egypt, 3 Egyptian Figures, and some Fragments of ancient Buildings in Egypt. Mr. Bird. — Tesserae from St. Peter's Church at Rome. Mr. Brewster. — Specimens of Copper Ore from Druminel* zier, Roman Tiles, &c. from the Roman Wall. Mr. G. Buck. — Fine Specimen of Landscape Marble. Mr. G. Chapman.— Box of Cocoa wood, richly carved. Mr. Chapman, Brotton. — Two ancient Coins, and a Fossil Vertebra. Mr. W. Collier. — Antique Smoothing-box. Mr. Corbishley. — Specimens of Mica, a Cup made of Rice, and curious Depositions from the Gas Works. Mr. E. Corner. — A Bittern. Mrs. CouLSON. — Elegant Shell Breastplate from Tongataboo. G. Cumberland, Esq., Bristol. — Large Collection of Fossils, & Rock Specimens, from the South & West parts of E ngland. Rev. William Ellis Specimens of Lava and Volcanic Sulphur from Hawaii ; and 24 specimens of South Sea Cloth. Lieut. C. Featherstone, R. N.— -Rhinoceros Horn from the East Coast of Africa. Mrs. Fotherley. — Curious Spear, armed with Sharks Teeth, from the Friendly Islands. Capt. Gallilee, Staiths. — A Humming Bird, Dr. GoLDiE, York. — Some valuable Minerals from Iceland. Mrs. Greenbury, — Three rare Insects from the East Indies, Mr. T. Harding. — Pair of Esquimaux Spectacles. Mr. Wm. Harrison, Ruswarp. — Club or Baton of a New Zealand Chief, Specimen of Coral from the East Coast of Sumatra. Mr. M. Hill. — Large Turkish Cannon Ball of Granite, ami an antique Pipe-head. Mr. HuGiLL. — Pine Branch with rich Cones. Mr. W. HuTTON, Newcastle. — Fine Collection of Vegetable Impressions on Coal Shale, 20 Norwegian Minerals, and many Rock Specimens. Captain Lotherington. — Egyptian Shells, and a piece of Granite from the Great Pyramid. 16 Mr. Mewburn. — Fine Collection of British Insects collected by Mr. Wilcox, and two small Figures of Mercury. Mr. J. Nailor, Jun. — Some Shells taken out of a Codfish^ caught on the Banks of Newfoundland. Mr. Phillips, York. — Good Specimen of Strontian, from the Limestone at Sherburn. Mr. Ridley. — A crested Heron. Mr. Ripley, — Several Local Tokens, &c. Mr. F. K. Robinson. — Glass Pipe from St. Petersburgh, and a piece of Canvas made of long grass at Buenos Ay res. Mr. RoDGERS. — Small Turtle. Mr. Sherdon. — Five Specimens of New Zealand Cloth. Miss SuMMERSON. — Chinese Parasol. Mr. W. Trueman. — Pieces of Painted Glass from Whitby Abbey, some Tesserae from Rievaux Abbey, an ancient Newspaper, several rare Fossil Shells, &c. Mr. T. Turn bull. — An ancient Newspaper. Rev. W. V. Vernon, F.R.S. &c., York, — Some rich Islandic Minerals. Mr. Walker, Artist. — Specimen of Strontian from Knares- borough. Mr. Watkins. — Two curious Medals. ■Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester. — Valuable Collection of Minerals, Vegetable Impressions on Coal Shale, &c. Mr. J. Wilcox, Hutton-Bushel. — A crested Heron. Col. J. Wilson, M.P. — A large Glass Case, valued at eight Guineas. Mr. W. Wilson, Scarborough.'— QoWecWon of Rock Speci- mens and Minerals, from Port Bowen, &c., procured in Captain Parry's last Voyage. Mr, W. WiLLisoN. — Specimen o( Sphinx atropos, and of a rare Beetle, Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, F.R.S., &c. — Two good Specimens of Inoceramus. ' • . Master Yeoman, Woodlands.— l^om of a Unicorn Fish, with part of the Skull. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — Cast of the Under " Jaw of the Piesiosaurus, some Phytolites, &c. Rev. G. Young, A.M. — Wild Boar's Tusk, piece of Coal Shale containing a Fossil Beetle from Danby Coal Pits, Soul-mass Loaf above 100 years old, ancient Roman Buckle, several rare Fossils, &c. From the Office of R. Rodger s, Whithy. 1S> JUW20 MM V :'.i-.- ,,,-«* *r'»^^-.. FIFTH REPORT OF THE ■WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 31 ST, 1827: WITH €f)t EatDjs; an& S^egulations^ of t&e SotittSf A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED BY R. KIRBY, BOOKSELLER, BRIDGE-STREET. 1827. FIFTH REPORT. •«•<«•{•»»*- In conformity with a resolution adopted at last Annual Meeting, the Fifth Anniversary of this Institution is held in the close of the pre- sent month (October), instead of being kept, as hitherto, at the commencement of the new year. In consequence of this arrangement, little more than nine months have elapsed since our last Anniversary, and the proceed- ings of that period only are now to be report- ed by your Council. But although the period of their service has been thus abridged, the matters which they have to report are not less interesting than the transactions of former years. A few weeks after the last Anniversary, we were deprived of the valuable services of one of your Secretaries, Mr. Andrew Sanders ; who, having gone to reside at Stockton, re- signed his office, the duties of which he had discharged during four years, with fidelity, diligence, and zeal. At a general Meeting of the Society held soon after, on the 16th day of March, thanks were unanimously voted to Mr. Sanders, for his esteemed services; and Mr. Richard Ripley, who had frequently as- sisted the Secretaries in their labours, was chosen his successor. The important and strenuous exertions, which this Gentleman has made for the good of the Societ3s since his election, have fully justified this appoint- ment ; so that, while we regret the loss of Mr. Sanders's labours, it is gratifying to think, that the Society has obtained another Secretary, who is resolved to serve its interests in a manner not less efficient. Your Council find great pleasure in report- ing, that the anticipations of the progress, and growing respectability, of tlie Institution, expressed in the last annual Report, have been realized to an extent even beyond their expec- tations. An increase of six new Members, and an equal number of Annual Subscribers, was announced at our last Anniversary : and other most respectable accessions have been since obtained. In the early part of summer, it was judged expedient, to make known the nature and operations of the Society, to some Noblemen and Gentlemen, well known as the patrons of literature and science, and likely to befriend our growing establishment : and the result of this measure, coupled with a gen- eral impression of the value of this Institu- tion, is truly gratifying. The Right Honour- able the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon- ourable the Earl of Mulgrave, and Henry WalkerYeoman, Esq., have become Life Gov- 15RNQRS of the Society, by a subscription of Ten Guineas each. Another Member, and four more Annual Subscribers, have likewise been added to our number. These important additions will naturally pave the way for others ; and a further increase of Members and Subscribers will be announced at the present Meeting. While the funds of the Society have been materially augmented by the addition of so many new contributors, your Council have also the satisfaction of stating, that the sub- scription commenced at last Annual Meeting, to assist in defraying the expense of fitting up the new Museum, has produced the sum of £3Q, including £3 received as Donations from Visitors. A few other Members, who have not yet seen the subscription list, are expected to add their names ; and if the amount shall thus be increased a few pounds more, enough will have been raised to pay off the whole debt of £76j and upwards, due at last Annual Meet- ing, without encroaching on the resources of the ensuing year. This statement cannot fail to be highly gratifying to all the Members and Friends of the Institution, as it indicates a degree of prosperity exceeding the most san- guine expectations that had been entertained. But this is not all. — Soon after our last Anniversary, Colonel James Wilson, M. P., whose liberality your Society has fi^o ,qf^^^^ (6^- perienced, purchased, at an expense of eight GUINEAS, a large upright glass case, to assist in fitting up the lower end of the Museum. This instance of generosity encouraged your Council, with the advice and concurrence of other Members of the Society, to proceed with a plan for fitting up and improving the whole of that lower part of the room : and this has been carried into effect at an expense comparatively small. By the adoption of this measure, large ad- ditional accommodations are provided, for Birds, and for Miscellaneous Curiosities: part of which have been supplied by Col. Wilson him- self. At the same time, the appearance of this part of the room has been vastly improved. So striking, indeed, is the effect of this improve- ment, that a strong desire has been excited, to have the other three sides of the room fitted up in the same elegant style, as soon as the state of our finances will allow it ; and your Council finding, that the expense of fitting up these three sides with a cornice, shelves, and supporters, would scarcely exceed sixteen pounds, have resolved to enter on this under- taking, trusting to the liberality of the Society, and anticipating its increased resources. The execution of this plan has hitherto been de- ferred ; partly to avoid the inconvenience of shutting up the Museum, at a time when much company was resorting to it; and partly in the hope, that the augmentation of the funds, ob- tained at this Meeting, may encourage the Council for the ensuing year, not only to carry this measure into effect, but to fit up at least the upper end of the room with glass cases, to make it correspond better with the lower end. It is of great importance, indeed, could we undertake it, to have each side of the room covered in with glass, as specimens laid on open shelves will always be exposed to injury. The necessity of providing further accom- modations for the Society's valuable collec- tion, appears from its constant increase ; which has been very considerable during this year, chiefly through the liberality of its nu- merous Friends. It will be seen from the List of Donations, that in this, as in former years, many valuable presents have been made to the Museum. Indeed, every month, and almost every week, some new benefaction has been deposited. — The department of Miscellaneous Curiosities has received the most considerable additions. Among these we may particularly notice; — a large and handsome Burmese Idol of cast metal, from a temple at Arracan, presented by Mr. Wm. Turner, together with a few silver Rupees ; a valuable assortment of clubs, spears, and other weapons, from the Japan Islands, presented by Mr. Christopher Crawford, of London ; — some beautiful ar- ft licles of Female Dress, from China, presented by Miss Ascongh, of London; — and a very correct and elegant model of the Ruins of Whitby Abbey, the workmanship and the gift of Mr. Francis Kildill Robinson. — Several presents of Coins and Medals, both ancient and modern, have been received from various Friends ; among whom it may be proper here to name, Mr. Mew burn, Mr. Lovvrie, and especially Mr. Kiersta*; who has also pre- sented a collection of Rock specimens and Minerals from Norway. — In the department of Natural History, the following articles me- rit particular notice; a fine specimen of the Platypus, or Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus* from New South Wales, presented by Ingram Chapman, Esq., of London ; a large and fine specimen of the Hercules Beetle, presented by Captain Power; a handsome Fox, presented by Mr. Cole, of Stokesley ; and a number of British Birds, presented by Mr. James Wilcox, of Mutton Bushel 1, a gentleman whose libera- * At the time of the Annual Meeting, Mr. Kiersta pre- sented a very large and handsome Silver Medal of the "Em- peror Leopold I, and a fine Rose Noble of King Edward III, a Donation worth several Guineas. — Since the Meeting, other valuable Donations have been received ; particularly, a hand- some Silver Ornament, worn by a Madagascar Chief, present- ed by Captain Moorsom, II. N.; a fine collection of Vegetable Impressions on sandstone, from the Gristhorpe shore, pre- sented by Mr. Williamson, of Scarborough j a valuable collec- tion of Fossils, presented by Mr. Bean, of Scarborough ; two specimens of the Hercules Beetle, presented by Mr. Taylor Gibson, of Newcastle, 9 lity has been experienced in former years. — Our collection of Fossils has also received im- portant accessions. Mr, Ripley has present- ed a number of rare Ammonites, and other Fossils ; and Messrs. Bird, Parkin, Ripley, and Young, have given a large collection of Fossil Shells, from the Glazedale Dogger. Mr. Geo. Watson has presented a beautiful Fossil Fish from the magnesian limestone of the county of Durham : Mr. Glaives has given a collection of Fossils from the oolite ; and various other Do- nations will be found mentioned in the annual List. While the Society is so liberally supported, it may well be expected to act a liberal part towards the public; and, by this principle, which guided the Society in the Resolutions of last Annual Meeting, the proceedings of your Council have been regulated. Nothing is exacted for admission to the Museum, as was at one time proposed ; but strangers, as well as benefactors, are still freely admitted, on the recommendation of Members or Subscribers. A proposal has also been made, and will this day be submitted to your decision, that Offi- cers of the Army and Navy, occasionally here on duty, shall have free admission, as Hono- rary Members, during their official residence ; 10 and that the same privilege shall be extended to the regular Methodist Ministers, during the term of their residence in Whitby. This libe- ral proposal appeared to your Council so con- genial to the spirit manifested by this Society, that, anticipating your decision, they have taken the liberty to act upon it, with regard to the Gentlemen concerned, now resident in Whitby. The reading of Essays has been more at- tended to in this year than in last ; yet Meet- ings for this purpose have not been held regu- larly. An Essay on the Works of Samuel Jones, Gent, the Poet of Whitby, by Mr. J. W. Robinson, of London, was read at a public Meeting, held on the 16th of March. At a subsequent Meeting, held April 12, the Rev. William Scoresby, F.R.S. &c., an Honorary Member of the Society, gave a Lecture on Atmospheric Refraction, and on some pheno- mena of the Rainbow. On the 18th of July, another Meeting was held, when there was read an Essay on the Salmon and Salmon Trout Fisheries of the Esk, by Mr. J. W. Ro- binson, who was unanimously elected an Honorary Member of the Society. At the same Meeting, a drawing of the head and horns of a Fossil Elk, found in a peat bog on 11 the shore at Skipsea, and now in the posses- sion of Arthur Strickland, Esq., was exhib- ited to the company ; and some appropriate observations on this discovery were made by Mr. Young. Nothing more of this nature re- mains to be stated, unless we notice what has taken place at an early stage of the present Meeting, when Mr. Young read an Essay on the Kirkdale Cave and its contents, illustra- ting the subject by numerous specimens of Fossil Bones, &c., from the Cave, now in the Museum. Under all the circumstances stated above, it is not surprising, that our Museum should become an object of increasing attraction. Accordingly, the list of Visitors, during these ten months, has exceeded that of any former year, the number amounting to above 620. A few of these were Donors or Benefactors, resident in or near Whitby, admitted on account of services rendered to the Society ; but by far the greater number were strangers, from various parts of Britain, and of the world ; and several of them persons of rank, and of high literary attainments. After communicating these interesting facts, it is unnecessary for your Council to say more, for encouraging you to go on in your 1% laudable undertakings. The rapid increase of the Society's respectability and resources, leaves us nothing to fear, but gives us every thing to hope : and as public spirit has of late been advancing in Whitby with rapid strides, we need not doubt, that this useful Institution will continue, from year to year, to be honoured with its due share of patron- age and support. m LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea Annual, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, with- out any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The Business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and a Curator ; who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary 5 and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year ; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History j with other miscella- neous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art 3 to which may be added. Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members^ residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be ad- mitted i except Benefactors, and Honorary Members. Stran- gers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curator, or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Stran- gers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. 9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the So- 14 clety, on such terras as that Meeting may appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shil- lings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall liave no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall liave no share in the property of the Society, or in the ma- nagement of its concerns. 1 1 . Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed in Whitby upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence ; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the pro- perty of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share ; and should the Institution ever be dis- solved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives ; and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative j but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institu- tion. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscrip- tion of Half a Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas, In lieu of such Subscription. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treas- urer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each Year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Insti- tution, until all arrears due on his share shall be paid upj and if any Member neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be ex- cluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all his right and in- terest iu the property of the Institution, 15 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good lo the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be ex- pelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order : but sucli expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his Admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform lo the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for Admissitn to the Museum^ adopted by the Council^ and confirmed hy the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half past Ten to half past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby 3 but no person residing in Whitby or its immediate vicinity, not belonging to the household of a Member, shall be admitted ; except Benefactors, who may be introduced by a Member of the Council. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from the Curator, or from one of the Secretaries. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be per- mitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella iato the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 16 OFFICERS FOR 1828. SB- PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. VICE-PRESIDENTS. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. JOHN HOLT, ESQ. COMMITTEE. Mr. J. ANDERSON, ^UN. Mr. C. BELCHER, Mr. J. FRANKLAND, Mr. J. HUNTER, Mr. J. MEWBURN, Mr. T. PARKIN, JUN. Rev. J. RUTHERFORD, Mr. J. YEOMAN. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon. EARL OF CARLISLE, Rt. Hon. EARL OF MULGRAVE, LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY, COL. GEO. CHOLMLEY, I COL. JAMES WILSON, M. P. Mr. J. BIRD, Mr. H. WEATHERALD, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. | Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. CURATOR. Mr. JOHN BIRD. SECRETARIES. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A. M. SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. 17 mEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. EARL OF CARLISLE, Rt. Hon. EARL OF MULGRAVE, LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Esq. Mr. John Bird Miss Boulby Mr. R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nath. Campion Mr. Geo. Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton Col. Geo. Cholmley Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher Mr. John Frankland Mr. Thomas Gallilee John Holt, Esq. Mr. John Hugill Mr. Jos. Hunter Mr. Lars Kiersta Dr. John G. Loy Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Richard Moorsom^ Jun. Esq. Mr. Wm. Nicholson Mr. Thos. Parkin, Jun. Chris. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley Mr. John Ripley Mr. Richard Rodgera Rev. J. Rutherford Jonathan Sanders, Esq. Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. William Scoresby J. M. Sowerby, Esq. Mr. Geo. Trueman Mr. Thomas TurnbuU Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey Mr. Francis Watkins Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. Geo. Watson Mr. Henry Weatherald Mr. James Wilkinson Col. James Wilson, M. P. Mr. John Wilson H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr. John Yeoman Rev. George Young, A. M, »e@«4 ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. Jas. Andrew Mr. Geo. Anderson Mr. Joseph Barker Mr. Wm. Barker, London Rev. Wm. Blackburn Mr. John Camp'wn, Skale Lmio Mr. Joseph Chapman Mr. William Cooper Mr. John Clark Mr. Thomas Clark William Darley, Esq. Mr. R. Home Mr. R. Hunter, London Wm. Middleton, Esq. Mr. Rob.Kirby, Printer Miss Pennyman Miss Pressick Mrs. .T. Richardson Mrs. Rudyerd Mr. Chr. Swales Francis Wardale, Esq. Mr. John Watson Mr. Thos. Yeoman IB HONORARY MEMBERS Henry Atcheson, Esq. F. C. P. S. London. Mr. William Bean, Scarborough. G. Cumberland, Esq. M. G. S. Bristol W. H. Dikes, Esq. F. L. S. Hull. Rev. William Easlmead, Hull. Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough. Mr. J. C. Glaives, Ifhixley. Dr. George G©ldie, York, Mr. William Hutton, Newcastle. Mr. R. Pickering, Malton. Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. William Salmond, Esq. F. G. S. York. Rev. W. Scoresby, F. R. S. M.W.S. &c. Liverpool. H. F. Smith, Esq. Darlington. Antliony Thorpe, Esq. York. Rev. William Turner, Newcastle. Mr. William Turner, Calcutta. Rev. W. V. Vernon, F. R. S. F. G. S. York. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester. Mr. James Wilcox, Hutton Bushell. Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M. F.R.S. F.C.P.S. &c., Hunmanby. Ift DONATIONS Preiented to the Muteum since the Publication of the FOURTH REPORT. Miss AscouGH, London. — Burmese Towel, and Chinest Lady's Head Dress, and Petticoat ; the latter richlj embroidered. Mr. Bean, Scarborough. — Valuable Collection of Fossils; consisting of 18 specimens of Vegetable Impressions on Sandstone, from the Gristhorpe Shore j 18 Specimens of Bivalve Shells, several of them rare, from the Strata near Scarborough j 4 rare Ammonites ; 3 rare Belemnites : 3 rare Echinites, and one rare and curious Spinite ; a fine specimen of Cancer, from the Speeton Shale ; 2 Flustra, from Sunderland ; and some other Fossils ; in all, above 60 specimens. Mr. Charlef Bblcher. — Fine specimen of Madrepore, from the alluvium, Mr. H. W. Benson. — Portuguese Copper Coin. Messrs. Bird, Parkin, Ripley, and Young. — Large Collec- tion of Fossil Shells, many of them rare, from the Glaze- dale Dogger. Rev. J. Brewster, Egglescliffe. — Silver Coin of Queen Eli- zabeth, and 6 Copper Tokens. Thomas Brodrick, Jun. Esq. — Sand, consisting of minute fragments of Shells, from Ascension Island. Captain Bromley, London. — Piece of Mummy Wrapper, from Alexandria. Miss Brown, Canwick, Lincoln. — Six Copper Coins. Ingram Chapman, lE,sq. London. — Fine Specimen of Platy- pus, or Ornithorhynchus, from New South Wales. Captain William Cockburn. — Rare Marine Insect, from the Banks of Newfoundland. Mr. Thomas Cole, Stokesley. — Handsome stuffed Fox. Mr. Christopher Crawford, London. — Large assortment of Wooden Spears, Halberts, Paddles, &c., ifrom the Japan Islands ; Dress of a Female of Cape Coast, &c. Mr. William Collier. — Head of a small figure from Whitby Abbey ; Pair of Ancient Gloves. Mr John Dale. — A Flying Fish. Captain Constable Dunning. — Skin of a large Snake, Jawf and Backbone of a Shark, and wings of a Flying Fisli. Lieutenant C. Featherstone, R. N. — Elephant's Tail from Africa. Mr. John Fewster. — Two handsome Bows, from the Ba- hama Islands. 20 Mr. John Frankland. — Curious specimen of Fossil Wood, polished. Mr. John Frankland, Flowergate. — A Badger, per Mr. Mewburn. Mr. Thomas Gallilee. — Polished section of a fine piece of Stalactite, from an old Coal Mine. Mr. Taylor Gibson, AWc«*^/e. — Two fine specimens of the Hercules Beetle. Mr. John Glaives, WhLvley. — Collection of Fossils, from Kirkby Moorside, &c. Mrs. Harding, Pickering, — Large Ammonite. Mr. Hayden, London. — Preserved Serpents, from Berbice. Captain J, Hill, Thorn — Silver Scroll, with an Inscription, from a Burmese Tomb. Mr. Wm. Hill. — Pipe Fish. Miss Holt. — Esquimau??: Pocket Book, with its Furniture. Mr. John Hugill. — Piece of recent Madrepore. Mr. Major Hugill. — An old English Silver Coin. Robert Hunter, Esq. — Handsome Silver Ring, taken from the finger of one of the brave Greeks who fell at Misso- longi, bearing this Inscription, engraved on a Carnelian, * + ^ AIMONIKO. 1787. Mr. JaiMIEson, J/anwer. — Model of a Canoe, from Hudson's Bay, piece of Moss from Buonaparte's Grave at St. Helena, and a pair of Aibatioss Feet. Mr. L. Kiersta. — Rose Noble of Edward III ; large Silver Medal of the Emperor Leopold I, in fine preservation : ten other Foreign Coins and Medals ; and a Collection of Nor- wegian Rock specimens and Minerals. Mr. John LowRiE. — Twelve Roman Coppor Coins, and a Silver Coin of Queen Elizabeth. Mr. John Mewburn. — Fine Pair of American Snow Shoes, Bow and Arrows from Van Dieman's Land, Teal Drake ; two ancient Silver Coins, &c. Captain Constantine Moorso3i, R.N. — Handsome Silver Ornament, worn by a Madagascar Chief. Captain Thomas Muir. — Four ancient Egyptian Coins, a Fragment from the Royal Palace at Alexandria, some Foreign Shells, &(*. Mr. Matthew Peacock. — A stuffed Hedge-hog. Captain Power. — Fine specimen of the Hercules Beetle. Mr. Joshua Priestman, Thornton. — Two large Ammonites. Mr. S. F. Ramsey, Beverley. — Preserved Lizard, fine polish- ed Fragment of large Ammonite, piece of Glass resembling Opal. Mr. Richard Ripley. — Several rare Ammonites, some rare ghells from the Blue Limestone, large Collection of Fossil Shells from the Glazedale Dogger ; Obsidian and Coiiglo- 21 merate from Ascension Island^ some Kirkdald relics, Mass of fine Univalve Shells, &c. Mr. Francis Kildill Robinson. — Elegant and correct Model of the Ruins of Whitby Abbey. Rev. James Rutherford. — Five small plated Foreign Coins. Mr. John Schofield, Bagdale. — Stuffed Seal's Foot. Mr. Wm. ScoRESBY. — Two Models, illustrating some of his proposed Improvements of Whitby Harbour. Miss Margaret Smith. — Seven ancient Egyptian and Roman Coins, and an Esquimaux Belt. J. M. SowERBY, Esq. — Large Silver Coin of Charles I, and four Roman Copper Coins. Captain Storr. — Seven ancient Greek and Roman Coins, per Mr. Mewburn. Mr. Swift. — Small British Silver Coin Rev. H. Taylor, Catcliffe. — Specimens of Ironstone with Shells, and Vegetable Impressions, from Milton Iron Works. Mr» Geo. Trueman. — Three ancient Silver Coins, and a fine^ mass of pyritous Shells. Mr. Wm. Trueman. — ^Two rare Books. Mr. Wm. Turner, from India. — Large and handsome Cast Metal Image of Gaudma, a Burmese Idol, from a Temple at Arracan ; three Burmese Rupees, and an Indian Rupee. Mr. James Watt. — Silver Tea-spoon, found in the ruins of old Runswick. Mr. Geo. Watsok. — Handsome Fossil Fish, from the County of Durham ; some Fossil Shells, from Rickmond, and 22 Copper Tokens. Mr. James Wilcox, Hutton BushelL — Twelve British Birds; stuffed King's Fisher, in a Glass Case ; 4 Fossils from the Oolite ; Stag's Horn from Seamer Carrs, and Boar's Jaw with a singular Tusk. Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. — Ten fine specimens of Vegetable Impressions in Sandstone, from the Gristhorpe shore. Col. James Wilsok, M. P. — Fine specimens of Antigua Ma- drepore, Skin of a large Serpent, Saw of a small Saw Fish, and some Foreign Shells. Deposited. Rev. George Young, A.M. — Rare Fossil Cancer, from the .Alum Shalej some fine Minerals, from Dumbarton; a quan- tity of Kirkdale Relics, Skull of an Ox, &c. {From ih9 Office of R, Kirby, Bridge-Street) ,^^XV.A///> L 1 :.• Sv'.\ r->^ SIXTH REPORT OP THE SOCIETY, Presented at the Annual Meeting, October 31, 1828: WITH THE XiA'WS AND XtEGVI.ATXOTrS OF TBE SOCZSTTy A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, , AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, WHITBY : PRINTED BY R. HORNE, BOOKSELLER, BRIDGE STREET. 1828. |||^.|^ffr^:t:^!)r^-rf ttftT r«3tDoa iTl^irJi}-^ nt'uh. SIXTH REPORT. ■Oil The Council of the Whitby Literary and Philo- sophical Society have much pleasure in reporting its increasing prosperity . The attention which the Museum has received from strangers during the last year ; the valuable additions made to its con- tents ; the successful efforts made to render it more elegant and commodious ; the accession of mem- bers ; and the public meetings which have been held for promoting the designs of the Institution, warrant them to make this encouraging statement. The number of Visitors has considerably ex- ceeded that of any former year. More than seven hundred and twenty are recorded ; a few of whom are benefactors, belonging to Whitby and the vicinity ; and the rest strangers from various parts, several of whom came hither chiefly for the purpose of seeing our Museum. This number would have been much greater, had access not been prevented for several weeks, by the alterations made on the roof. This proves that it has become an object of general interest ; and indicates a growing taste for such rational entertainment as such a collection of curiosities affords, even to common observers; while it reminds us of the progress of science, •which is not now inaccessible to the lowest classes, nor despised by the highest ; and leads us also to anticipate a time as not remote, when wealth will not shelter its possessors from contempt, when not accompanied with a becoming portion of literary and scientific information ; and when tha diffusion of knowledge will supply the gay with useful amusement, and free the serious from prejudice and party spirit. The expenditure occasioned by the improve- ments which it was judged proper to be made on the roof and lights of the Museum, has rendered it impossible to add much to its stores by purchase. The donations, which have been liberal, make that the less to be regretted, as will appear from noticing a few of them. The Rev. Geo. Young has made the following valuable donation : six Quadrupeds, and four pairs of horns ; eighteen Fishes ; eight Birds ; four specimens of the Paper Nautilus, with many other shells ; a black Snake; two tusks of a Hippopo- tamus, and an Elephant's grinder; two Caffre aprons ; a bottle of Insects ; some fruits and flow- ers ; with other curiosities; — ^all from South Africa, collected by Mr. Alex. Stirling Bell. From Sir E. Moorsom, K.C.B. have been re-^, ceived ; — a model of the foremast of the Revenge, as it appeared after the battle of Trafalgar, made of the wood of the mast ; a beautiful Crease, or knife, formerly belonging to the King of Acheen ; and the saw of a Saw-Fish. Captain Constantino Moorsom, R.N., has pre- sented a Fowling-Piece, which belonged to Ra- dama. King of Madagascar, handsomely mounted with silver ; some specimens of Madagascar cloth ; 28 specimens of African wood ; and five African spears and arrows. Our collection of Shells has been enriched by 30 British species, in fine preservation, given by Arthur Strickland, Esq. ■' The three gentlemen last named, have been elected Honorary Members. To Mr. John Coulson we are indebted for a large Fossil shell, and a very fine specimen of opalized wood, from Van Dieman's Land. '^ Mr. Dadd, by Mr. Ripley, has sent more than 60 Fossils from the Chalk strata of Kent, several of them very rare. Mr. W. Jameson, Mariner, by Mr. Mewburn, has favoured us with a box of Insects. Mr. C. Crawford, of London, has presented nine silver coins, and a wooden cup, given by his Majesty on Maundy Thursday. Capt. John Smith, of the Diadem, has given a handsome donation of African bracelets, spears, charms, and other curiosities, from the island of Fernando Po. 6 Thos. Chapman, Esq., has presented a pair of Stag's horns, dugout of a peat-moss near Elsinore. Mr. Thomas Parkm, Jun., has contributed a handsome bow, and a large fan, from Candy in Ceylon. Among these curiosities may be mentioned some produced at home, by John Winspear, a young man of Whitby, who has given several articles of iron-work in miniature ; viz, a smith's anvil, with a horse shoe, several hammers, pincers, a very small two-bladed knife, some pairs of scissors, so minute that 18 of them would weigh only a grain, and a set of half a dozen knives and forks, extremely small and handsome. While, thus, the interesting contents of the Museum are increasing so rapidly ; while the most distant lands and seas are contributing to its treasures ; while it is daily becoming richer in monuments of ancient industry, and of modern ingenuity ; it is reasonable to expect a proportionate increase in the number of subscribers, and of ac- tivity and zeal in the present members. Accor- dingly this year has brought some new members, among whom is the Hon. Wm. Buncombe, M.P., a Life Governor. — We are also thus encouraged to hope, that something more may soon be done, in providing greater convenience for arranging and exhibiting specimens by glass cases, on such parts of the walls as are not yet occupied. 7 The number of general Meeltings which have been held, and respectably attended, this year, for the purpose of reading Essays, proves that this important part of the design of the Institution has not been neglected. On these occasions we have been favoured with several interesting papers from Mr. Robinson, of London; one on the 'Whitby Spaw,' and one ' on the cultivation of the Moors around Whitby;' and one, read by himself, *on Inland Navigation.' Mr. Scoresby produced an Essay 'on National Improvements, and anew mode of constructing roads for carriages, throughout this Island :' and Mr. Mewburn read one ' on the utility of Mechanics' Institutions. At one of these meetings, Mr. Ripley communicated some inter- esting information respecting Samuel Jones, the Poet of Whitby. At another, Mr. Young exhibited a very ancient Pedigree belonging to Sir William Strickland, Bart., and an original scroll of Parch- ment, containing an account of the expenses of Whitby Abbey, for the year 1394. It is satisfactory to find, that this Institution is so steadily advancing to such a state of maturity, as must remove the objections of those who might be disposed to despise its former appearance ; and convince the most obtuse intellect, of the justice of its claims to more general attention, and more liberal support. Its friends may confidently re- commend it to the notice of others. To be able, at such a trifling expense, to make themselves ac- quainted, by occasional examination, or by con- tinued study, with such a great variety of the productions of nature, of the monuments of an- tiquity, and of articles which display the manners and customs of distant nations, objects otherwise accessible to only a very small number, is an advantage that cannot be undervalued, by any who really desire to possess enlarged and enlightened views of the works of God, or feel a lively interest in the history and welfare of man, 9 LA W^S AND REGULATIONS t n. r OF THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea .Annual, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time without any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The Business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and a Curator ; who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. a 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year ; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, au- diting the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given- 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History ; with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added. Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be ad- mitted ; except Benefactors, and Honorary Members. Stran- gers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curator, or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. 0. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members 10 sliall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the So- ciety, on such terms as tliat Meeting may appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall; have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed in Whitby upon, duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence ; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12;. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share ; and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives ; and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same , price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it ? shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institu- tion. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription, of Half a Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas, in lieu of such Subscription. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each Year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all [ M arrears due on his share shall be paid up ; and if any Member neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that ell'ect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all his right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be ex- pelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order: but such ex- pulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obliga- tion, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Ccj^il for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for Admission to the Museum, adopted hy the Council^ and confirmed by the General 3Ieeling. 1. The Museum shall be open from half past Ten to half past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby ; but no person residing in Whitby or its immediate vicinity, not belonging to the household of a Member, shall be admitted ; except Benefactors, who may be introduced by a Member of the Council. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from the Curator, or from one of the Secretaries. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum, shall be permit- ted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 12 OFFICERS FOR 1829. ^Patron. THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. 1 T. FISHBURN, ESQ. ^rcastirer* JOHN HOLT, ESQ. Cotnmtttee* Mr. C. BELCHER, Mr. J. CAMPION, Mr. J. HUGILL, Mr. J. MEWBURN, Mr. W. NICHOLSON, Mr. T. PARKIN, JUN., Mr. F. W ATKINS, Mr. G. WATSON. (^obetnoris b£» Subscn^tton^ Rt. Hon. EARL OF CARLISLE, Rt. Hon. EARL OF MULGRAVE, Lord Viscount NORMANBY, M.P. Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P. COL. GEO. CHOLMLEY, | COL. JAMES WILSON, M.P. Mr. J. BIRD, Mr. H. WEATHERALD, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. Curator* Mr. JOHN BIRD. Secretaries* Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, ] Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. Subcurator* Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. 13 MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. EARL OF CARLISLE, Lord Viscount NORMANDY, M.P. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Esq. Mr. John Bird Miss Boulby Mr. R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nath. Campion Mr. Geo. Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton Col. Geo. Cholmley Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher Mr. John Frankland Mr. Thomas Galilee John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home Mr. John Hugill Mr. Jos. Hunter Dr. John G. Loy Mr. John Mevvburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Richard Moorsom, Jun. Esq. Rt Hon. EARL OP MULGRAYE. Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P. Mr William Nicholson Mr. Thos. Parkin, Jun. Chris. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley Mr. John Ripley Mr. Richard Rodgers Jonathan Sanders, Esq. Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. William Scoresby J. M. Sowerby, Esq. Mr. Geo. Trueman Mr. Thomas TurnbuU Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey Mr. Francis Watldns Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. Geo. Watson Mr. Henry Weatherald Mr. James Wilkinson Col. James Wilson, M. P. Mr John Wilson H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr. John Yeoman Rev. George Young, A.M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. Jas. Andrew Mr. Geo. Anderson Mr. Joseph Barker Mr. Wm. Barker, London Miss Barnes Rev. Wm. Blackburn Mr. J. Campion, Skate Lane Mr. Joseph Chapman Mr. William Cooper Mr. John Clark William Darley, Esq. Mr. R. Hunter, London Wm. Middleton, Esq. Mr. Rob. Kirby, Printer Miss Pennymau Miss Pressick Mrs. J. Richardson Mrs. Rudyerd Francis Wardale, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Springhill Mr. Thomas Yeoman 14 HONORARY MEMBERS. Hemy Atcheson, Esq., F.C.P.S., London. Mr. William Bean, ScarhorougJi. G. Cumberland, Esq. M.G.S., Bristol. Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham. W. H. Dikes, Esq. F.L.S., Hull Bev. William Eastmead, Hull. Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough. Mr. J. C. Glaives, Whixley. Dr. George Goldie, YorTc. Mr. William Hutton, JVewcastle. Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiana. Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R.N. Mr. R. Pickering, Jfalton. Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. Rev. James Rutherford, Channelkirk. William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S., YorJc. Rev. W. Scoresby, F.R.S. M.W.S. &c. Liverpool. Capt. John Smith, Whitby, Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall. Anthony Thorpe, Esq., York. Rev. William Turner, Newcastle. Mr. William Turner, Calcutta. Rev. W. V. Vernon, F.R.S. F.G.S., York. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester. Mr. James Wilcox, Hutton BnshelL Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley. Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M. F.R.S. F.C.P.S. &c., Hunmanby, :15 DONATIONS Presented to the Museum since the Publication of the FIFTH REPORT. Mr. William Adams. — Chinese Tinder Box. Mr. James Adams. — Rare Lobster. Miss Barnes. — Handsome Chinese Slipper, and a Fossil Shell. Mr. Francis Barry. — Curious Fish. Capt. John Beecroft. — Backbone and Jaws of a Shark, a Foreign Bird, specimen of Obsidian from Ascension Island, and large specimen of Coral. Mr. Charles Belcher. — Polished Stalactite from Knares- borough. Mr. Henry W. Benson. — Two Copies of his Ichnography of Whitby Abbey. Mr. Oliver Bird, Pickering. — Beautiful Kingfisher. ■ Rev. John Blackburn, A.M., Attercliffe. — Three Pyritous Shells, from the Thames Tunnel. Mr. John Bolton. — Fine Vegetable Impression in Sandstone. Mr. Robert Breckon. — Beautiful Woodpecker. Mr. John Brown, Church Street. — Pair of Spanish Spurs. Mr. W. Brittain, Aislahy. — Rare Vegetable Impression. Mr. Gideon Buck. — Specimen of Bismuth, and of Stream Tin. Mr. Peter Cato. — Piece of Timber, curiously pierced by the Teredo. Thomas Chapman, Esq. — Fine Pair of Stag's Horns, dug out of a Peat-Moss, near Elsinore. Mr. George Chapman. — Brass Coin of the Emperor Gordian. Mr. J. Chilton. — Several species of Corallines, &c. Mr. Richard Connell. — Two Silver Coins from Tobago. Mr. James Collier. — Demi-Frank of Napoleon. Mr. W. CoRBisHLEY. — Fourtccn old Coins, three specimens of recent Echinus, and some masses of Shells. Mr. John Coulson. — Rare Fossil Bivalve Shell, and very fine specimen of Opalized Wood, from Hobart's Town, Van Dieman's Land. Mr. C. Crawford, London. — Nine Silver Coins, and a Wooden Cup, given away by his Majesty on Maundy Thursday. Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham. — Above sixty specimens of Fossil Shells, &c., from the Chalk in Kent ; several of them very rare. By Mr. Ripley. Mr. George Dove, Ripon. — Thirty Copper Coins. 16 Mrs. FoRSTER. — Fragments of a Knitting Needle, shivered to pieces by Lightning. Mr. J. Frankland. — Stoxley Halfpenny, (1665.) Mr. David Graham, Grinkel Park. — Preserved Toad, Frog, Bat, Wryneck, and Landrail. Capt. Haden. — Two Hornet's Nests, &c. *Mr. William Harrison, iJw^warp.-— Club of Boongaree, a New Zealand Chief. Mr. R. Hill. — Whale's Rib, from Davis Straits. Hull Literary and Philosophical Society. — Copy of their Fourth Report. Mr. W. Hutchinson. — Rock Specimens from New South Shetland. Mr. William Jameson, Mariner. — Box of Foreign Insects. By Mr. Mewburn. Mr. Johnson, London. — Rare Echinus, from Malton. Capt. William Kearsley. — Some Rock specimens, and Shells, from Greenland. Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. — Copy of their Reports for 1826-7, and 1827-8, and of An Account of an Egyptian Mummy. Capt. Lotherington. — Several Curiosities from the West Indies. Mr. George Lynass. — Silver Coin of Philip and Mary. Mr. Mabon, Berwick. — Silver Coin of James I. Capt. William Marley. — Porcupine Fish, and two Wood Pears from New South Wales, and a Serpent from Samarang. Mrs. Martin, Cliff Lane. — Cloth made of Grass from Colum- bia, two Prussian Plated Coins, and vertebra of a Whale. Mrs. Miller. — Silver threepence of George HI. Francis Mewburn, Esq., JDarlington. — Fine Fossil Fish, from the County of Durham. By Mr. J. Mewburn. Mr. Mewburn. — Black Grouse, and Ptarmigan ; fine specimen of chrystallized Bismuth, prepared by Mr. Henry Thornhill. Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B. — Crease, or Malay Knife, pre- sented to him by the King of Acheen ; saw of a Saw-Fish ; Model of the Foremast of the Revenge, after the battle of Trafalgar, made of the wood of the Mast. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R.N. — Elegant silver-mounted Fowling-Piece, presented to him by Radama, King of Madagascar ; Five African Spears and Arrows ; specimens of Madagascar Cloth, and twenty-eight specimens of African Wood. Mr. Thomas Parkin, Jun.-^Handsome Bow, and large Fan, from Candy, in Ceylon. 17 Mr. Matthew Peacock. — Couple of Grouse. Mr. John Pbarson. — Hinder part of a Seal, with the 2 het Miss Pennyman. — A Sea Swallow. Mr. Robert Pickering, Malton. — Ancient Carved Stone for containing holy water, dug up at Malton ; some Fish-teeth, and other rare Fossils, from Malton. Mr. John PoRTEOUS, Berwick. — Frank Piece of Napoleon. * Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer, JS^ew York. — Copy of a Survey of the Erie Canal District. Mr. R. RrpLEY. — ^^Roman Battle-Axe, from Halton Castle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. — Handsome Copy of a rare Book — Miscellaneous Poems, by Samuel Jones, Gent. * Mr. Andrew Sanders. — Nautilus, beautifully carved. Mr. ScoRESBY. — Copy of his Essay on the Improvement of Whitby Harbour, with some Plans. Rev. William Scoresby, F.R.S., Liverpool. — Copy of Streon- shall Abbey, with Gibson's M.S. Notes ; the Fall of Carthage, and Pizarro : Copy of his Voyage to Greenland in 1822. Mr. Richard Scott. — Some Rock Specimens from Balta Sound, Shetland Isles. Arthur Strickland, Esq. — Thirty species of British Shells, handsomely prepared. Capt. John Smith. — Four Spears, a Wooden Sword and Staff ; three Serpent's Skins ; a Cap, with sundry pieces of Cloth- ing ; and a large Assortment of Bracelets, Belts, Charms, &c. ; all from the island of Fernando Po. Miss Smith. — Curious Aloe ; Snake ; and singular Fish. Mrs. Thompson. — Irish Shilling of George III. Mrs. Turton. — Valuable Collection of Foreign Insects. Mr. W. Trueman. — Copy of Simpson's Hydrologia Chymica. Mr. Henry S. Walker, Woodlands. — Ball of Hair, from the Stomach of a Calf. Mr. Francis Watkins. — Malay Reticule ; Head and Feet of the Albatross, from the Cape. Mrs. White. — Pyramid Club Ticket. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley. — Thirty Fossil Shells, and Mineral Specimens, from Barnsley, Market Raisin, Thames Tunnel, &c. By Mr. Ripley. Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. — Three Birds, and some Rock Specimens ; from Spitzbergen, &c. Mr. John Winspear. — Several specimens of Iron-Work in miniature, of his own workmanship ; consisting of two pairs of Scissors, half a dozen Knives and Forks, a Clasp Knife with two blades, two Anvils, three Hammers, a Horse Shoe, and a pair of Pincers ; also a very large Swedish horse-shoe. 18 Mr. Knaggs Yeoman. — Sixpence of Geo. I. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — Their Report for 1827. Rev. George Youxg, A.M. — Six Quadrupeds, four pairs of Horns ; eighteen Fishes ; eight Birds ; four specimens of Paper Nautilus, with many other Shells, and some Echinites ; a Black Snake ; three Tortoise Shells, of different species ; two Tusks of a Hippopotamus, and an Elephant's Grinder ; two Caffre Aprons ; a Bottle of Insects ; some Fruits and Flowers, with other Curiosities ; all from South Africa, collected by Mr. Alexander Stirling Bell. Omitted in its proper place. Mr. George Chapman. — A very ancient Key. N.B. The Donations marked * should have appeared in a former Report. R, HornCy Printer^ fVhitby, SEVENTH REPORT OP THB AND M^hilosophical Society^ Presented at the Annual Meeting, October 30, 1829: IVITH THE l[iavi^s & Regulations of the Societyf A LIST OT TH^ OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, Xnd &e WHITBY : Printed hy JR, Rodgers, Old Market-Place:^ v3«^ ■^tC|i?%At^^i%"-ji, t-^t3l»€>F *M$Mtsy^^i The Council of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, in meeting- the Members of the Institution for the seventh time, have to record, with deep regret, the decease of one of the most distinguished of their body — the late Mr. Bird, the Curator; whose talents as an artist, and scientific knowledge of Geology and Mineralogy, were of a very superior order, and to whose suggestions and liberality this Society is partly indebted for its formation. The Coun- cil, considering it their duty to pay the greatest honour in their power to his memory, have pur- chased an excellent likeness, painted by Dodd, -which when framed, will be placed in the room, as a token of the high respect and veneration they entertain for his character. While thus expressing their sorrow for de- parted genius, on the one hand, they, on the other, have much gratification in announcing, that the interest excited on behalf of the Muse- um, in all classes of travellers, belonging to the town and port of Whitby, continues to increase. Few sailors and maritime gentlemen return from (4) distant countries, without giving* proofs of their zeal, in bringing or sending curiosities to enrich the collection. The islands of Japan, the con- tinent of India, the shores of Africa, the mines of South America, and those rocky islands near- est the north pole, have furnished specimens, ** rich and rare,'* of nature and art, to augment the wealth of our Institution. And, though only small in value compared with some others, the Council deem it right to record on the pages of their Report, the warm expressions of one long absent from his native soil, Mr. Philip Aldridge, who hearing, accidentally, in the streets of Cal- cutta, that a Museum was formed in Whitby, has hastened to add his mite— a small but beau- tiful box of shells, with other curiosities; regret- ting that he had, unfortunately, disposed of a much larger one a short time before.* Captain Potter has again made a munificent present, — a fine Chinese painting of the house- hold god Joss, a collection of insects from Japan, several beautiful pieces of coral, &c., &c. Captain Smith has presented a variety of instruments of war, articles of dress, and a case of birds, from Fernando Po: Captain Terry, a handsome Turkish pipe, &c. : Captain Nailor several antique coins, an ancient seal, and three * Since the Annual Meeting, the Society have received another collection of curiosities from Mr. Aldridge, with an assortment of East Indian Seeds. (5) keys from the bed of the Thames, a stuffed shark, &c. : Mr. G. Jameson, mariner, a col- lection of Coins, &c. : Christopher Richardson, Esq., two fine specimens of silver ore, from the mines of South America : Mr. Richard Scott, some rock-specimens, shells, &c. from Shetland and Greenland : Mr. Crawford, of London, two pairs of elegant Chinese slippers, &c. : Georg-e Cumberland, Esq , Bristol, a large collection of Fossils and Rock-specimens, from the South West of England: the executors of the late J. Sanders, Esq., a fossil Elephant's Grinder, found near Robin Hood's Bay Town, — a very valu- able specimen. The Royal Society of Edinburgh have present- ed, by the hands of Thomas Allan, Esq., their Treasurer, a copy of their Transactions, in 8 volumes 4to, from vol. 4th to vol. 1 1th, inclusive ; an instance of great liberality, and a proof of the high interest felt in the prosperity of our Institution. Some valuable fossil remains consisting chiefly of bones of the Plesiosaurus, and a few books, particularly interesting to the Society, were purchased by the Council, at the sale of the effects of the late Mr, Bird. From the very defective manner in which the Birds have been prepared, it has been found necessary to remove the greatest part from the Museum. At present, the Council recommend (G) that no further purchases of birds or animals be made, till we are enabled to procure glass-casings, by which only they can be preserved from decay. In consequence of the debt incurred in ma- king the necessary alterations in the roof of the Museum, a proposition has been submitted by your Secretaries and Curators to the Council, to charge each visitor with a small sum for admission to the room ; which, if carried into effect, will, it is hoped, be a means of liquidating the amount. To forward this desirable object, and to promote the cause of science among the members, the Ilev. George Young most hand- somely offered to give a course of Lectures on Geology, Mineralogy, and Antiquities; which, from the researches and extensive knowledo^e of this gentleman, in those departments more par- ticularly, could not fail of affording much instruction and amusement to all who heard them. The Council consider it proper to offer their best thanks to Mr. Young, for his gratui- tous services in their behalf. This course of Lectures has in a ofreat measure superseded the reading of Essays during the present year, the only communication of the kind being a valuable Essay on Public Speaking, by Mr. Robinson, of London, to whom we are under so many obligations. Li that Essay, some excellent hints were furnished on the manner in which periodical meetings of the Society might (7) be profitably conducted, and a number of topics for literary and scientific discussion were sugf- gested. Of these hints and suggestions, the Members of ibis Institution would do well to avail themselves. The amazing number of 660 Visitors, entered since last anniversary, attests the pleasing fact, that the Whitby Museum has lost nothing of its interest in the eyes of strangers, who view with delight those fine specimens of Organic Remains, which so particularly distinguish this Institution from all others. Your Council would respect- fully urge, the propriety of purchasing chiefly any new fossil specimens which may be found on the immediate coast and neighbourhood, as they consider those the most valuable and inter-, esting parts of the collection. From the extent of our collection in the vari- ous departments of science, still rapidly increas- ing, the Society, at a Meeting held in February, deemed it necessary to appoint two Curators in the room of the late Mr. Bird; and Mr. T, Par- kin, and Mr. J^ Mewburn, were unanimously appointed to fill this very important office. Upon the general advantages and benefits of the Museum, it will be almost unnecessary for your Council to dilate ; they must be obvious to every thinking mind.— The Philosopher, the Artist, and the Mechanic, will here find abun- dant means to gratify their taste and improve (8) their skill; the youth will be afforded ample opportunities of comparing the various curiosi- ties of his own and foreig-n lands, with the descriptions in his books ; and the old may re- lieve an otherwise tedious hour, in the contem- plation of those objects which mark the rise, progress, and decay of nations. He may view with delight the wonderful difference which civilization and knowledge have made between the barbarian aborigines of our land, and its present possessors ; he will here see rude knives and arrow-heads, of flint, found in our vicinity, such as are still in use among the savages of Fernando Po and the South Sea Islands, and he may contrast those with the convenient and elegant articles used among us at the present day ; and then say, whether he would wish to stem the tide of knowledge, which is now press- ing rapidly forward to perfection. The Council hope, that the day is not far distant, when all those who have hitherto looked with indifference on this excellent Institution, which is an ornament to the town, and a credit to its supporters, will be induced to alter their opinion of its value, by cordially joining the Society, to promote the growth of literature and knowledge among the inhabitants of Whitby. (9) LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE WllITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2' All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea Annual, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, twoVicE- Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Com- mittee of eight IVJembers, shall form the Council of th^ Society. 4. The-Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum, 5. All Governors shall have a right to atterid and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A (General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year; for electing a new Com- millte, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice beino: given, 7. The Museum shajl comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History; with other miscella- neous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added. Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regular tions, as the Council shall appoint, The families of Members, residing under their roof, shal} have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted ; except Benefactors, and Honorary Members. Strangers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix.-«» On special occasions, the Curators, or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those daysj vl|er» if. i^ usually shuU (10) 9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be adtnitled by ballot, at a General Meeting of the So- ciety, on such terms as that Meeting may appoint; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Inslilulion, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shil- lings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in ihe property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Mu-* seum, as well as persons belonging ti> their own faniilies. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without pay- ing any subscription; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the man- agement of its concerns. 11. Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed at Whitby tipoD duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amouf»l paid for his share; and should the Institution ever be dissolved* the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the evtnt of such dissolution, all donations to the Society sliall be re- turned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatsAes ; and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell Or dispose of his share; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the So- ciety shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or repre* senlative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. "When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life Govern- or shall not be exempted from the Atmual Subscription of Haifa Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such Subscription. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Trea- surer in advarice, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meetii»g in each >ear. If any Mem- ber neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institulion, until all arrears due on his share shall be paid up; and if any Member neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct to- wards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order: but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Re- gulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. 'these Laws may be amended or enlarged at any Gene- ral or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments bavins; been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Reyulations for admission to the Museum, adopted by the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1 The Museum shall be open from half past Ten to half past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten nViles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all non-subscribers residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the household of a Member or Subscriber, shall puy One Shilling each, for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal inlroduction of one of the Council, or by an order irom one of the Secretaries or Curators. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose in Hie Museuu), 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be per- mitted to handle the speciujens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. r 12) OFFICERS FOR 1830, THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBY. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ, RENRY BELCHER, ESQ. j T. FISHBURN, ESQ. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQ, Mr. J. ANDERSON, Jun Mr. C. BELCHER Mr. GID. BUCK Mr. R. HORNE iHTommittrr* Mr. J. IVWDLLANBY Mr. J. RIPLEY Mr. F. WATKINS Mr. G. WATSON Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAl'E, Lonl Viscount NORMANBY, M.P. Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P, COL. G. C HOLM LEY COL. J. WILSON, M.P. H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. Mr. H. WEATHERALD Rev. G. YOUNG, A.M. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, 1 Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. Curatcr0* Mr. J. MEWBURN, | Mr. T. PARKIN, Jun, Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. ( 13 ) MEMBERS OP THE SOCIETY. Rl.Hon. Earl of Carlisle, LordViscountNoRMANBY.M.P. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Esq. Miss Boulby Mr. R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nathaniel Campion Mr. George Chapman Mr. Thomas Chilton Col. Geo. Cholmley Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher Mr. John FranJcland Mr. Thomas Galilee John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home Mr. John Hugill Mr. Joseph Hunter Dr. John G. Loy Mr. Joseph Mellanby Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Richard Moorsom, Jun., Esq. Rt. Hon. Earl of mulgrave Hon. W. Buncombe, m.p. Mr. William Nicholson Mr. Thonjas Parkin, Jun. C. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley Mr, John Riplty Mr. Richard Rodgers Exec, of Jon. Sanders, Esq. Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. Scorcsby J. M. Sowerby, Esq. Mr. Geor/nll Mr. Thomas Yeoiiiau (14) HONORARY MEMBERS. Henry Atcbcson, Esq., F.C.P.S., London. Mr, William Bean, Scarborough. G. Cainbertana, Esq. M.G.S., Bristol Mr. Robert Dadd> Chatham. W. H. Dikes, Esq. F.L.S., HulL Mr. J. Giilot, Scarborough. Mr. J. C. Glaives, H hixley. Dr. George Goltlie, York. Mr. Wiiliam \lniiov\y Newcastle. Mr. Lars Kiersla, Christiana. Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B. Captain Constantine Moorsom, R.N. Mr. R. Pickering, Malton. Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. Rev. James Rutberford, Channelkirk. Wiiliam Sahiiond, Esq., F. G.S., York. Rev. W. Scoresby, F.R.S., M.VV.S., &c. Liverpool. Captain John Smith, Whitby. Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall. Anthony Thorpe, Esq., York. Rev. Wiiliam Turner, Neiccaatle. Mr. William Turner, Calcutta. Rev. W. V. Vernon, F.R.S., F.G.S., York. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Rev. R. H. Whileiock, Manchester. Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham. Mr. J. yS WWdxwson, Scarborough. " Mr. Wiiliam Wilson, Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnslcy. Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., F.C.P.S, &c., Hunmanby. (15) - DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THB SIXTH REPORT. Mr. Wm. Adams.— •Curious specimen of recent Madrepore, from the Dardanelles ; mass of Serpulae, and piece of Pumice Stone, from Patmos. Captuin Pjjilip Aldridge,— A Burmese Idol of Wood, two specimens of African Wood, vith six seed vessels ; a large coHeclion of East India Shells; three Saws of the Saw-fish; 28 kinds of India Seeds; Burmese Lady's Work Basket, with Beads, Combs, and Trinkels; Indian Violin, Drum, (or Tom-tom), Kettle-drum, Lookins^-Glass, Huhblebabhle^ 3 Riding-whips, Knife to cut Beetle Nul, Confessional Stone made of the mud of the Ganges, pieces of Teak-wood curiously perforated; with 3 Birds, and several Fishes and Insects^ from India. Mr. George Anderson. — Curious Silver Brooch, foand near JiOfthouse. Peter Barker, Esq. — Pair of elegant Bengal Slippers. Henry Belcher, Esq. — Copy of King on Meteoric Stones, and some Fossil Shells. Mr. J. Bell, Stockton. — Water Hen. Mr. Joshua Bower, Aisiabif. — Bohemian Chatterer. Mr. Brown, Mate of the Edward — Several Indian Insects. Per Captain Aldridge. Mr. Gideon Buck. — Chinese Razor. John Campion, Esq., Skate /.««iion, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, with- out any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society, 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Pa- tron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Commit- ter of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society, 4. The Council shall meet for transacting' business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiviujf the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treati.urer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's no- tice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History; with other miscella- neous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added, Scientific Bouks, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum sliail be open for the convenieirce of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visitint^ the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gra- tuitously admitted; except Benefactors, and Honorary Mem- bers, Strangers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators, or the Secretaries, may admit Mem- bers or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is Uttuaily shut. 13 9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meetinff of the So- ciety, on such terms as that Meetinja: may appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shil- lingfs yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members present beinjf required for their admission^ and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in itj but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum,, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. J I . Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed at Whitby upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The pro[)ortion which each Member has in the pro- perty of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share, and should the Institution ever he dis- solved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives; and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative; but the So- ciety shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or repre- sentative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life Gover- nor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of Half-a-Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas ia lieu of such subscription. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Trea- surer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each year. If any Mem* ber neglect to pay his Subscriptiua before the ensuing An^ 14 nual Meetiu^, lie shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution^ until all arrears due on his share shall be paid up; and if any Member neplect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damas:e in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct to- wards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to orders but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Re- gulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any Gene- ral or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for admis\ion to the Museum^ adopted by the Council , and confiryfud by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a writ- ten order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby, All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-l^ubscribers residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefac- tors, and not belonging to the household of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shilling each, for every admission. Children and Ser- vants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal intro- duction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secre* taries or Curators. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Mem- bers introducing them, shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into th^ Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. OFFICERS FOR 1831. PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORMANBV. PRESIDENT, RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. VICE-PRESIDENTS. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISH BURN, ESQ. TREASURER, ROBERT CAMPION, ESQ. COMMITTEE. Mr. J. ANDERSON, Jun. Mr.J. FRANKLAND Mr. R. HORNE Mr.J.HUGILL Mr. J. HUNTER Rev. J. KETLEY Mr. G. WATSON Mr. J. WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, I Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAVE, Lord Viscount NORMANBY, | Hon. W, DUNCOMBE, M. P. COL.G.CnOLMLEY, j Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, H.W. YEOMAN, ESQ. | Rev. G.YOUNG, A. M. SECRETARIES. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. G. YOUNG, A, M. CURATORS. Mr. C. BELCHER, I Mr. J. MEWBURN, SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hun. Earl op Carlisle. Lord Viscount Normanbt. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher John Benson, Et^q. Mr, R. Brewster Mr. Gideon Buck Robert Campion, Esq. Mr. John Campion Mr. Nathaniel Campion Rev. J. Carter Mr. Georj^e Chapman Col. George Cholmley Thomas Fi^hhurn^ Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher John Frankland, E^q, William Fryer, Esq. Mr, Thomas Galilee Mr. John Havelock John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home Mr. John Hugill Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter Rev. Joseph Ketley Mr. R. Kirby, Printer Dr. John G. Loy I Mr, Joseph Mellanby I Rt. Hon. Earl op Mulgratb. Hon. W. DuNCOMBB, M. P. Mr. John Mewburn Richard Moorsom, Esq. Richard Moorsom, Jun,, Esq. Mr. William Nicholson Mr, Thomas Parkin C. Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley Mr. John Ripley Mr. Richard Rodgers Mr. Joseph Sanders Mr. Andrew Sanders Mr. Scoresby Mr. Georg:e Trueman Mr. Thomas Turnbull Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey Mr. Francis Watkini Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. George Watson Mr. James Wilkinson Mr. Richard Willis Misses Wilson Mr. John Wilson H. W. Yeoman, Esq, Mr. John Yeoman Rev. G. Young, A. M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. J.Andrew Mr. G. Anderson Joseph Barker, Esq. Mr. W. Barker, London Mrs, Barnes Mr. H. W. Benson Rev. W. Blackburn Mr. J. Campion, Skate Lane Mr. Joseph Chapman Mr. R. Hunter, London W. Middleton, Esq. Mr. G. Peirson Miss Pennyman Mijss Pressick Mrs. J. Richardson Mrs. Rudyerd Capt. F. Smaipage Francis Wardale, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Springhill Mr. W. Wilkinson Capt. C. Yeoman Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. T, Allan, Esq., F. R. S. Lon. ^ Edin., F. A. S. E. &c. Edin, Rev. John Arundel, London Henry Atcheson, Esq., F. C. P. S., London Mr. Wiliiam Bean, Scarborough Rev.W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S. &c , 0^o» G. Cumberland, Esq., F. G. S., Bristol Mr. Robert D.idd, Chatham W. H. Dikes, E^q , F. L. S., Hull Mr. J. Gillot, Scarhorough Mr. J. C. Glaives, Whixley Dr. George Goldie, York Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F. R. S., F.G. S., York Mr. William Button, Newcastle R. Jameson, Esq., F. R. S. E., F. A. S. E., &c., &c., Edtn. Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiana Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C. B. Captain Constantine Moorsom, R. N. John Murray, Esq., F. S. A., F. L. S., F. H. S., &c. Mr. R. Pickering-, Malton John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S., &c., York Captain Thomas Poiter, Whithy Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle Rev. James Rutherford, Channelkirk William Salmond, Esq., F. G. S., York Rev. William Scoresby, F. R. S., M. W. S., &c., Liverpool Captain Jt)hn Smith, Whithy Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynfon Hall Rev. William Turner, Newcastle Mr. William Turner, C«/c?^^^« J)r. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnslev Rev. Archdeacon Wranghaw, A. M., F. R. S., F. C P. S., &c., Hunmanby, DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE SEVENTH REPORT. Dr. JAMEg Alderson, Hull. — Copy of his Introductory Lec- ture at the Hull Infirmary. Rev. John Arundel, London. — Valuable assortment of South Sea curiosities, consisting of above twenty articles 5 with a curious specimen of Tubipore, some Echini^ and a great many specimens of Cyprcea, Conus, Fusus, and Olivaj all broujj^ht home from the South Seas, by George Bennett Esq. Robert Clark, Esq. — Shark's Jaws and Spine. Mr. Edward Corner. — Septaria. — Robert Cornforth. — Cobra di Capella, from Bombay. — Christopher Crawford, London — StuflFed Shark. Miss Dobson. — Block of ancient Oak, from York Minster, and a small Silver Coin. Mr. Frank Day, Filey — Pair of Squirrels. William Fryer, Esq. — Large Nautilus, 5 Crabs, 3 Lobsters, 2 specimens of Echinus, and 54 specimens of Chiton, Pa- tella, Mytilus, Trochus, &c., &c.j chiefly from Peru: Sphinx Atropos, from Bourdeaux, and a few more Insects. Capt. Henry Harrison, Hull. — Cameleon, from Malaga. Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiana. — Ninety specimens of Nor- wegian Minerals and Fossils, many of them rare and valuable. Lebds Philosophical and Literary Society. — Their Re- ports for 1828-9, and 1829-30. John Murray, Esq., F. S. A., &c. — His Treatise on Atmo- spherical Electricity, Remarks on the Cultivation of the Silkworm, &c. Mrs. T. Potter, — Model of a Chinese Lady's Leg and Foot, with a Shoe. Robert Preston, Esq. — Limulus Polyphemus, or King-crab. Mr. R. Ripley. — Curious Group of Composition Figures, said to have been found at St, Mary's Abbey, York; Semi-fossilized Under Jaw of the Walrus, from Davis Straits; piece of Basalt, containing a Nodule of Chalce- dony, picked up on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay. Christopher Richardson, Esq. — Valuable Collection of Insects, from New South Wales. 19 Mr. J. W. Robinson, Z/o*2(foM.— Philomathie Journal, Parti I. to VIII. Mr. Andjeiew Sanders. — Rare FossU Fish. Scarborough Philosophical Society. — ^Their Report for 1829. Capt. Smalpage — Five East India Coins, viz., Gold Mohur, Silver Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, and one Pice: Two Tij^ers' Tusks, and Two Tigers* Claws, from the East Indies. Mrs. SwiNTON. — Necklace and Ivory Crucifix, from Egypt. Capt. John Smith. — -Pair of Sandals, a Spoon, a Cap, a curious Bird's Nest, a Skull of a Fish, and some Rock Specimens; all from Africa. Mr. William Trueman. — Copy of Dr. French's Yorkshire Spaw, printed in 1654. Mr. William Turner, Calcutta. — Model of a Chinese Lady's Leg and Foot, with a Shoe. Francis Wardale, Esq. — Three Numbers of the Newcastle Courant, for 3716. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — ^Their Report for 1 829. Rev, George Young, A.M. — Good Specimen of Flexible Dolomite, fragments of British Urns found near Whitby, and a few Fossil Shells. addenda. Messrs. John Anderson, Jun., Henry Belcher, Charles Belcher, Richard Brewster, Thomas Fishburn, Thomas Galilee, John Hugill, Robert Hunter, Joseph Hunter, John Mewburn, Richard Moorsom, Jun., Richard Riplej, Thomas Watson, John Yeoman, and George Young, paid the expense of fitting up the Napoleon Medals, presented by the late Col. Wilson. Messrs. John Anderson, Jun , William Ash, Charles Belcher, Henry Walker Benson, J. R. Browne, Robert Campion, William Corbishley, Thomas Fishburn, Joseph Hunter, W. R. Hunter, Joseph Ketley, John Mewburn, Richard Moorsom, Jun., Christopher Richardson, Richard Ripley, John Ripley, George Trueman, Thomas Watson, and George Young, pur- chased for the Society a copy of Crouch's Introduction to Lamarck's Conchology, and two fine Celts, found nearMaltoo. R. KIKS7) printer, WHITBY, ''^^ . NINTH REPORT OP THE WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PXtESBIflTTBH AT THE HHTTUILJ, MEBTXITGy OCTOBER 28th, 1831: WITH THE ilab)!S antf IXt^ulntion^ ot the Sonet^^ A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OP DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED BY R. HORNE, BRIDGE STREET. 1831. NINTH REPORT. I IV presenting to the Whitby Literary and Philo- sophical Society the Ninth Annual Report, the Council have only to refer to the number and respectability of its Members and supporters, in proof of its prosperity and utility. It will be remembered, that one of the principal objects which the Society had in view at its com- mencement, was the establishment of a Museum, for the preservation and display of the various beautiful, and valuable Fossil organic remains of a former world, for which this coast and neighbour- hood are so much celebrated ; affording at the same time, a safe depository for such other objects of curiosity, whether of nature or of art, as the Society might be able, from time to time to pur- chase, or its friends feel disposed to contribute or deposit, so as to render them more generally useful and instructive, than they could have been in private hands. How far this object has been realized, the sur- rounding collection of valuable articles of curiosity from every quarter of the globe, and from almost every nation of the earth, and every age of the world, will sufficiently demonstrate ; whilst the fact, that during the last year, independent of the unrecorded visits of the members of the Society and their families, upwards of four hundred strangers have recorded their names in the Intro- duction Book, affords at once a gratifying proof of the interest v^^hich the collection has excited in the public mind, and of the nec^sity for, and utility of, such an institution. It is also proper to remark in this place, that a small part only of this extensive collection has been brought into the Museum at the Society's expense, the rest having been kindly and liberally presented by the members and friends of the institution; among v^hom the Council would particularly re- mark the continued liberality of our maritime friends, who embrace as usual every opportu- nity of augmenting our stores. They wish more especially to record on the pages of their Report, the valuable donations lately received from Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, of the Ship ** Lady Fever- sham;" consisting of a New Zealand Chief's Head, beautifully tattooed, and in good preservation ; the Bones of the Head of a large Hippopotamus, from the Great Fish River in South Africa ; one Spear, one Club, and three Patoos from New Zealand; Umbrella from Ceylon ; three Albatrosses from the Pacific Ocean, twenty six small Birds, Paw of a Kangaroo from New South Wales, two Porcupine Fishes, Cobra di Capella, and two specimens of the Indian Remora; one large and three small saws of the Saw Fish, and the Tooth of a Sperm Whale. Mr. Lars Kiersta has presented fifty-one Silver Coins, ancient and modern, and one Gold Coin ; also, thirty- two specimens of Minerals from Sweden and Norway. Capt. Robert Potter has also again remem- bered the institution, and presented a specimen of Chinese Literature, in three vols., and some Pebbles from Van Diemen's Land. The finances of the Society not allowing the Council to make purchases, has put to the test the reliance which may be placed upon the principle of gratuitous contribution. The list of Donations will therefore particularize nearly all the additions made to the Museum during the past year. One important exception requires to be noticed. The Society has just received from Professor Esmark, of Christiania in Norway, through the hands of our friend Mr. Lars Kiersta, a valuable collection of Norwegian Fossils and Minerals, amounting to thirty-eight specimens ; for which a collection of the Fossils of this district is to be forwarded in return. This kind of barter cannot fail to be mutually advantageous. It appears by the Treasurer's ^.ccounts, that, after paying the Rent and incidental expenses of of the institution, there remains in his hands the sum of £36 6s, 6d,, including a Donation of TWENTY POUNDS, which your Secretaries have this morning received from your noble, learned and liberal Patron, the Earl of Mulgrave ; and including also the sum of £7 2s, Gd, which has been received during the last year for admissions ; and your Council in retiring from office, take the liberty of suggesting to their successors, the propriety and necessity of adhering firmly to the same system of economy, until the pecuniary engagements of the Society be discharged. It is a matter of regret, that the reading of Essays has been much neglected during the past year ; which your Council attribute chiefly to the circumstance, that local and constitutional aifairs of unusual interest and occurrence have engaged much of the time and attention of several of the most active members of the Society. But the excitement occasioned by "pass'mg events'' having once subsided, the Philosopher will calmly resume his studies and investigations, for exploring and extending the boundaries of science, and again freely communicate the results of his researches, for the gratification and instruction of his associates. And your Council rest satisfied, that, within these walls, at least, as within a neutral territory, all asperities of party feeling, whether arising from political or other differences will die away, and be forgotten, and the same lively interchange of the courtesies of life be resumed and continued as heretofore. Two Essays only have been read before the Society since the last annual meeting. The first, • a highly interesting one, was on the subject of Literary Societies, by an honorary member, Mr. J. W. RoBiNsox, of London, who has so often, so ably, and so successfully employed himself in promoting the objects, of this institution. The second was on the curious subject of Phrenology, by the Rev. Joseph Ketley, giving a brief outline of its history and principles, which were described and elucidated in an able and interesting manner, affording no small gratification to a large and respectable audience. At the close of the general meeting held on the 2nd of March, after the reading of Mr. Robinson's Essay, R. Campion, Esq. favoured the company by communicating Mr. Storey's report of the view of the line for the projected Railway along the vale of the Esk into Cleveland, to join the Stockton and Darlington line. The report presented so favourable a prospect of success, as to lead to a subscription being set on foot for the purpose of defraying the expense of making a proper survey, plan, section, and estimate. A branch line to the vale of Pickering, has since been projected ; and although large sums of money would be required for the accomplishment of such extensive works, yet as the future prosperity of the town and neigh- bourhood of Whitby, depends so much upon them^ 8 we may presume that they will be carried into effect, so soon as an Act of Parliament can be obtained for the purpose ; and your Council em- brace the opportunity which the mention of this subject offers to them, of stating their entire conviction, that the projected Railway presents to the Land Owner, the Merchant, the Farmer, and the Mechanic, the only likely means of throwing open, and turning to immediate and profitable account, those rich and inexhaustible mineral, and other treasures, in which the district is already known to abound; and opening new sources of employment and emolument, in lieu of those, which have been for so long a time, either languish- ing, or entirely lost. At a general meeting held a few weeks ago, the Rev. George Young, A.M. explained to the Society an ingenious plan invented by an honorary mem- ber, John Murray, Esq. F.S.A. &;c. &c. for effect- ing an instantaneous communication with a ship- wrecked vessel, by means of an Arrow (bearing a line), shot from a Pistol, or Blunderbuss. Mr. Murray's apparatus appears to possess some decided advantages over Capt. Manby's: it is much less expensive, much more portable, and consequently more readily conveyed to the scene of distress ; and what must be esteemed of still greater importance, is the fact, that an Arrow propelled in the manner described by Mr, Murray, 9 is found to carry the line without breaking it ; thus affording a greater probability of securing to the distressed mariner the wished for communication with the shore. The experiments made on the shore with the Arrows sent by Mr. Murray, were not so satisfactory as they would have been, had a proper Pistol been employed ; but a subscription has been opened to defray the expense of procuring at least one complete set of the apparatus from Birmingham, as directed by that philanthropic gentleman, in order to do justice to his invention, and to carry it into practical effect, when occasion may require. LAWS AND REGULATIONS OP THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea Annual^ shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea Annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, with- out any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Commit- tee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year ; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week*s notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History ; with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added. Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the Week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gra- tuitously admitted ; except Benefactors, and Honorary Mem- 11 f bers. Strangers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Wliitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as tlie Council shall fix.— On special occasions, the Curators, or the Secretaries, may admit jVIem- bcrs or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. 9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Menibers shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting may appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected^ Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed at Whitby upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence ; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share, and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the pro- perty shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives : and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up : and. the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of Half-a-Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscription. 12 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Trea- surer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Insti- tution, until all arrears due on his share shall be paid up ; and if any Member neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order : but such ex- pulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obli- gation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. JRegulations for admission to the Museum^ adopted hy the Council^ and conjirmed by tht General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-Subscribers residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the Household of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shilling each, for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at halrprice. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by the personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. (p^" Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sunday, on applying at the Baths. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the snecimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thin; likely to occasion damage* (DIPIpaoaiBS IPD13 UQQS^ PATRON. THE RJGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, JUN., ESQ. VICE-PRESIDENTS. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQ. COMMITTEE. J. CAMPION, ESQ. Mr. GEORGE CHAPMAN, J. HUNTER, ESQ. REV. J. KETLEY, MR. J. RIPLEY, R. RODGERS, F. WATKINS, JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. .Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ., Rev. G. YOUNG, A.M Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAVE, Hon. W. BUNCOMBE, Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, SECRETARIES. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. G. YOUNG, A.M. CURATORS. Mr. C. BELCHER, | Mr. J. MEWBURN. SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. Earl of Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgravf, Hon. W. DUNCOMBE. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher, John Benson, Esq. Mr. R. Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq., John Campion, Esq., Mr. Nathaniel Campion, Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, John Franklaud, Esq., William Fryer, Esq., Mr. Thomas Galilee, Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. George Impey, Rev. Joseph Ketley, Mr. R. Kirby, Printer, Dr. John G. Loy, Mr. John Mewburn, Richard Moorsom, Esq., Richard Moorsom, Jan. Esq. Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. G. Peirson, Mr. Thomas Parkin, C. Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Richard Rodgers, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Andrew Sanders, Mr. Scoresby, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq., Mr. George Vascy, Mr. Francis Watkins, Mr. Thomas Watson, Mr. George Watson, Mr. James Wilkinson, Mr. Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. G. Young, A.M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. J. Andrew, Mr. G. Anderson, Joseph Barker, Esq., W. Barker, Esq., London, Mrs. Barnes, Mr. H. W. Benson, Rev. W. Blackburn, Mr. J, Campion, Skate Lane, Rev. J. Carter, Mr. Joseph Chapman, London, Mr. R. Hunter, London, W. Middleton, Esq., Miss Pennyman, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mrs. Rudyerd, Capt. F. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq., Francis Wardale, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Springhill, Mr. W. Wilkinson, Capt. C. Yeoman, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. T. Allan, Esq., F.R.S. Lon. Sf Edin., F,A.S.E., &c., Edin, Rev. John Arundel, London. Henry Atcheson, Esq., F.C.P.S., London, Mr. William Bean, Scarborough , Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S. &c., Oxon, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Bristol, Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, Whitby, Mr. J. Gillot, Scarborough, Mr. J. C. Glaives, Whixley, Dr. George Goldie, York, Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., York, Mr. William Button, JVewcastle, R. Jameson, Esq., F.R.S.E.,F.A.S.E., &c., &c., Edin, Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiania, Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B., Captain Constantino Moorsom, R.N., John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c. Mr. R. Pickering, Malton, John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S., &c., ^ork. Captain Robert Potter, Whitby, Mr. William Robertson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, London, Rev. James Rutherford, Channelkirk, William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S., York, Rev. William Scoresby, F.R.S., M.W.S., &e., Liverpool, Captain John Smith, Whitby , Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall, Rev. William Turner, Newcastle, Mr. William Turner, Calcutta, Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool, Rev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester, Mr. James Wileox, Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley, Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., F.CP.S., &c., Hunmanby, PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, SINCE THE PUBLICATION OP THE EIGHTH REPORT. Mr. W, Askwith. — A Prize Boot. ' Mrs, Baxter. — Emew, from Sydney, New South Wales. Mr. Joshua Bower, Aislaby. — Small Chinese Volume, brought home by the late Dr. Thompson. Mr. John Cowle. — Singular Lias Nodule, shaped like a human leg and foot. Capt. Stephenson Ellerhy, of the Ship " Lady Feversham." — A New Zealand Chiefs Head, beautifully tattooed, and in good preservation — Bones of the Head of a large Hippopotamus from the Great Fish River in South Africa — one Spear — one Club, and three Patoos from New Zealand — Umbrella from Ceylon — three Albatroeses from the Pacific Ocean — twenty-six small Birds, from India, and New South Wales — Paw of a Kangaroo from New South Wales — two Porcupine Fishes — Cobra di Capella, and two Specimens of the Indian Remora, from Mala- bar— one large, and three small Saws, of the Saw Fish — Tooth of a Sperm Whale, Mr. Robert Hall. — Piece of Cere Cloth, found in a Stone Coflfin, in Bridlington Church Yard, which had been buried 328 years. Capt. Henry Harrison. — Specimen of Lava from Mount Vesuvius. Mr. John Higgs. — Five Franc Piece of Louis Philippe ; an Irish Farthing ; and a Lowestoft Token. Mr. Major Hugill. — An Antique Copper Key. Mr. Lars Kiersta — 51 Silver Coins, Antient and Modern — One Gold Coin — also, 32 specimens of Minerals, from Sweden and Norway. Mr. James Leah. — ^Young Serpent from Charente. Capt. Robert Potter. — A Specimen of Chinese Literature, in three volumes ; and some Pebbles from Van Diemen's Land. Mr. F. K. Robinson. — Specimen of Scoria, and some Ammonites, from the burning Cliff at Weymouth. Mr. J. Wilcox, Hovingham. — Specimen of Slag, produced by the combustion of Bank of England Notes. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — Copy of an Account of St. Mary's Abbey, York ; and the Annual Report of the Society, for 1830. <^^ ^ TENTH KEPORT OF THE WHITBY WTERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, October 26^ 1832: WITH THE A LIST OF THE AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, PRINTED BY R. RODGERS, OLD MARKET-PLACE, 1832. '. so a jAO'.ii;'it •■iTI.1 TENTH REPORT, The Council of the Whitby Liferary and Philosophical Society congratulate the Members and Friends of the Institution, on the arrival of its Tenth Anniversary, and the continuance of that prosperity which from year to year has marked its course, If its success during these ten years has not come up to the wishes of its founders, it has far exceeded their most sanguine expectations. Its progress, if not rapid, has continued steady. Every year, the treasures of nature and art, deposited in the Museum, obtain fresh accessions ; and every year, something is done for the advancement of science. It will be seen, by the List of Donations, that many instances of liberality towards the Institution, have occurred since last Anniversary, Wakefield Simpson, Esq., of Paramatta, has presented a valuable collection of Australian Birds, consisting of thirty-one specimens ; sev- eral of which are rare, and of beautiful plumage. This gentleman has been unanimously chost^a ^n Honorary Member of thp Society, Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., of London, has presented a fine specimen of charred wood, from a stratum under the basaltic pilhirs of the Giant's Causeway ; and has also sent two Skulls of an- cient Brazilian Indians, and an antique Brazil- ian vase, resembling^ the British and Roman urns, dug" up in our own country. This g-entleman will also be proposed to the present Meeting, as an Honorary Member. Our esteemed friends. Cap. R. Potter, Cap. Stephenson Elleuby, and Mr. Christo- pher Crawford, have again laid the Society under obligations, by new acts of liberality. Cap. Wieson, of the Royal George, has sent to the Museum some interesting Zoological Specimens from New South Wales. From the Royal Society of Edinburgh, we have received the continuation of their Trans- actions, viz. Vol. XL Tart 2nd; and Vol. XII., Part 1st. This continued generosity is the more worthy of acknowledgment, as we have nothing, of the same kind, to give in return. The number of Visitors entered at the Muse- um this year, is smaller than usual, being only 378. Of these a considerable proportion have paid for admission, the sum received under this head amounting to jSG 9s. It was to be expect- ed, that the Visitors would be comparatively few, in the present state of the country ; especially 5 as the Cholera, which hassprearl terror throufyfi the land, made its appearance in Whitby, at the very season when the greatest influx of strang*- ers usual ly takes place. In the early part of the year, the Society met with a serious loss, in being deprived of the ser- vices of Mr. Mewburn, one of the Curators, who has emigrated with his family, to Upper Canada. Mr. Mewburn was one of the founders of our Institution ; and his zealous exertions on its behalf were so justly appreciated, that he was chosen a Member of the Council every year, till he was appointed to the office of Curator; which he held, with credit to himself, and advantage to the Society, for more than three years. In losing the personal services of this gentleman, it is some consolation to reflect, that he has carried with him into his adopted country, a warm attachment for an Institution which he did so much to promote, and that, wheu any opportunity of serving it may occur, he will not lose sight of its interests. As a token of gratitude and respect, he was appointed an Honorary Member, previous to his departure from Whitby. While we express our regret for the removal of some friends, we have to notice with pleasure the accession of others. It is gratifying to observe, that as the shares of friends removed by death or 6 emigration seldom remain long undisposed of, new shares still continue to be purchased. In the course of the year, Aaron Chapman, Esq., has become a Life Governor, by a Subscription of Ten Guineas ; and other new Subscribers are to be announced at the present Meeting. The Council are sorry to state, that in this year, as in the last, very little has been done in ^he way of reading Essays. Only one instance of the kind falls to be recorded. On the 21st of June, Mr. Meiiryvveather read an Essay on a method of producing a strong and uniform heat, for an indefinite period, by means of a Platina Lamp, invented by himself; and exhi- hited a powerful Lamp of this description, with fifteen burners, which might be kept burning at a uniform temperature for many weeks, or months, or even for years. The exhibition of this ingenious contrivance, which may lead to most important discoveries in chemical science, af- forded no small gratification to a respectable company of ladies and gentlemen. We con- gratulate the Society, on the accession of Mr Merryweatheu to the number of literary and scientific characters belonging to Whitby ; and we are happy to notice a similar accession, in the case of Mr. Robinson, late of London, who jias recently taken up his abode amongst us ; an4 who, having furnished us with so many valuable t Essays while at a distance, may be expected to render more efficient service, now that he is come to reside in the place. The want of scientific Essays in the early part of the year, has been amply compensated, within the last few weeks, by a course of Philo- sophical Lectures, delivered by our learned and excellent friend, John Murray, Esq. F.S.A. &c. The course consisted of eight Lectures, on magnetism, optics, galvanism, vegetable-physio- logy, and some departments of chemistry. Ow- ing to the alarm excited by the distemper then prevailing, the audience was not quite so large as at Mr. Murray's former visit ; but the Lec- tures and experiments were equally interesting, and were received with well merited applause. The proprietors of the Library displayed on this occasion the same liberality as before, in allow- ing the gratuitous use of their rooms. The receipts for the Lectures fell short of the expenses incurred ; but the difference being made up by subscription, no loss is sustained by the funds of the Society. These funds are now so mnch improved, that we may indulge the hope of see- ing the debt quite extinguished against another Anniversary. Having noticed Mr. Murray's Lectures, it is proper to add, that, agreeably to the design an- nounced in last Report, a complete set of the Apparatus invented by that gentleman, for effecting" an instantaneous communication with a sliipwrecked vessel, was procured in the end of last year. Happily no case of shipwreck has since occurred here, to put the utility of this Apparatus to the test ; butj from various trials that have been made, it appears well calculated to answer the humane purpose of its learned, ingenious, and philanthropic inventor. It was observed in last year's Report, that political ar^itation had, in some degree, retarded our operations as a Philosophical Society ; and the same observation will apply to the present year. Amidst the din and bustle of politics, the sober voice of learning and philosophy is but faintly heard. Yet we trust, that what seems at present a hinderance to our pursuits, may event- ually accelerate our progress. Whatever excites the human mind to vigorous action, will ulti- mately promote the interests of sound reason, and useful knowledge ; and those mental powers which are now exercised in discussing matters of commerce, or affairs of state, may hereafter be employed with greater energy in the cultiva- tion of science. To whatever causes it may be assigned, we are glad to perceive among the people of Whitby a manifest increase of public spirit. Undertakings hitherto deemed imprac- ticable, are now boldly proposed, and zealously 9 supported ; and much benefit to the public may be anticipated. We particularly allude to the noble enterprise of constructing" a Railroad from Whitby to Pickering ; and the adoption of a plan for a new Bridge over the Esk at Whitby, to be constructed on a highly improved principle, according to a beautiful model, prepared by our ingenious townsman, Mr. F. PiCKERNErii, Such undertakings, which are intimately con» nected with the interests of science, as well as with the general welfare of the town and neigh- bourhood, cannot fail to reflect honour on the age in which they originate, ■lic MceliiiL' of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon lus admission, shnil sign an obli- gation, binding himself to conform lo the Laws and Regula- iionsoflhe Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged ai any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Hcfjulations for achnission to the Museum^ adopted hy the Council^ and confirmed hy the General Meetiny. 1 . The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve, on Tuesday and Thursday hi every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a ■written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Wtiitl^y. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Kon-Subscribers residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefuetors, and not belonging to the Household of a Member or Sub- sc-rlber, shall pay One Shilling- each, for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special cireunistanees, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introductien of one of the Council, or by an order Irom one of the Secretaries or Curators, g:^ Strangers paying for admission, ma} be admitted on any day, exeept Sunday, by applying at the Batlis. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Mem- bers introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to he kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the speeimei?s. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. OFFICERS FOR 1833. THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. H. BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISH BURN, ESQ. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. ^cmmittre* Mr. GEORGE CHAPMAN, RALPH HORNE, J. HUGILL, J. HUNTER, ESQUIRE. Mr, GEORGE IMPEY, Rev. JOSEPH KETLEY, W. PARKER, Mr. JOHN WILSON. a5ol3erttor0 Iig S?tt!j0rrtption» Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, A. CHAPMAN. ESQ., M,P. Col. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. Rt.Hori. EARL of MULGRAVE Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P. Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, Rev. G. YOUNG, A.M. Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. Curators* Mr. C. BELCHER, | Mr. G. WATSON. Sut'fuvator* Mr. WILLIAM CORBiSHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon, Earl of Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgrate, Hon. W. DuNCOMBE, M.P. Mri John Anderson. Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher, John Benson, Esq. Mr. R. Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq., Do. for the late Mr. N. C, John Campion, Esq., Aaron Chapman, Esq. M.P. Mr. George Chapman, Col. Georn;e Cholmley, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, John Frankland, Esq. Mr. Thomas Galilee, Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunler, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. George Impey, Rtv. Joseph Kelley, Mr. R. Kirby (Printer), Dr. J. G. Loy, Ex. of the late R.Moorsom,Esq Richard Moorsom, Esq. Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. G. Ptirson, Mr. Thomas Parkin, Rev. W. Parker, C. Richardson, Esq. T. Richardson, Esq. Mr. R. Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr, Richard Rodgers, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Andrew Sanders, Rev. W. H. Smith, Mr. G. Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, E. Turlon, Esq. Mr. Geo. Vasey, Mr. Francis Walkins, Mr. Thomas Watson, Mr. George Watson, Mr. .lames Wilkinson, Mr. Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A.M, ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS, Rev. J. Andrew, Mr. G. Anderson, Job. Baiker, Esq. Mrs. Barnes, H. Barrick, Jun., Esq. Mr. H. W. Benson, Rev. J. Carter, Jos. Chapman, Esq. London, R. Hunter,Esq. London, W. Middleton, Esq. Miss Pennjman, Mr. F. Pickernell, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mrs. Rudyerd, Capt. Fras. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq. F. Wardale, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Springhilh Mr. W. Wilkinson, Capt. C Yeoman, Mr. T. \eoman. HONORARY MEMBERS, T. Allan. Esq., F.R.S., Lon. ^ Edin. F.A.S.E., &c. Edin. Rev. John Arundel, London^ Henry Atcheson, Esq., F.C.P S., London. Mr. William Bean, Scarborough, Gtiorjje Bennet, Esq., London, Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Oxon. G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S,, Bristol, Tim. A. Curl is, Esq., London, Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, Whitby, William Fryer, Esq., Neivcastlc, Mr. J. Gillot, Scarborough, Mr. J. C. Glaives, Appicton-le-Moor, Dr. Georsre Goldie, Shrcivshiin/ Rev. VV. V. Harcourt. F.R.S,, F.G.S., York, Mr. W. llulion, Neivcastfe . R. Jameson, Esq., F.R.S. E., F.A.S.E., &c., Sec, Edinburgh Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiania, John Mewborn, Esq. Grantham, Upper Canada, Vice Adniiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B., Capt. Conslantine Moorsom, R. N., John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c. Mr. R. Pickering:, Mai tun, John Phillips, Esq. F.G.S., &c., York, Capt. Robert J. Potter, Whitby, Mr. VV. Robinson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, Whitby. Rev. J. Rutherford, Channclkirk, William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S., York, Rev. Wm. Scoresby, F.R.S., M.W.S., &c., Exeter, Wakefield Simpson, Esq. Paramatta, N. S. Wales, Capt. John Smith, Whitby, Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynion Hall, Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle, Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta, Dr. Thomas Wealherill, Ii?ucT/)oo/, iRev. R. H. Whitelock, Manchester, Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough, }ilv. William \^ihon, Scarborough, Thomns W. Wilson, Esq. Barnsleif, flev. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., F.C.P.S, &c., Hunmatiby. . Presented to the Museum, since the Publication of th% Ninth Report. Mr. George Anderson. — Halfpenny of George I. Hknry Belcher, Esq.— Large Tooth of the Megalosaiirus, from the Alum-Shale at Saltwick. Charles Bi^lcher, Esq. — Stalaclitic Sulphate of Barytes, from Middlelon ; and Toadsloiie,from Cheedale; Derbyshire. George Bennet, Esq , London. — Tttricus, in third Brass, fosmd amonjLf many other Roman Coins, dug out of a Tu- mulus at Salem, in the central part of Peninsular India, in 1827; a Fanam, brought from Seringapatam; a Chinese Coin; and two Dulih Javanese Coins. Mr. II VV. Benson. — Two Small Pof ms, and a Pamphlet. BinsioL Institution.— Copy of their Ninth Annual Report. Misses Chapivian, Highbury Place. — Flying Fish, in fine prf'Sf rvation. Mr. M. R. Clarkson. — Very fine Celt. Mr. Chkistophku Crawfohd, London. — Indian ChiePs Mai ; five Fishing Imjdenu nts, from the N.W. Stlllcmenls of North Ameri«a ; Eyiis of the Ostrirh, fud the Turtle; Foot of all Albatross; presuvtd Moiikiy; and some Beet Its. George Cumberland, Esq., Bfistol. — Several small Am- mouile.s, and other Fossils, from the S.W. parts of Erigland. Timothy A Curtis, Esq. Londm. — Piece of Fossil Char- red Wood, from aSlralum under the Basaltic Pillars of the (iiant's Causeway, Aird's Snout ; large Urn of baked Clay, duu up near Mariarina, Brazil : and two Skulls of ancient Poorhie liidians, found in the Province of Minas Gtraes, Brazil.' Miss DixoN. — Pai!ther*s Skin, and New Zealand Club. Royal Society of Eoinburgii — Continuation of their Transaction.s, viz. Vol. XI. Part 2. Vol. XII, Part 1. Capt. StcI'HENSON Elleilby. — Two FIving Opossums, two Brush Rinu-tailed Opossums, Frilled Lizard, Cooloo, and Oinilhorhyn* bus Paradoxus : Handsome Modtl <»f a Palanquin and Bearers, fiom India; and an elegant Per- sian M rtlchlot k. Capt. vVm. Hauland. — Armadillo Shell, Snake, and Centi- pede, from Deuierara. Mrs. Harrison. — Whitby Halfpenny, Jo/m Rymcr, 1671. 17 Miss Harrison. — Handsome Stiletto. Joseph Hunter, Esq. — Whitby Farthing, John Hird, 1667. Master Zebulun Mennell. — Small Silver Coin. Capt. Thomas Mills. — Cyclopterus liparis, or Greenland Lump Fish. Mr. John Moffit, Mulgrave. — Preserved Hawk, Blackbird, and Water Ouzel. Countess Dowager of Mulgrave. — Ten Specimens of Helix Sultana, &e., from N.S. Wales. Rev. Wm. Parker. — ^Maltese Copper Coin. Capt. R. J. PoTTEii.— Eight Specimens of Fossil Sliclls, two of Chert, and eight of Pyrites with charred Wood, from the Chalk ClifF, Alum Buy, Isle of Wight. Miss Prver. — Four small Silver Coins of William IV. Mr. Thomas Sawyer, York. — Some East India Coins. ScARBOR(»UGn Philosophical Society. — Copy of their Third Report. Mr. Hugh Scott. — Piece of Greenland Chalcedony, and two Fossil Terebratulse. Wakefield Simpson, ^h(\. Paramatta — Three Albatrosses, three Mountain Parrots, five Specimens of Meliphaija Belgonera, and twenty small Birds, several of them rare, and of beautiful plumage, from Austiaiia. Mr. John Taylerson. — Petrified Leaves andMoss, from the Dropping; Well at Knaresborou^h; Specimen of Amianthus; Bottle of Locusts and Centipedes ; and a piece of Charr he Rhall, after notice given him to that eflFect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage 80 sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order: but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three-fourlhs of the Members present at the Public Meet- ing of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obliga- tion, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, bo long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration^ at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for admission to the Museimi, adopted hy the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-Subscribers residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the Household of a Member or Sub- scriber, shall pay One Shilling each, for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. ♦»• Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sunday, by applying at the Baths. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Mem- bers introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. OFFICERS FOR 1834. PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. H. BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. Mr. J. ANDERSON, Jun. | Mr. F. PICKERNELL, — GIDEON BUCK, | — JOHN RiPLEY, -- GEORGE I MPEY, j T. RICHARDSON, Ese. Rev. \V. PARKER, | Mr. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, | Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAVE, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ,, M. P. I Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M. P. CoL G. CHOLMLEY, | Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, H. W. YEOMANf, ESQ. | Rev. G. YOUNG, A. M. SECRETARIES. Vj K; /; Mr. RICHARD RIPLEY, I Rev. G. YOUNG, A. M. CURATORS. Mr. C, BELCHER, * 1 Mr. G. WATSON. SUBCURATOR. Mr. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hod. Earl of Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgraye, Hon. W. DuNCOMBE, M. P. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher, John Benson, Esq. Mr. R. Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. Do. for the late Mr. N. C. John Campion, Esq. Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P. Mr. Georjjje Chapman, Col. Georife Cholmley, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, John Frankland, Esq. Mr. Thomas Galilee, — John Havelock, John Holr, Esq. Mr, Ralph Home, — John Hujfill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, — Georjfe Impey, Rev. Joseph Ketley, Mr. Robert Kirby, {Printer,) Dr. J. G. Loy, Richard Moorsom, Eoq. Robert Moorsom, Esq. Mr. William Nicholson, — George Peirson, — Thomas Parkin, Rev. William Parker, Mr. Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq, Thomas Richardson, Esq* Mr. Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, Rev. W. H. Smith, Mr. George Trueman, — Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, — Francis Watkins, — Thomas Wat sou, — George Watson, — James Wilkinson, — - Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A. M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS Rev. James Andrew, Mr. George Anderson, Joseph Barker, Esq. Mrs. Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun., Esq, Mr. H. W. Benson, Kev. J. Carter, Jos. Chapman, E'^q., London, R. Hwuler, Ei^,f London, William Middleion, Esq. Miss Pennyman, Miss Pressick, Mrs, J. Richardson, ^ Capt. F. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq. Francis Wardale, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Spring -hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, Capt. C. Yeoman, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. Rev. John Arundel, London. Henry Atcheson, Esq., F. C. P. S., London. Mr. William Bean, Scarborough. George Bennet, Esq., London. '^ Rev. W. Buckland, D D., F.G.S, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c.,JOa'0». G. Cumberland, Esq , F. G. S., Bristol." Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London. Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham. W. H. Dikes, Esq , F. L, S., Hull. Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, IVhithy. William Fryer, Esq. Newcastle, Mr. J, Gillot, Scarborough. Mr. J C. Glaives, of Cath. Hallf Cambridge. Dr. George Goldie, Shrewsbury . Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F. R. S., F. G. S., York. Mr. W. ^xxnon , Neivcaslle R. Jameson, Esq., F.R.S.E., F.A.S.E., &c., &c., Edinburgh. Mr. Lars Kiersta. John Mewbutn, Esq., Grantham, Upper Canada* Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K. C. B. Capt. Con'stantine Moorsom, R, N. John Murray, Esq,, F. S. A., F. L. S., F. H. S., &c, Mr. R. Pickering, Malton. John Phillips, Esq., F. G S., &c , York, Capt. Robert J. Potter, Whitby. Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirk. William Salmond, Esq., F. G. S., York. Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton. Rev. William Scoresby, F. R. S., M. W. S., &c., Exetet. Wakefield Simpson, E^q., Paramatta, N. S. IVales. Capt. John Smith, Whitby. Arthur Sirickland, E^q., Boynton Hall, Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle. Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta. ; /, Dr. Thomas Weaihtrill, Liverpool. Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham. Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley. Rev, Archdeacon Wrangham, A. Mr, F. R. S., F. C. P. S. : &c., Hunmanhy, . .,^,._.^:* . j DONATIONS Presented to the Museum ^ since the publication of Mrs. AscouGH, Lo/ze/oM.^Tropic Bird; long* and handsome Spear, with numerous Barbs; a Bow, and eleven Arrows; from New South Wales. Mr. John Bell, Surveyor, Gateshead. — Large assortment of Fossil Plants, from the Coal Pits at Gateshead. Thomas Brodrick, Esq — Skeleton of the Narwhal, with the Horn attached ; Head of a Female Walrus, and of a Male Cub, preserved; Skeleton of a Walrus' Head, and of a Bear's Head; Shark's Mouth, and Back Bone; Vertebra of a Whale; two Seals; Jackal, Foumart, Viper, Snake, Guiana, Antelope's Feet; Esquimaux Bootsj Pheasant, Woodcock, Partridiie, pair of Moor Birds, three Starlings, Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Waterhen, Raven shot in lat. 71^ N., and twenty-five other Birds, chiefly from the Arctic Seas. Mr. J. C. Glaives. — Ten 4fo Tractfi, containing the follow- ing Essays, viz., Sir J. F. W. Herschel on the Double Refraction of Apophyllite j and, On a Machine for resolviuff Transcendental Equations ; Babbajjre on Electric and Mag- netic Rotations; Willis on the Pressure of a Stream of Air upon a Plate; Professor Airy on a Correction of the Solar Tables; and, On an Inequality of Long Period in the Motions of the Earth and Venusj Baily on the Correction of a Pendulum for the Reduction to a Vacuum; Hudson's Hourly Observations on the Barometer; Christie's Ex- perimental Determination of the Laws of Magneto-electrie Induction; and Professor Faraday's Expsrimental Re- searches in Electricity. Mr. Orston Hatter. — Jaw Bone, and Scapular Bone, of a young Whale. Mr. Lars Kiersta. — Specimens of Native Silver, and of Idocrase; a large piece of Amberj and a Wooden Flagon, curiously carved; all from Norway. Miss LoMAs. — An elegant English Quipos, in imitation of the Peruvian Quipos, 15 Capt. Mb^nbl. — Two fine pieces of Stalactite, from a cave in the Island of Jamaica. Rt. Hon. Countess Dowager op Mulgrave. — Fine speci- men of the Mountain Parrot {Trichoglossus hamatopus), the African Touraco {Musophaga Persd), and three other Foreign Birds, of rich plamage, all in Glass Cases. Hon. Lady Sophia Phipps. — The Red Tanager {Tanagra rubra), finely preserved^ and in a Glass Case. Hon. Edmund Phipps. — Specimens of Zeolite, and other Minerals, chiefly from the Giant's Causeway. Rev. William Parker — .Brent Goose {Anser hernicla), well preserved. C. Richardson, Esq. — Tropic Bird {Phaeton phcenicurus) , three Mountain Parrots, Mucking Bird^ small Quail, Dia- mond Finch, and two Honey Suckers. Mr. Richard Ripley, — Fine preserved Peacock. Mrs. Scott, C///f.Lawe,— ^Assortment of Rock Specimens, Minerals, and Fossils. A Set of Casts of the Elgin Marbles, in Plaister of Paris, has been purchased for the Museum, by the private contri- butions of thirty Subscribers. The following Articles, purchased chiefly hy the sale of Duplicates, have been procured for the Museum, by the Rev, George Young, A, M. — Oliver's History of Beverley, 4to. Dillenii Historia Muscorum, Royal 4to, with 85 Plates. Sixteen Saxon Stycas, found at Hexham in 1832; viz., four of Eanred, seven of Sthelred, one of Redulf, one of Eanbald, and three of Vigmundj selected principally by the Rev. William Airey, of Hexham. Printed by R. Kirby, Bridge-street, Whitby. m*pmn> TWELFTH REPORT OF THE WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, October Slst, 1834: WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OP THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OP DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED BY HORNE AND RICHARDSON. 1834. TWELFTH REPORT. The history of this Institution, during its Twelfth year, presents but little that is worthy of record. As usual there are matters to report which excite regret, but more that invite us to congratulation. The Council are happy to observe, that the number of Visitors in this year's list is considerably greater than in either of the two former years, being no less than 415. The admission money has not increased in proportion, the amount being only £5 18s. The List of Donations presented to the Museum during the year, though less extensive than in the former year, comprises articles of no small value^ and may be referred to as a proof of the continued attachment felt for the Society. Among these are some articles possessing considerable local interest, as having been found in making excava- tions in the line of the l^ailway, and in digging out the foundations of the old Bridge at Whitby. It is hoped that others who have obtained such relics, may also be induced to deposit them in a place where they are likely to be preserved for ages. The Royal Society of Edinburgh, in continuance of its former liberality, has presented another portion of its Transactions, Vol. xii. Part ii. Mr. Andrew Sanders, of Stockton, formerly one of the Secretaries, has, in addition to many previ- oils Donations, presented to the Society, a hand- some copy of Smith's Gems, in two folio volumes, printed on drawing paper, and illustrated by many engravings. Sir John Byerley, Knight, Fellow of the Royal . Society of Literature, London, and Member of several other Literary and Scientific Institutions, has presented an elegant and valuable Geological Globe, ill ustrating his theory of the Motion of the Poles. To this Gentleman the Society is also indebted, for the interesting Essay on the same subject, read at the present Meeting. You will naturally feel a pleasure in electing him an Hono- rary Member. The Council regret to state, that no other Essay has been read at the Museum in the course of the year ; for notwithstanding the recommendation in last Report, no Member has furnished any Paper since last Anniversary. Let us hope, that there will be no occasion to renew this complaint in another year; but that several Gentlemen will come forward with useful Essays, at successive Meetings of the Society. It is some consolation to add, that in the close of August and the first days of September, a course of Lectures was given here by Mr. Robt Addams, on the subject of Acoustics ; — a subject at once new and interesting to the friends of science at Whitby, and which was handled in a manner that did great credit to the talents of the Lecturer, and gave no small satisfaction to the respectable audi- ence who attended the course. The proprietors of the Library, as on some former occasions, liber- ally granted the Lecturer the gratuitous use of their Rooms. Owing to the state of your finances, the Council have not felt themselves warranted to proceed with putting Glass Cases along the back wall of the Museum; an improvement greatly required for preserving the Collections now exposed. But as many valuable skins of Indian and Australian Birds and Quadrupeds have been for some time kept shut up, it was resolved to have them properly stuffed, and put in Cases. This has accordingly been done, in a very satisfactory manner, by Mr. Graham of Grinkel Park, at the comparatively small expense of £7 10s. While the contents of the Museum supply a fund of instruction and entertainment to the Members and Friends of the Society, and to numerous Visit- ors, it is gratifying to find that our Fossil stores are much valued by men of science. We have Saurian specimens of unrivalled excellence ; and our Fossil Fishes are also highly prized, by those who are well qualified to appreciate their worth. A few weeks ago, our Museum was visited by Pro- fessor Louis Agassiz, from Neufchatel, accompan- ied by that eminent Geologist, Professor Buckland; and at their special request, the Council have sent nearly the whole of our Fossil Fishes to the Rooms of the Geological Society in London, to be there figured for a Work on Fossil British Fishes, under- taken by M. Agassiz, by desire of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, who at their recent Meeting in Edinburgh voted one hundred Guineas towards the expense of the Work. The specimens sent from out Museum are deemed peculiarly interesting and valuable, especially those consisting of the Bones of a gigantic Fish, of a new genus; of which M. Agassiz had never before seen a specimen, although he is acquainted with between eight and nine hundred species of Fossil Fishes, of which about one hundred and twenty are British. The specimens will be carefully returned, when drawn ; and a copy of the engrav- ings and descriptions will be sent us when ready. Thus our Society will have the honour of fur- nishing a most important quota to a great national undertaking ; and the worth of our Museum will be extensively known. The facts now stated, indeed, illustrate the advantages of Institutions like this, in preserving for the benefit of science those large fossil specimens, which being too bulky for cabinets or private Collections, would be in danger of being altogether lost or destroyed. Such instances of usefulness may encourage the Society to persevere in their labours, when they find them conducive to the cause of science in general, as well as to the instruction and improve- ment of the town and neighbourhood. ZAWS AN-O REOUZATIOWS OP THE tMiiihv Utteratv anti $h{lo0o|^itical Society. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Iwo Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Com- mittee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they 8hall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given, 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens iu Natural History ; with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, 7'esid' ing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted ; except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Stran- gers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introdjjced by any Member, or may be admitted on suefe 8 terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators, or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. 9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall liave the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. Officers of the Army or Navy, Stationed at Whitby upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence ; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share, and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives : and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of Half-a-Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscrip- tion. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he 9 shall be excluded from tlie benefits of the fnstitution, until al arrears due on his share be paid up ; and if any Member shal neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect for bringing him to order ; but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose, 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obliga- tion, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for admission to the Museum, adopted by the Connelly and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-Subscribers, residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the Household of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shil- ling each, for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances. Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. %* Strang-ers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umt)rella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. OFFICERS FOB 1835. PATRON, THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. H. BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. JOHN CAMPION, ESQ. JOSEPH HUNTER, ESQ. MR. GEORGE IMPEY, NICHOLAS KING, ESQ. MR. F. PICKERNELL, — R.RODGERS, THOMAS WATSON, ESQ. MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon. EARL OF CARLISLE, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ., M. P. Col. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. Rt. Hon. EARL OF MULGRAVE Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M. P. MR. RICHARD WILLIS, Rev. G. YOUNG, A. M. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, | Rev. G. YOUNG, A. M. CURATORS. MR. C. BELCHER, | MR. G. WATSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAH CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. Earl of Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgrave, Hon. W. DuNCOMBE, M. P. Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Mr. Charles Belcher, John Benson, Esq. Mr. R. Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. John Campion, Esq. W. Campion, Esq., Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P. Mr. George Chapman, Col, George Cholmley, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, John Frankland, Esq. Mr. Thomas Galilee, — John Havelock, John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home, — John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, — George Impey, Rev. Joseph Ketley, N. King, Esq. Mr. Robert Kirby, (Printer,) Dr. J. G. Loy, Richard Moorsom, Esq. Robert Moorsom, Esq. Mr. William Nicholson, — George Peirson, — Thomas Parkin, Rev. William Parker, Mr. Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, Rev. W. H. Smith, A. M. Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Mr. George Trueman, — Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, — Francis Watkins, — Thomas Watson, — George Watson, — James Wilkinson, — Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A. M, ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS Rev. James Andrew, Mr. George Anderson, Joseph Barker, Esq. Mrs. Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun., Esq. W. Benson, Esq., Jos. Chapman, Esq., London, Mr. John Elgie, R. Hunter, Esq., London, Miss Pcnnyman, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J. Richardson, Capt. F. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq. Francis Wardale, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Spring-hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, Capt. C. Yeoman, Mr. Thomas Yeoman, HONORARY MEMBERS. Rev. John Arundel, London. Henry Atchison, Esq., London. Mr. William Bean, Scarborough. George Bennet, Esq., London. Rev. W. Buckland, D,D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., Oa:on.. Sir John Bjyerley, Knt., F.R.S.L., &c., &c. G. Cumberland, Esq,, F.G.S., Bristol. Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London. Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham. W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull. Capt. Stj^ephenson Ellerby, Whithy. William Fryer, Esq., Newcastle, Mr. J. Gillot, Scarborough. Mr. J. C. Glaives, of Cath. Hall Cambridge. Dr. George Goldie, Shrewsbury . Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., YorJc. Mr. W. Button, Newcastle. R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E , F.A.S.E., &c., Edinburgh. Mr. Lars Kiersta, Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., he, Edinburgh. John Mewburn, Esq., Grantham, Upper Canada. Vice Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, K.C.B. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R.N. John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c. Mr. R. Pickering, Malton. John Phillips, Esft., F.G.S., &c., YorJc. Capt. Robert J. Potter, Whitby. Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirh. William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S., York. Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton. Rev. William Scoresby, B.A., F.R.S., M.W.S., &c., Exeter. Wakefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, N. S. Wales. Capt. John Smith, Whitby. Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall. Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle. Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley. Vcn. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., &c., Hunmanby. DONATIONS Presented to the Museum, since the publication of Effe metientff Utpovt Charles Belcher, Esq. — Fine specimen of Screw-Stone, from Derbyshire ; Synopsis of the British Museum, for 1827 ; and the Skull of an Alligator. Mrs. Benson, Aislahy. — Fossil Nuts, from the deep excavations of the new Harbour at Hartlepool ; some China Shot ; piece of E. India Paper, made on the Himalayan Mountains ; and 10 Mineral Specimens, from various parts. Sir John Byerley, Knt. — A very handsome Geological Globe. Mr. Geo. Clark. — Good specimen of Syngnathus Hippocam- pus. Mr. W. Corbishley. — Pebble, shewing the exact appearance of a human Face ; piece of American Sugar, made from the Beet Root. Chr. Coulson, Esq. — Biscuits from the Stores of the Fury, brought home by Capt. Ross. Mr. Coultherd. — A Carpenter's folding Ruler; and 20 Copper Coins, of Charles II, George I, II, and III, &c. 5 all from the foundations of the Old Bridge at Whitby, Mr. Hiram Craven, Keighley. — Saxon Styca of King Eanred. Messrs. Craven. — Antique Seal, found in digging out the foundations of Whitby Bridge. G. Cumberland, Esq., Bristol. — Ninth Report of the Bristol Institution. Royal Society op Edinburgh. — Vol. XII, Part II, of their Transactions. Mr. Thos. Galilee. — Piece of a Boat's Chain with a Ring and Staple, incrusted with Stone, found in excavating the Foundation of the main Eastern Pier of Whitby Bridge. Mr. Robert Gardiner, London. — Head of the Gavial, or Crocodile of the Ganges, a fine large Specimen ; Head of another Crocodile ; Heads of a Boar, a Bear, a Leopard, and a Porcupine ; singular Claws of a Bird ; and an Asiatic Elephant's Grinder. 14 Mr. Benj. Garminsway. — Specimens of Mica, Quartz, and Moss, from Davis Straits. Capt. W. Harland. — Pair of Snow Shoes, and a Cap curi- ously adorned with Beads, &c. Mrs. W. Holt, Liverpool, — Wooller's Plan and View of Whitby, taken in 1734. Mr. W. Button, Newcastle. — His Essay on Stratiform Ba- salt ; and the Report of the Natural History Society for Northumberland, &c. Mr. W.O. Jackson, London. — Rupee, and Sicca Rupee, from the E. Indies. Captain Kains, R.N. — Fifth Report of the Chatham and Rochester Philosophical and Literary Institution. Mr. L. Kiersta. — Silver Coin of Charles XII, of Sweden. Nicholas King, Esq. — Fine Fossil Asterias, found in the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway. Robert Knox, Esq., M, J). y Edinburgh. — Sixteen Specimens of Fossil Fishes, &c. from the Burdiehouse Limestone, near Edinburgh; Copies of his "Account of the Dissection of a young Rorqual," ** Observations on the Stomach of the Pe- ruvian Lama," and " Observations on the Dentition of the Dugong." Mrs. Merryweather. — The Hermit of Eskdaleside, with other Poems. John Mewburn, Esq., Upper Canada. — Four beautiful Cana- dian Birds ; several Canadian Newspapers ; 19 Mineral Specimens, from Niagara, and Lake Erie ; Flint Arrow-head, and piece of Pottery, of the Chippewa Indians. Rev. Jas. Muir, Sunderland. — Leaf of a Burmese M.S. Book. Mrs. Myddleton, Grinkel Park. — Handsome Indian Pouch. Capt. J. R. Potter. — New Zealand Chief's Head ; New Zealand Robe ; African Quiver and Arrows. Thos. Richardson, Esq. — Large human Calculus, cut in two, extracted in 1760. Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton. — Smith's Gems, two Vols. Fol. on drawing Paper, with many Engravings. Scarborough Philosophical Society. — Their Reports for 1832, and 1833. Mr. M. Simpson, Wakefield. — Fossil Shells, from Low Moor Iron Works, near Bradford ; two Specimens of Vegetable Impressions, from the Coal Measures, near Wakefield. 15 Mr. Thornton, Castleton. — Fossil Hazel Nut, from a Coal- pit at Castleton, 60 feet below the surface. Mr. Wm. Turnbull. — Counterfeit Quarter Guinea of James II, found in excavating the foundations of Whitby Bridge. Francis Wardale, Esq. — M.S. Volume on Agriculture, &c., written by Jonas Brown, Esq., in 1786, &c. Mr. John Waugh, Sunderland. — Small E. India Idol ; Part of the Chinese Alphabet. Mr. M. Wright. — Piece of the Fury's Boat, brought home by Capt. Ross. Yorkshire PHrLOsoPHicAL Society. — Their Reports for 1832, and 1833. Captain Yeoman. — Report of the Naval and Military Library and Museum, 1834. ADDENDA. Mr. W. Bean, Scarborough. — Fine Collection of rare Ammo- nites, and other Fossils, from the Upper Shale, the Second Shale, and other Strata near Scarborough ; in exchange for Whitby Fossils. J. S. Bowerbank, Esq, London. — Valuable Collection of Fos- sils from the Chalk, the Gault, and the London Clay ; io exchange for Yorkshire Fossils. Home and Kicliardsonj Printers, Whitbj, \'^ THIRTEENTH REPORT or THE WHITBY LITERARY AND THILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, presented at the annual meeting, October 31st, 1835 : WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. PRINTED BY R, RODGERS. 1835. THIRTEENTH REPORT Of THE In conformity with an existing regulation of the Society, and the practice of their predecessors, the Council of the Whitby Literary and Philo- sophical Society now proceed, in discharge of their duty, to present to the Members, a brief Report of the circumstances and transactions of the Society during the last year. Although your Council have nothing particu- larly interesting to communicate on the present occasion, they are disposed to consider the custom of presenting annual Reports, and theif subsequent publication and distribution, well calculated to produce beneficial results ; for it enables the Members to discover at once, both the strength and the weakness of their Institution^ and at the same time affords to the Council a suitable opportunity, for recommending the ad- option of such measures, as they believe to be best calculated, not only to promote its present usefulness, but also to secure its permanent prosperity. Your Society has now had "a local habitation, and a name," for thirteen years; during which period, the pecuniary resources for furnishing your Museum, and for providing suitable glass cases for preserving the specimens, have unfor- tunately been very small, amounting generally to little more than was required for paying the rent, the Subcurator's salary, and such trifling incidental expenses as the limited sphere of its operations rendered necessary ; and had it not been for the peculiar local advantages which we possess, for procuring those rich and gigantic fossil treasures, with which our district abounds, and the zeal and liberality of its members and friends, especially its maritime friends, in for- warding donations from all parts of the World, your Museum never could have attracted the attention, nor excited the interest of the scientific, the learned, and the curious, which the signatures in the Introduction Book sufficiently attest. It must be a source of satisfaction to every mem- ber of the Society to reflect, that he has assisted in preserving objects on which the eye of the scientific traveller has dwelt with delight, and the pencil of the artist been exercised with profit ; and which, but for your care, would in all proba- bility have been utterly lost. Your stores of curiosities have been augmented from year to year by additional contributions, so that the drawers and shelves of your Museum are literally crammed, and groaning under the accumula- ted loads of interesting and valuable articles ; without that order, protection, and care, which their value, as well as the respect due to the contributors, ought to secure for them. It may safely be remarked, that contributors will not consider themselves honoured on finding that their donations have been consigned to an obscure corner, or perhaps to a drawer, where they can seldom be seen ; and it is reasonable to infer, that they would rather present them to some other Institution, where they would be displayed to greater advantage. Your Council are aware, that some little dis- grace already rests upon the Institution, for want of anew general arrangement and classification of the contents of the Museum; which also require to be catalogued and properly labelled: but which it would be lost labour to attempt, until the specimens, when so disposed of, can be protected from further injury and derangement by suitable glass cases ; which it has been impossible for your Council to provide, without incurring debts which they had no prospect of being able to discharge, in any reasonable space of time. Under these circumstances, the retiring Council avail themselves of the license which the present opportunity affords them, respectfully to recom- mend a Subscription to be entered into, so as to enable their successors to proceed immediately a m furnishing the shelves along- the back part of the Museum, with proper glass fronts; for want of which, many of the finest specimens are con- stantly exposed to injury. The Museum still continues to attract the attention of Strangers, about 400 having record- ed their names, as visitors during the year. — The amount of cash received for admissions is £5 15s. 6iL The Treasurer's accounts will best shew the state of the Society's finances, in which there is neither embarrassment nor confusion; for with the exception of a bond for J040, the Society has no outstanding debts; whilst its property is in reality almost invaluable. The additions to the Museum have been, as usual, both numerous and valuable, and consist chiefly of donations. The following merit the especial acknowledgments of the Society. A Bust of that eminent Engineer, Geo. Stephenson Esq., (esteemed an excellent likenessj presented by Fred. Swanwick, Esq. A well-finished and very accurate Model of the Whitby Old Draw Bridge, by Mr Francis Pickernell ; — and, as a suitable companion, a large and elegant Model of its successor, the New Stone Bridge just erected, deposited in the Museum, by the Com- missioners of the Piers and Harbour. The Royal Society of Edinburgh has again forwarded another portion of its interesting Transactions, Vol. 13, part 1st. A large and valuable Silver Medal of George the 1st, and another of John the 3rd of Poland, were purchased by- subscription, and presented to the Museum. The valuable fossil Fishes which were sent to the Geological Societ}'*s apartments in London, for the accommodation of Professor Louis Agassiz, as stated in the last Annual Report, have not yet been returned ; but the Secretaries have been assured, by the Professor himself, of their perfect safety. In the reading of Essays, but little progress has been made : — two only, (with the exception of the excellent "Remarks on Gothic Architec- ture,'* now communicated) have been read before the Society since last Annual Meeting. The first was from the pen of John Mewburn, Esq., of Stamford, near the Falls of Niagara, a* zealous and highly esteemed Honorary Member of the Society, and formerly one of the Curators of the Museum, "On the Natural History and' Agriculture of Upper Canada." It was highly interesting, and gave great satisfaction. The second Essay was. from the pen of another learned and zealous Honorary Member, Sir John Byerley, Knt. F.R.S, Lit. &c. &c., who being on a visit at Whitby, did the Society the the honour to read the Essay himself. It was on the "Theory of the Motion of the Poles on the Earth, conformably to their appearance in the 8 Heavens" — being a recapitulation and continua- tion of his former Essay ; and which he illustrated by reference to the elegant Geological Globe, which he had presented to the Society last year. The Council regret that the reading of Essays should still require to be urged upon the Mem- bers, many of whose attainments in Literature and Science, so well qualify them to do ample justice to any subject which they might think proper to select for discussion : — and they trust, now that the public works, which have so long engrossed the attention of many of the Members, are nearly completed, they will direct their atten- tion to some subjects of a local,or general interest, and favour the Society with the results ; for it is by such means chiefly, if at all, that we can hope as a Society, either to assist in the advancement of Science, or in the diffusion of Scientific Knowledge. Under the patronage of the Society, a short course of Lectures on Astronomy and Optics was delivered last month, in the Library Rooms, to a respectable audience, by Mr Martin Simpson, (a native of Whitby) ; the Proprietors of the Library, as on former occasions, having kindly allowed Mr Simpson, the gratuitous use of their Rooms. LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE L The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary AND Philosophical Society, for supporting: a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Tivo Guineas, or upwards, on admis- sion, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers o( Five Guineas on admission, and Haifa Guinea annual, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, twoVicE-PnEsiDENTs, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Com- mittee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every Monlh, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. — Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Anti- quities, specimens in Natural History; with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosopical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the week, and under such regula- tions, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted ; except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers who have their residence above Ten Miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators, or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usuallv shut. 10 0. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subsciibers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the manage- ment of its concerns. 11. Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed at Whitby upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for the term of their official residence; and the same privilege shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during the period of their ministry at Whitby. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, s!»all be according to the whole amount paid for his share, and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives: and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall at his death descend to his representative ; but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institu- tion. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Sub- cription of Half a Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscription. 14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Insli- t42tion, until all arrears due on his share be paid up; and if 11 any Member shall neglect payinj^ his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to tl»at effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 10. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its lavTs, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect tor bringing him to order ; but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice at least to the offendin«» Member, and without the concnrrence of three-fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member upon his admission, shall sign an obliga- tion, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of the Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. Regulations for admission to th€ Museum, adopted hy the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten to half-past Twelve on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten Miles from "Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all non-subscribers, residing in Whitby or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefac- tors, and not belonging to the Household of a Member or Subscriber, ehall pay One Shilling each, for every admission. Children and Servants, shall be admitted at half-price. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the* Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. *** Strangers pajing for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5 No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a Stick or Umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. OFFICERS FOR 1836. PATRON. THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT, RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS, H BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. JOHN CAMPION, ESQ. JOHN FRANKLAND, ESQ. NICHOLAS KING, ESQ, DR. G. MERRYWEATHER MR F. PICKERNELL, JOS. SANDERS. ESQ., MR JOHN WILSON, MR JOHN YEOMAN. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION, Kt.Hon.EARL of CARLISLE, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ, M.P. Col. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ. Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAVE, Hon. W. BUNCOMBE, M.P. Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, Rev. G. YOUNG, A.M. SECRETARIES, MR RICHARD RIPLEY, | REV. G. YOUNG, A.M. CURATORS, MR C. BELCHER, | MR G. WATSON. SUBCURATOR, MR WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. Earl uf Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of mulgrave, Hon. W. Buncombe, M.P. Mr John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. Charles Belcher, Esq. John Benson, Esq. Mr R. Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. John Campion, Esq. W. Campion, Esq. Aaron Chapman, Esq. M.P. Mr George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Thomas Fishburn, Esq, Mr Thomas Fletcher, John Frankland, Esq. Mr Thomas Galilee — John Havelock, John Holt, Esq. Mr Ralph Home, *— John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr W. R. Hunter, — George Impey, N. King, Esq. Mr Robert Kirby, (Printer) Dr J. G. Loy, Dr G. Merryweather, Richard Moorsoni, Esq. Robert Moorsom, Esq. Mr William Nicholson, —George Peirson, — Thomas Parkin, Rev. W. Parker, Mr Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson, Esq. Mr Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, Rev. W. H. Smith, A.M. Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Mr George Trueman, —Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr George Vasey, —Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq. Mr George Watson, James Wilkinson, Esq. Mr Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Mr John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A.M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. James Andrew, Mr. George Anderson, Joseph Barker, Esq, Mrs Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun., Esq. Jos. Chapman, Esq., London, Mr John Elgie, R. Hunter, Esq., London, Miss Pennyman, Miss Pressick, Mrs J, Richardson, Capt. F. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq. Francis Wardale, Esq, Mrs Watson, Spring-hill, Mr William Wilkinson, Mr Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS, Rev. John Arundel, London, Henry Atchison^ Esq., F.C.P.S., London, Mr William Bean, Scarborough, George Bennet, Esq., London. Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &LC.,Oxon, Sir John Byerley, Knt.^ F.R.S.L., &c., &.c.,London. G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Bristol. Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London. Mr Robert Dadd, Chatham. W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull. Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, London, William Fryer, Esq., Newcastle. Mr Rob. Gardiner, London. Mr J. Gillot, Scarborough. Mr J. C. Glaives, of Cath, Hall, Cambridge 4 Dr. Geor*re Goldie, Shreivsbury. Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., York. Mr W. Hutton, Newcastle. R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., F. A.S.E., kc, Edinburgh* Mr Lars Kiersta. Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., &c„ Edinburgh. John Mewburn, Esq., Stamford, Upper Canada. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R.N. John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S.. &c. Mr R. Pickerinj?, Malton. John Phillips, JEsq., F.G.S., &c., York. Capt. Robert J. Potter, Whitby. Mr W. Robertson, Newcastle, Mr J. W. Robinson, London. Rev. J. Rutherford. Channelkirk. William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S, York, Mr Andrew Sanders, Stockton. Rev. William Scoresby, B.A., F.R.S., M.W.S., &c., Exeter. Wakefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, N. S. Wales, Capt John Smith, London. Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall. '^e\.V^.T\in\er, Newcastle. Mr W. Turner, Calcutta. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool, Mr James Wilcox, Hovingham. Mr J. Williamson, Scarborough, Mr William Wilson, Scarbrough, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley. Ven* Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.H.Sc &c. Huntnanhy* DONATIONS Presented to the Museum, since the publication of THE TWELFTH REPORT. Henby Beaufoy, Esa.— Colonel Beaufoy's Nautical and Hydraulic Experiments, Vol. I. Mr. Thos. Bond.'— .Egyptian Plover. Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P. — Handsome Box made from the foundation Piles of old London Bridge, with an Inscrip- tion on Silver. Mr Geo. Clark. — Skin of a large Snake from Africa. Mr Chk. Crawford, London, — An Opossum from New Zealand. Geo. Cumberland, Esq. — Eleventh Report of the Bristol Institution. Royal Society of Edinburgh.— Vol. XIII. Part I of their Transactions. Mr L. Kiersta. — Collection of Noregwian Minerals and Rock Specimens, and a Description of Coins and Jewels found in Norway. Leeds Philos. & Lit. Society.— -Copy of their Reports for 1833-4. and 1834-5. Capt. W. S. Moorsom, Co^^rove.— Four Rock specimens, from the line of the Birmingham Railway. Mrs W. S. Moorsom. — Piece of polished Stalactite, from a Cave in Bermuda. Mr B. Miller.— Musical Instrument from Kamtschatka. Mr Thos. Parkin, Jun.— Papers saved from the burning of the Houses of Parliament. Mr Eras. Pickernell. — Elegant Model of the old Bridge of Whitby. Chr. Richardson, Jun. Esq., Field House. — Five American Coins, 4 of Silver and 1 of Copper ; a Maryland Dollar Note, of 1774, and a Pennsylvania Note for Eighteen-pence* of 1772. . Mr R. RoDGERS.--French Assignat, 1791. 16 Scarborough Philos. Society — Their Report for 1834. Frederick Swanwick, Esq — Bust of G. Stephenson, Esq. Mr John Storer. — The little Stint. {Tringa Pusilla) Mr John Winspear. — Irish Half-penny of George I. Commissioners of Whitby Piers, — Beautiful Model of the New Bridge. ADDENDA. A large Silver Medal of George 1. and an interesting Silver Medal of John Sobieski, King of Poland, have been purchased for the Museum, by subscriptions of Half-a-crown each, from the following Ladies and Gentlemen ; Mrs J. Richardson, Mrs Barnes, Miss Pressick, Messrs R. Moorsom, R. Campion, J. Campion, J. Frankland, H. Belcher, C. Belcher, F. Wardale, G.Young, J. Bell, R. Ripley, J. Ripley, G. Walson, W. B. Corbishley, T. Fletcher, G. Peirson, W. Parker, and T. Galilee. Several specimens of Fossil Fishes, from Skaill Bay, Orkney, and from Banniskirk, Caithness ; with an assortment of recent Shells; have been obtained from the Rev. W. Stobbs, Slromness, in exchange for Yorkshire Fossils. \ i J- .^'Tm MiJ. FOURTEENTH REPORT OV THB WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. presented at the annual meeting, November 4th, 1836: WITH A LIST OP THB OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM ANNULAR ECLIPSE, As seen at Whitby, May I5th, 1836* R. KIRBY, PRINTER, BRIDGE-STREET, 1836, FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE It^is now fourteen years, since the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society com- menced its hibours; and although, during that period, its energy and progress have not uniformly answered the hopes and wishes of its friends, still it has been steadily advanc- ing from year to year; and the Council now record with pleasure the transactions that have occurred since the last Anniversary. In accordance with the recommendation contained in last Report, a subscription was begun soon after the Annual Meeting, for in- closing the open shelves in the back part of the Museum with glass fronts; but the amount subscribed being only a small portion of the estimated expense, it was found expedient to delay the execution of this design, till the funds of the Society should be further re- cruited. Your Council are happy to add, that from the promising aspect of your finances, this most desirable object may ere long be accomplished; and then, an improved ar- rangement of our valuable collections may be easily effected. In the mean time, the Museum continues to be an object of attraction for strangers from all quarters: and this year the number of visitors has greatly increased, amounting in all lo 542; while the money received for ad- missions has been nearly doubled, having learluMJ the amount of Ten Pounds. This increase may be regarded as one of the happy results of the opening of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, which affording facil" ities for visiting Whitby, will naturally pro- duce a greater influx of strangers. In this part of the Society's revenue, a progressive augmentation may, therefore, be expected; especially if Members and Subscribers exer- cise a proper discretion in their introductions. In this, as in former years, many donations have been presented to theMuseum, while some additions have been made also by exchange and by purchase. The most valuable acqui- sition of the year, is an assortment of Fossil Fishes, more than twenty in number, received very recently from the Hev. William Stobbs, of Stromness, now elected an Honorary Mem- ber. They are almost all from the Orkneys, and several of them from localities, from which no other Museum has hitherto obtain- ed such fossil treasures. The same Gentleman has sent some ammonites, and other fossils, from the Brora limestone; and some recent Shells from the Mediterranean. — It is proper to add, that the fossil Fishes, lent to M, Agassiz, have all been returned in safety. The Engravings, which he promised, have not yet come to hand; but, as his magnificent work on Fossil Fishes is far advanced, they may be expected soon. Our esteemed friend, Mr. Murray, an Hono- rary Member, delivered, last spring, under the patronage of the Society, a Course of six Lectures on the Physiology of Vegetation; which were well attended, and much admired. For this Course, as on many former occasions, the Proprietors of the Subscription Library liberally granted the use of their rooms. Oh the -iSth of July, Mr. Martin Simpson favoured the Society with an able Essay on the Geology of the West Riding of Yorkshire, illustrated by Diagrams, Rock specimens, and Fossils. Some of the latter he presented to the Museum, to the stores of which he has more than once contributed. This Gentleman has been elected an Honorary Member of the Society. On the 12th of September, a Paper by the Rev. J., Barlow, on his newly invented Patent Springs for Carriages, was read by Dr. Merry- weather, and illustrated by Models, This im- portant invention has already been put to the test on the Whitby and Pickering Railway, and has given much satisfaction. The Soci- ety, considering themselves honoured in being the medium of communicating to the public, an invention which promises to be of extensive benefit, elected Mr. Barlow an Honorary Member. On Wednesday, October 12lh, the Rev. Geo. Young, A. M. read an Essay on some Roman Antiquities discovered at Malton; particularly noticing and explaining a Ivoman Inscription, on Hildenley limestone, found at Norton, and procured, in the early part of the year, from Mr. John Larcum. The stone bearing this inscription, appears to have heen originally placed in the front of a small tem- ple, dedicated to the god Mars. The preser- vation of such interesting relics, is an import- ant object of our Institution; and the lover of science and of antiquity will feel a pleasure, in the discovery and preservation of monu. ments, that tend to throw light on the ancient history of Britain. These are all the Essays read to the Society during the year, unless we add the communi- cations made to-day by Mr. Young, on the truly interesting discoveries of Andrew Crosse, Esq., of Broomfield, Somerset, in the artificial formation of Quartz, and other crystals, by means of electricity; discoveries, first announ- ced to the British Association, at their late meeting in Bristol, and since made public through various journals. These brilliant discoveries, together with the publication of Professor Buckland's Bridgewater Treatise, must needs give a powerful impulse to scien- tific investigations; — an impulse that will be felt more or less by all the Philosophical Societies in the empire. And as our own Institution enjoys facilities above most, for the study of Geology, particularly in the de- partment of Organic Remains, it is hoped, that the Members and their friends, will be ex- cited togrealerexertionsin thecanseofscience; and that the ensuing year will produce a greater number of literary and scientific com- miinications than those which have preceded it. While we see on every hand, and hear from every quarter, illustrations of ihe pro. gress of science, and the triumphs of art, we can scarcely fail to be touched with a portion of that enthusiasm in intellectual pursuits, which passing occurrences are calculated to produce and to cherish.' Let us so labour, collectively and individually, that our efforts may bear some proportion to the enlightened spirit of the age« OFFICERS FOR 1837. PATRON, THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT, RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. H. BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER, ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. MR. J. ANDERSON, J UN., W. CAMPION. ESQ., MR. GEORGE CHAPMAN, J, FRANKLAND, ESQ., NICHOLAS KING. ESQ., DR. MERRYWEATHER, MR, F. PICKERNELL, MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon, EARL of CARLISLE, | Rt. Hon. EARL of MULGRAVE A. CHAPMAN, ESQ., M. P., | Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P..* Col. G. CHOLMLEY, | Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ., | Rev. G, YOUNG, A. M. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, | REV. G. YOUNG, A. M. CURATORS. MR» C. BELCHER, | MR. G, WATSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. Earl of Carmslb, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgratb' Hon. W, DvNCOMBE^ M. P. BIr, John Anderson, Jun., Henry Belcher, Esq., Charles Belcher, Esq., John Benson, Esq., Mr. R. Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Rohert Campion, Esq., John Campion, Esq., W, Campion, Esq., Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P., Mr, George Chapman, Col. George Cholmlejr, Thomas Fishhurn, Esq., Mr, Thomas Fletcher, John Frankland, Esq., Mr. Thomas Galilee, — John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, — John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq , Mr. W. R. Hunter, — George Impey, N. King, Esq., Mr. Robert Kirby, f Printer) Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merryweather, Richard Moorsom, Esq., Robert Moorsom, Esf., Mr. William Nicholson, — George Peirson, — Thomas Parkin, Rev. W. Parker, Mr. Francis Pickerneli, C, Richardson, Esq., Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, Rev. W, H. Smith, A. M , Frederick Swanwick, Esq., Mr. George Trueraan, — Thomas Tnrnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq., Mr. George Vasey, — Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq., Mr. George Watson, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A. M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq., Mrs. Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun , Esq., Jos, Chapman, Esq., London, Mr. John Elgie, R. Hunter, Eiq., London, Miss Pressick, ' Mrs. J. Richardson, CapU F. Smalpa&re, James Walker, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Spring -hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. Rer. John Arundel, London, Henry Atchison, Esq., F. C. P. S., London, Rev. R. J. Barlow, Hutlon-Rudbt/, Mr. William Bean, Scarborough, Georpe Bennet, Esq., London, Rev.W. Buckland, T).D., F.G.S , F.R S., F.L.S , &c., OAon., Sir John Byerley, Knt., F. R.S. L , &c., &c., London, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., 5m^o/, Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London, Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F. L. S.. Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, London, William Fryer, Esq., Newcastle, Mr. Rob. Gardiner, London, Mr. J. Gillot, Scarborough, Rev. J. C, Glaves, B. A., Rothwell, Northamplonshirt, Dr. Georere Goldie, Shrewsbury/, Rev. W. V. Harconrt, F. R. S., F.G. S., York, Mr. W. Button, Newcastle, R.Jameson, Esq., M.D,F.R.S.E.,F.A.S.E.,&c.,E(/i«6wr5'A., Mr. Lars Kiersta, Robert Knox, Esq., M. D , F. R.S. E., &c„ Edinburgh, John Mevvburn, Esq., M. D., Stamford, Upper Canada, Capt. Constantire Moorsom, R. N., John Murray, Esq., F S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c., John Phillips, Esq , F.G.S., &c., York, Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, London, Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirk, William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S., York, Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton, Rev. William Scoresby, B.A., F.R S., M. W. 8 , kc, Ea;eter, WakeBeld Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, N, S, Wales, Mr. Martin Simpson, Wakefield, Capt. John Smith, London, Rev. William Stobbs, Stromness, Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boi/nton Hall, Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle, Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta, Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool, Mr. James Wilcox, Hovhigham, Mr ^ .'^WW^vnsou, Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough, Tliomas W, Wilson, fi?q., Barnsley, Yen. Archdeacon Wrtngham, A.M., F.R.S., &c., Hunmmtby, DONATIONS Prbsbntbd to the Museum, since the publication of THE THIRTEENTH REPORT. CiPT. William Benson. — Piece of Vitrified Gneiss, from Montreal. Professor H. Dewhurst, London. — Copy of his Oration at the First Anniversary of the Verulano Philosophical Society, of London ; and of his Practical Observations ou warming Houses, &c. Mr. John Hill, Staithes* — Fine Specimen ot the Cancer Puher, Mr. Richard Hustler.— r-A preserved Fro^, Mr. Samuel Gibson, Hehden Bridge, — Thirty Specimens of Goniatites, and other Fossils, from the Mountain Lime- stone, arranged and presented by Mr. Martin Simpson, Nicholas King, Esq.— Brass Counter of Queen Ann, and two Foreign Coins. Lancaster Lit., Scientific, and Nat. Hist. Society.— Their Jst Report. MoNs. Albert Lemaitre, Fecamp^ — ^Two Foreign Coins. Manchester Nat. Hist. Society. — Their Systematic Cata- logue of British Birds. Newcastle Lit. & Phil. Sqciety. — Their 43rd Report, 1836. Miss Noble.— Two Slow-worms. Mr. Thomas Parkin. — A beautiful Foreig^n Bird. Chr. Richardson, Esq— Singular specimen of Ironstone. Mr. R. Ripley. — Specimen of Tremella Nostroc. Rev. W. Stobbs, Siromness.'—A fine Assortment of recent Shells, from the Mediterranean; some Belemnites and Fossil Shells, and 25 Specimens of Fossil Fishes, from Stromness and Sandwick ; one specimen, from Banniskirk ; two Ammonites, and some other Fossils, from Brora; a Fossil Plant, from Burdiehouse j and some Rock Specimens from Stromness. Ven. Archdeacon Todd — Copy of Walker'g Sketch of the Ancient Military Remains near Mahon. 12 Dr. Travis, Scarborough,-— Cony of bis Letter on theTumuIui near Scarborough, opened, October I2th, 1835. Mr. W. Trueman, Durham. — Impression of an Ancient Seal. Mr. W, Turnbull. — '*A Briefe Chronicle", printed in 1611 ; a Stockport Sixpenny Token. Caft. Robinson Wakefield. — A Pelican, a Gull, two Porcu- pine Fishes, and two Vampires, or large Bats. Capt. Wellbank, London. — An Armadillo, a Penguin, in a Case, and a curious Ba;tle-axe. YoRKSHii^E PniLOs. SociETY. — Their Report for 1835. R. Kirbif, Printer, Whitby* FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, October 31s^, 1837: WITH A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED BY HORNE AND RICHARDSON. 1837. FIFTEENTH REPORT. The transactions of the Whitby Literary and Philo* sophical Society, during its fifteenth year, relate principally to the Museum; which, since last an- niversary, has been greatly enriched, partly by dona- tion, partly by purchase, and still more by exchanges. From Wakefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, an Honorary Member, the Society has received a new and valuable proof of his continued attachment and generosity, in the gift of 30 specimens of Australian Animals, including some rare species of Lizards and Serpents : in addition to which, the same gentleman has presented a splendid collection of East Indian Idols, of brass, thirteen in number; being small images of the principal deities, worshipped by the Hindoos : together with some vegetable specimens from India. Another Honorary Member, T. A. Curtis, Esq., has liberally presented to the Museum, several beau- tiful polished slabs of silicious Wood, with other valuable Fossils, from Sheppy; including two spe- cimens of Wood which have been perforated by the Teredo, previous to their impregnation with silex. From Mr. W. Turner, of Calcutta, also an Hon- orary Member, the Society has received another rich present ; viz. two costly suits of defensive East India Armour, taken at the siege of Bhurtpoor; consisting of Helmets, Rhinoceros Shields, and Coats of Mail, lined with silk, and richly ornamented. 4 Many other valuable Donations will be found enu- merated in the Annual List, shewing that the interest felt in this Institution, by its numerous friends, has not at all abated. Early in the present year, an extensive and valu- able assortment of American Birds^ was received from Mr. Barnett, of Niagara, introduced by a letter from our esteemed friend, John Mewburn, Esq. With these were received, a few American Quadrupeds, and some interesting Fossils from the Falls of Niagara ; the whole being considered as worth £6 or £8. Mr. Barnett was supplied, in return, with a large collec- tion of our Fossils, a number of recent Shells, and several miscellaneous Curiosities, for his Museum at the Falls, chiefly selected from Duplicates in our Museum : and we are happy to learn, that he has returned safely to Niagara, and that the articles which he took hence, have given satisfaction to his friends. Our collection of Fossils has as^ain received an important accession, by exchanges with the Rev. W. Stobbs, Stromness, an Honorary Member of the Society. In return for some Fossils, and miscellane- ous articles, sent him in the spring, we have just received by the Camden, a valuable assortment of Fossil Fishes, from Stromness and Sandwick, in the Orkneys; with a few other Fossils and Minerals, from Shetland, Brora, &c. It is expected, that we shall soon receive a Box of German Minerals and Fossils, from Mr. Krantz, of Berlin ; who was lately at this place, after attending the Meeting of the British Association at Liverpool, 5 and expressed a strong desire to engage with us in this kind of friendly traffic. The Society's collection of Recent Shells being very deficient, the Council, during the spring and summer^ embraced the opportunity of enlarging it, by procuring a great number of rare and beautiful specimens from a respectable dealer, to the amount of about £20 value. Of this amount, the greater part was paid in duplicate Fossils, Birds, and Shells ; and the rest in money. The collection of Shells, thus improved, has been arranged and labelled by Mr. Young, who has devoted much time to this useful task. The new classification of the Fossils and Rock Specimens, so long contemplated, will soon, it is hoped, be at length accomplished. The Council have long been proposing, to make up a Collection of Fos- sils for sale in London, with a view to raise money for purchasing Glass-cases; and this idea being warmly encouraged by a Gentleman of London, well knot In in the literary world, who lately honoured us with a visit, and who has kindly promised his best services in promoting this object, it is intended to be forthwith carried into effect. A collection of three or four hundred good specimens, properly arranged into a series, and correctly named, a great part of which might be furnished out of our duplicates, may be expected to produce from sixty to one hundred' pounds ; which will be sufficient to accomplish the object in view. Several men of science who have visited our Museum, have complained of the want of a 6 stratigraphical arrangement of Fossils and "Rocks, and have also felt hurt at seeing so many valuable speci- mens lying exposed to injury ; but it is hoped that, before another anniversary, those causes of complaint will be removed, that the usefulness of our Institution may be increased, and our precious fossil stores se- cured from danger. The number of Visitors entered since the last an- nual meeting, is somewhat less than in the former year, being 475 ; and the amount received for admis- sion is only £9. Among the visitors, there has been a considerable proportion of men of science, from various parts of the world. To such our collection of Fossils will always be an object of deep interest ; especially when, by an improved arrangement, it will be exhibited to greater advantage. This, it is hoped, will be effected before next autumn, when the British Association meets at Newcastle ; on which occasion, not a few of the Officers and Members of that Association, those especially who are engaged in Geological pursuits, may be expected to visit us. The Council have to state, with much regret, that the hope expressed in last Report, that this year would produce an increase in literary and scientific communications, has not been realized; for, with the exception of an abstract of the transactions of the British Association at Liverpool, given by Mr. Young this morning, no Essay or paper has been publicly read in the course of the .year. Instead of inquiring into the causes of this failure, it will be more useful to observe, that some provision has been made to pre- 7 vent its recurrence. A respectable Member of the Society, Dr. Merryweather, has promised a series of Essays on Heat ; one of which will be ready in the month of November^ and the rest will follow at different intervals. Other Essays and communica- tions may also be expected. The most active friends of the Society have, indeed, numerous engagements, both public and private, to occupy their time ; yet it is hoped, that they will so exert themselves in the service of science, that such a blank may never again recur in the annals of our Institution. The Council about to be appointed, must take steps for obtaining a regular succession of public meetings ; and when no Essay is brought forward, the meeting may be spent in literary conversation, or in the discussion of some interesting topic belonging to science. By this means, the Members of the Society may contribute to each other's gratification and improvement, a taste for science will be cultivated, and the interests of our Institution materially advanced. *^* Since the Annual Meeting, the Council, in order to expedite the improved classification of the Fossils, and other contents of the Museum, and to promote the general interests of the Society, have engaged Mr. M.Simpson, as Keeper of the Museum, and Lecturer to the Institution. 8 OFFICERS FOR 1838. PATROK. THE RIGHT HON. EARL OF MULGRAVE. PRESIDENT. RICHARD MOORSOM, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDEJVTS. H. BELCHER, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQ. COMMITTEE. JOHN CAMPION, ESQ., REV. J. CONATY, DR. MERRYWEATHER, MR. F. PICKERNELL, T. RICHARDSON, ESQ., MR. JOHN WILSON, JAS. WILKINSON, ESQ., MR. JOHN YEOMAN. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. Rt. Hon. EARL of CARLISLE, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ., M.P., Col. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ., Rt. Hon. EARLof MULGRAVE, Hon. W. BUNCOMBE, M.P., Ml. RICHARD WILLIS, Rev. GEORGE YOUNG, A.M. SECRETARIES. MR RICHARD RIPLEY, | REV. GEO. YOUNG, A.M. CURATORS. MR. C. BELCHER, | MR. GEO. WATSON. LECTURER and KEEPER of Uie MUSEUM. MR. M. SIMPSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. 9 MEMBEES OF THE SOCIETY. Rt. Hon. Earl of Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Earl of Mulgrave, Hon. W. DuNCOMBE, M.P., Mr. John Anderson, Jun., Henry Belcher, Esq., Charles Belcher, Esq., John Benson, Esq., Mr. Richard Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq., John Campion, Esq., William Campion, Esq., Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P. Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Rev. John Conaty, Thomas Fishburn, Esq., Mr. Thomas Fletcher, — William Forth, John Frankland, Esq., Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home,. — John Hugill, .loseph Hunter, Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, — George Impey, Nicholas King, Esq., Mr. Robert Kirby, (Printer) Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merryweather, Richard Moorsom, Esc|., Robert Moorsom, Esq., Mr. William Nicholson, — George Peirson, — Francis Pickernell, Christopher Richardson, Esq., Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, — Gideon Smales, Rev. W. H. Smith, A.M., Frederick Swanwick, Fisq., Mr. George Trueman, — Thomas TurnbuU, Edmund Turton, Esq., Mr. George Vasey, — Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq., Mr, George Watson, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. Richard Willis, Misses Wilson, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Mr. John Yeoman, Rev. George Young, A.M. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS Rev. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq., Mrs. Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun., Esq., Joseph Chapman, Esq., London, Rev. John Earnshaw, Mr. John Elgie, Robert Hunter, Esq., London, Mr. S. Panton, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J. Richardson, Capt. F. Smalpage, James Walker, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Spring-hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, — Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. Rev. John Arundel, London, Henry Atchison, Esq., F.C.P.S., London, Rev. R. J. Barlow, Hutton-Rudby, Mr. William Bean, Scarborough, George Bennet, Esq., London, Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., Oxon, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Bristol, Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London, Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, London, William Fryer, Esq., Newcastle, Mr. Robert Gardiner, London, Mr. J. Gillot, Scarborough, Rev. J. C. Glaves, B.A., Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Dr. George Goldie, Shrewsbury, Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., York, Mr. W. Hutton, Newcastle, R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., F.A.S.E., &c., Edinburgh, Mr. Lars Kiersta, Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., &c., Edinburgh, John Mewburn, Esq., M.D., Stamford, Upper Canada, Capt. Constant! ne Moorsom, R.N., John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c., John PhiUips, Esq., F.G.S., &c., York, Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, London, Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirk, William Salmond, Esq., F.G.S. York, Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton, Rev. William Scoresby, B.A., F.R.S., M.W.S., &c., Exeter, W^akefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, N S. Wales, Mr. Martin Simpson, Whitby, Rev. William Stobbs, Stromness, Arthur Strickland, Esq., Boynton Hall, Mr. William Trueman, Durham, Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle, Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta, Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool, Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley, Yen.' Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., &c., Hunmanby. IJ DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, Since the Publication of the Fourteenth Report. Henry Belcher, Esq. — Valuable Assortment of Ammonites and other Fossils. Charles Belcher, Esq. — Ancient Tile from St. Albans. T. A. Curtis, Esq. — Ten Specimens of Fossil Wood, chiefly sili- cious, with a Fossil Crab ; all from Sheppy. Mrs. Ann Foggo. — Silver Denarius of Faustina, Jun., and a Portuguese Copper Coin. Lieut. Hutchinson, R.N. — Skull of an Indian from Peru, with a Mat, and part of a Canoe, from his grave. Capt. John Ness. — Antique Earthen Pitcher, marked G. R. Mr. Wm. Ripley. — Stone Adze, with fine carved handle, from the South Sea Islands. Mr. R. Rodgers. — Crease, or Knife, from Ceylon. Mrs. Scott, Cliff Lane. — African Dirk, in a neat Sheath, from Fernando Po. Wakefield Simpson, Esq. — Thirty Australian Lizards, Serpents, and other Animals; thirteen East India Idols of Brass; and four Specimens of East India Plants. Rey. W. Stobbs. — Valuable Collection of Fossil Fishes, from Stromness and Sandwick; two Fossil Shells from Brora; several Minerals from Shetland ; and some Pebbles from Montrose. Capt. Swinton. — Model of a Ceylonese Canoe, with Outrigger, from Colombo. Mr. W. Turnbull. — A Silver Coin of Elizabeth, and one of Charles II. Mr. W. Turner. — Two costly suits of defensive East India Ar- mour, taken at the Siege of Bhurtpoor; consisting of Helmets, Rhinoceros Shields, and Coats of Mail, lined with silk, and richly ornamented. Mr. Richard Wilson. — Snake from South America. John Yeoman, Esq. — Slag from the Ruins of the House of Lords. SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 2, 1838 : WITH A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. ENTRANCE OF KIREDAX-E CAVE, WHITBY: PRINTED BY WILLIAM FORTH, FLOWERGATE, 1 838. SIXTEENTH REPORT. The year which has elapsed since our last Anniver- sary, has been peculiarly a year of business and of progress. The anticipations expressed in the 15th Report have, to a great extent, been realized, and the prospects of the Institution are fully more cheering than at any former period. .The long contemplated improvements in the Museum, have at length been carried into effect. Early in the present year, various steps were taken for that purpose. It was resolved to proceed with a stratigraphical, as well as a natural, arrangement of the Fossils, and with the selection of a quantity of duplicates for sale. To facilitate these objects, which could not be attained without much labour and attention, the Council, on the recommenda- tion of Dr. Young, engaged the services of Mr. Martin Simpson, as Keeper of the Museum, and Lecturer to the Institution ; considering that gen- tleman as well qualified for the task of arranging and labelling the specimens, and for promoting the general interests of the Society. The Council then agreed to have the back part of the Museum fitted up with a new series of shelves, on a plan proposed by Mr. Simpson ; to have a large propor- tion of the Fossils of the Yorkshire Coast arranged on these shelves in stratigraphical order ; and to have a Section of the strata of the Coast painted on the frieze above the cases. While these mea* sures were in progress, it was considered to be of essential importance, to have the Fossils on these shelves protected by glass. To procure this ad- vantage, it was found that, in addition to what might be produced by the sale of duplicates, a large sum behoved to be raised by subscription. Accordingly, a subscription was commenced on a liberal scale, and through the generosity of the friends of the Institution, the sum of 33/. 4s. 6cl, was shortly obtained. The collection of duplicates for sale in London, was on a much smaller scale than had been proposed ; but it realized the sum of 13/, being sold by Dr. Young, to Professor Sedgwick, for the Cambridge Museum. Funds being thus provided to defray the greater part of the expense, the plan for glass-casing was carried into effect, with the other improvements ; and the whole has been finished in a manner that does credit to Mr. Vasey, who undertook the joiner work ; as well as to Mr. Wilkinson, who supplied the glass, and Mr. Trueman, who was employed as the painter. Before the new shelving and casing had been completed, Mr. Simpson made great progress in labelling and classifying the Fossils, having ap- plied himself to the task with much assiduity : as soon as the cases were ready, the specimens were deposited on the shelves ; and the whole stratigraphical series was completed in the spring, in a manner highly satisfactory ; the arrangement being a monument of the skill and taste, the patience and perseverance, of Mr. Simpson. The natural arrangement of the Fossils, accord- ing to their classes, genera, and species, has not proceeded simultaneously with the stratigraphical arrangement ; but it is now going forward, on an improved plan, and, when finished, will add to the beauty and value of our collections, and will be particularly interesting and advantageous to such as pursue the study of fossil conchology and botany. To make our Yorkshire series more complete, it has been found necessary to purchase several specimens during the year, particularly a lot of the Speeton Fossils, in which the Museum was very deficient : and it will be proper to add, from time to time, such new Fossils as can be procured on the coast. Yet our collection, even now, is of immense value, in the fossil department; and it is a source of gratification to the members and friends of our Institution, that we have now accommodations for protecting these valuable treasures from injury, that they may be preserved for the benefit of science in future times. While the Fossil department of the Museum has occupied so much attention, the Mineral depart- ment has not been neglected. Early in the year, a box of valuable Minerals was received from 6 Messrs. Kranti, of Berlin, for which a box of our Fossils was sent in return ; and more recently, another valuable assortment of Minerals and Fossils came from the same gentlemen, for which also a return has been made in Yorkshire Fossils. This friendly traffic is likely to be continued, to the ad- vantage of both parties. Our collection of mine- rals has thus been greatly enlarged and improved, and the whole series has been re-arranged and labelled by Mr. Simpson. An interesting assortment of Rock specimens, Minerals and Fossils, from the Paris Basin, 93 specimens in all, prepared under the direction of M. A. Brongniart, with a descriptive catalogue, has been presented by Richard Ripley, Esq., and will form an important addition to the treasures in our Museum. The Fossil department has also been enriched by the addition of twelve rare Lias Fossils, pre- sented by the same gentleman ; a valuable Fossil Fish, and a head of the Ichthyosaurus, from the Lias, presented by Henry Belcher, Esq. ; thirty rare specimens from the Lias, and four Ammonites fromtheupperShale,presentedby Mr. M.Simpson; and sixty Fossils, chiefly from the upper Shale and the Oolite, including some rare Echinites and Fossil Fruits, presented by Dr. Young. Several other valuable Donations, to various de- partments of the Museum, will be found recorded in the Annual List. Although the Museum was unavoidably shut up some months, during the progress of the improve- ments, it is gratifying to notice, that the number of Visitors is nearly as great as in last year, being 457 ; and in the money received for admissions there is an increase, the sum being 9/. 12s. The augmentation of our collections, and their improved arrangement, will of course render the Museum increasingly attractive. In the department of scientific communications there has also been a decided increase. On the 21st of November last, Dr. Merryweather's first Essay on Heat was read to the Society, and although it has not been followed by any other of the promised series, one or more may be ex- pected shortly. It is encouraging to find, that Dr. Merryweather's views on the subject of Heat, par- ticularly as to its connection with Magnetism, have been confirmed by some observations of Sir David Brewster, made at the late meeting of the British Association. — On the 14th of August, Dr. Young read to the Society, the first part of an Essay on the high Antiquity ascribed to Organic Remains imbedded in stratified Rocks ; and on the 17th of the same month, he read the second part of that Essay. He has since communicated the Essay to the Geological Section of the British Association, and it is about to be published, in an enlarged form.''^ •It was published m NoveiriL"b9r, a fow dajs after this Beport was read. 8 Arrangements having been made in September, through the agency of Mr. Simpson, for a series of Lectures, to which non-subscribers might be ad- mitted on very moderate terms, the Council ap- plied for the use of the Library rooms for that course ; which the Proprietors, with their wonted liberality, readily granted. The course began, Sep- tember 19th, with an Introductory Address, by Henry Belcher, Esq., on the advantages of Literary Institutions in general, and of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, in particular. On the 26th of the same month. Dr. Young gave an Ad- dress, comprising an account of the Meeting of the British Association at Newcastle, which he had attended. On the 27th, a Lecture on Electricity, illustrated by several experiments, was given by the Rev. John Conaty. On the 11th of October, Mr. Simpson gave a Lecture on Geology, illus- trated by specimens and sections. And on the 25th, a Lecture on Animal Mechanics was given by John Ripley, Esq., illustrated by various speci- mens from the Museum. The attendance, on all these occasions, was good, and the communica- tions were very favourably received. The amount paid for admission has not been great, but the attraction of the Lectures has encouraged some to become Members of the Society, or Annual Sub- scribers ; and it is hoped that, by a continuance of such Lectures, at regular intervals, further acces- sions to our numbers will soon be obtained. Such additions are the more necessary, as the Society has met with serious losses in the course of the year. The Council would notice in parti- cular, with deep regret, the death of John Yeoman, Esq., a most useful Member, who was cut off in the prime of life, early in the summer ; and the removal of Richard Moorsom, Esq., the President of the Society, and one of its founders; whose talents and influence, had he remained in the place, might still have been of eminent service to the Institution. It is pleasing to observe, in conclusion, that, notwithstanding the great expense of the improve- ments in the Museum, amounting to about 70/, the funds are, on the whole, in a healthy state. The Institution, instead of declining, is likely to grow in usefulness and importance from year to year, an ornament to the town and neighbourhood, and an efficient auxiliary to the cause of science. 10 OFFICERS FOR im PATRON. THE MOST NOBLE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. HENRY BELCHER, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. C. RICHARDSON, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER, ROBERT CAMPION, ESQ. COMMITTEE. JOHN CAMPION, ESQ. REV. J. CONATY, DR. MERRYWEATHER, MR. F. PICKERNELL, T. RICHARDSON, ESQ., GIDEON SMALES, ESQ., MR. JOHN WILSON, JAS. WILKINSON, ESQ. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. MOST NOBLE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, RIGHT HON. EARL OF CARLISLE, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ., M.P., COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ., Hon. W. DUNCOMBE, M.P., Mr. RICHARD WILLIS, Rev. GEO. YOUNG, D.D. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, ] REV. GEO. YOUNG, D.D. CURATORS. MR. C. BELCHER, I MR. GEO. WATSON. LECTURER and KEEPER of the MUSEUM. MR. M. SIMPSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. 11 MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Right Hon. Earl of Carlisle, Most Noble Marquis of Normanby, Hon. W. Buncombe, M.P., Mr. John Anderson, Jun., H. Barrick, Esq., Henry Belcher, Esq., Charles Belcher, Esq., John Benson, Esq., Mr. Richard Brewster, — Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq., John Campion, Esq., William Campion, Esq., Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P. Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Rev. John Conaty, Thomas Fishburn, Esq., Mr. Thomas Fletcher, — William Forth, William Frankland, Esq., Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, — John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, — George Impey, Nicholas King, Esq., Mr. Robert Kirby, (Printer), Dr. J. G. Ley, Dr. G. Merryweather, Richard Moorsom, Esq., Mr. William Nicholson, — George Parke, — George Peirson, — Francis Pickernell, Chr. Richardson, Esq., Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, — John Ripley, — Richard Rodgers, — Joseph Sanders, Gideon Smales, Esq., Rev. W. H. Smith, A.M., Frederick Swanwick, Esq., Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. George Trueman, — Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq., Mr. George Vasey, — Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq., Mr. George Watson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. Richard Willis, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Rev. George Young, D.D. 12 ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq., Mrs. P. Barker, — Barnes, Henry Barrick, Jun., Esq., Mr. Robert Breckon, J. Chapman, Esq., London^ Mr. W. Cavallier, Mrs. Choi ml ey. Airy Hill, Mr. J. B. Dale, Rev. John Earnshaw, Mr. John Elgie, Robt. Hunter, Esq., London, Mr. John Hall, — G. H. Holtby, — Nat. Langborne, — Henry Mackay, — S. Panton, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J. Richardson, ■ Mr. F. K. Robinson, — John Taylerson, James Walker, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Spring.hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, — Thomas Yeoman, 13 HONORARY MEMBERS. Rev. John Arundel, London, Rev. Henry Atcheson, B.A., F.C.P.S., London, Rev. R. J. Barlow, Hutton.Rudby , Mr. William Bean, Scarborough, George Bennet, Esq., London, Rev. W. Buckland,D.D.,F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., Oxon, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Bristol, Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London, Mr. Robert Dadd, Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby, London, William Fryer, Esq., Newcastle, Mr. Robert Gardiner, London, Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough, Rev. J. C. Glaves, B.A., Rothwell, Northamptonshire. Dr. George Goldie, York, Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., York, Mr. W. Hutton, Newcastle, R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., F. A.S.E.,&c,, Edinburgh, Mr. Lars Kiersta, Whitby, Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., &c., Edinburgh, John Mewburn, Esq., M.D., Stamford, Upper Canada, Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R.N., John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c., John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S., &c., York, Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, London, Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirk, Mr. Andrew Sdniders, Stockton, W. D. Saull, Esq., F.G.S.. &c., Lmidon, Rev. W. Scoresby, B.A., F.R.S., M.W.S., &c., Exeter, 14 Wakefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, N, 5. Wales, Mr. Martin Simpson, Whitby, Rev. William Stobbs, Stromness, Arthur Strickland, Esq., Bridlington Quay, Mr. William Trueman, Durham, Rev. W. Turner, Newcastle, Mr. W. Turner, Calcutta, Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool, Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson, Scarborough, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley, Ven. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., &c. Hunmanby. 15 DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, Since the Puhlicatim of the Fifteenth Report. Mr. Barnett, of Niagara. — Fine Specimen of the Bald Eagle, — Falco leucocephalus. Henry Belcher, Esq. — Valuable Fossil Fish ; Head of Ichthyosaurus, shewing the eye ; Section of the Strata at Growmont. Mrs. W. Benson. — Ancient Armour; consisting of two Helmets, and a Coat of Mail. Mr. Gideon Buck. — Eleven Specimens of Copper Ore, from Cobija, near Valparaiso, South America. Mr. Edward Corner. — Russian Copper Coin, Doncaster Lyceum. — Copy of Repor.t for 1836. Capt. Thomas Harrison, Robin Hood'^s Bay, — A young Porpoise, taken in the Atlantic. Mr. William Hunton. — Copy of Mr. L. Hunton's Essay on the Yorkshire Lias. Mr. Lars Kierbta. — Copy of Professor Holmboe's Account of 1500 antient Silver Coins, found in Norway, in 1836. Nicholas King, Esq. — Large Root of Gorgonia. Mas. R. KiRBY. — Shoes worn by an English Lady in 1770.80. John Edward Lke, Esq, Hull, by Dr. Young. — About 40 Fossil Shells, chiefly from the Green Sand, and Ter- tiary Deposits. Richard Ripley, Esq. — Thirteen rare Fossils from the Lias, &c., Whitby ; and a fine Collection of 93 Fossils and Rock Specimens, from the Paris Basin ; arranged by M. Ad. Brongniart. Scarborough Philosophical Society. — Copy of their Reports for 1836, and 1837. Mrs. Scott, Clif Lane. — African Beads, and Tobacco- pipe, from Fernando Po ; Pair of New Zealand Trowsers, made of the native Flax, plaited. 16 Mr. M. Simpson. — Thirty rare Fossils from the Lias, near Whitby; four small Ammonites, from the Upper Shale, near Mai ton ; large specimen of fibrous Gypsum, from the Red Marl, near Newark ; copy of the Rev. Thomas Johnstone's Address to the Wakefield Philosophical Society ; and two Reports of that Society, for 1830. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — Their Report for 1837. Mr. W. Trueman, Durham. — Copy of Johnston's Essay on the Economy of a Coal-Field. Rev. George Young, D.D. — Sixty Fossils, chiefly from the Upper Shale, and the Oolite ; including some rare Echinites and Fossil Fruits. FINIS. W. Forth, Pnnter, Flowergate, Whitby. '■'-7 .v-'-:'^'^'^>>.-.„ ^^WSStr'^S^^W^ ^3^^QMW OF THE WHITBY SOCIETY, WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, WHITBY: PRINTED BY R. RODGERS, OLD MARKET PLACE. 18 4 0. SEVENTEENTH REPORT, In presenting to the Members of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, on its seventeenth Anniversary, the Report of its proceedings during the past year, your Council would direct attention to the improved condition of the Museum, and to the increase in the number of literary contributions by Members of the Society. But whilst your Council congratulate the Society on these results of past labours, they feel it to be their duty, in retiring from office, to remind their successors how much still remains to be done, to render your Institution, what, with care, it is destined to be for the lovers of scien- tific pursuits, — a systematic source of knowledge, instructive, and easy of access. By a reference to the Treasurer's accounts of the income and expenditure of the year (the items of which will be published as an Appendix to this Report), it will be seen, that, considering the heavy outlay in fixtures and purchases, the state of the Society's funds is not more depressed than might be expected. In the course of the preceding year, the Presi- dent's chair was vacated, by the removal of Richard Moorsom, Esq., from the place. He was a founder of the Society — its President nearly sixteen ye*u's ; and whether we consider the talents and general information that so hij^hly qnalified him for the office, or his suavity of disposition and dignified demeanour in the discharge of its duties — his influence lost to this Society is a subject of deep regret, for personal, as well as public considerations. To appoint a suc- cessor, being' a chief object of your care, was the first subject to demand your attention; and in the literary and philosophical attainments of H. Belcher, Esq., was recognised the fairest claim to the honours of the Presidency. He was elected at a general meeting of the Society, on the 8th of November, 1838 ; upon which occasion the chair was taken by J. G. Loy, Esq., M.D., who explained the object of the meeting — ably reviewed the many and abUruse subjects of science upon which a President ought to be able to pronounce, and urged, that literary merit ought to be a leading pnnci|)le to guide our judgments in a matter of such importance. It was then moved, " That the respect- *' fnl thanks of this meeting be presented to Richard ** Moorsom, Esq., for the many and valuable services ** which he has rendered to the Society, as its Presi- ** dent from its commencement to the present time; "and that Henry Belcher, Esq., the senior Vice- •* President, be appointed his successor." — Proposed by the Rev. Dr. Young, seconded by the Rev. John Conaty, and carried unanimously. It was also agreed, that Christopher Richardson, Esq., be re- quested to accept the office of Yice-President. The glass cases and shelves, completed last year, gfave such g^eneral satisfaction, both as ornamenting the Museum, and securing from nejrject and decay, its vast fussil treasures, that your Council resolved in the early part of the year, to fit up the south and north ends, and also the east side of the Museum, with similar cases and shelves, as receptacles for specimens in the departments of natural history, and other curiosities. The south end, and part of the side cases, as far as the third windovi^ in front, were intended to contain antiquities and miscellaneous curiosities; the north end, and north-east side, to contain specimens in zoolog^y, &c. The whole is now tastefully fitted up; hut for the sake of uniformity, and to g-ive due effect to the im- provements, your Council would recommend, that the south end cornice be replaced by an entablature to correspond with the rest of the interior; and that other sections of strata of other parts of England, be painted under Mr. Simpson's direction, on the north and east facia. Then we should have a complete geological section of England, which would be found useful for the youthful g^eologist, in tracing the out- lines of that infant science, and conveying a clear idea of the stratified crust of the globe. Then, also, there would be no need for further decorations, as there is now no room in the Museum, for additional fix- tures. The cost of these improvements will be con- siderable. A good number of specimens has been placed on the shelves in the new cases; but owing to the confu- sion from the presence of workmen, during a large portion of the year, a great deal remains to be done in arrang-ing them. With the help of Sowerby's " Mineral Concholog-y,'* and Lindley and Hutton's •* Fossil Flora," Mr. Simpson has been enabled to re- arrange and label the whole of the fossils of the dis- trict— to draw up a full list — and, by appropriate names to such as have recently been discovered, has assigned them a place in the fossil nomenclature. It would be desirable that this, and also a catalogue of the minerals, and indeed of the general contents of the Museum, should be inserted in the printed records of the Society, as a table of reference for Members who might incline to study any branch of the sciences of geology, mineralogy, or natural history. Until such be made out, and the several specimens in the various departments be numerically, as well as strati- graphically arranged, your Council consider the object for which Mr. Simpson's services were en- gaged, only half accomplished; besides, that hardly any thing has been yet done in entomology, in the shape of classification. Convinced that these de- ficiencies can best be supplied, and the interest of the Society promoted, by the continued supervision of one so well qualified as Mr. Simpson, who gives heart and hand to the task, it was with regret your Council felt constrained, from the straitened state of the fundvS, to give that gentleman notice, that at the close of this year his services are to be dispensed with — services at no previous period more indispensable than at the present, and such as no other Member of the Society could have leisure to render, and few only the ability and patience so to do.* ♦ Since the above was written, Mr« Simpson has been engaged for another year. Considering the severe drain upon the pecuniary resources of the Society during^ the current year, by the improvements already noticed, }^our Council have been careful not to incur any but trifling expenses in adding* to the contents of the Museum ; for, with the exception of a quantity of Tertiary fossils from the Mediterranean, of the value of ^3, and some speci- mens in zoology, little else has been purchased during the year. Your CounciTs successors will see the pro- priety of adopting the same course of economy and reserve, until the finances shall have time to recover from their present depression, by the gradual accumu- lation of the Society's income, or the voluntary offer- ings of the friends of the Institution. In the mean time, it is thought advisable to borrow a small sum, to liquidate the debt. It is only justice to state, that the Members of the Society have already contributed very spiritedly to meet all contingent expenses; but the amount received is far from being adequate to clear the accounts. Amongst the subscribers towards defraying the ex- pense of the late improvements, your Council would gratefully record the name of our illustrious Patron, the Most Noble the Marquis of Normanby, who has given ^5, accompanied with the gracious assurance of the interest his Lordship feels in the progress and prosperity of }'our Institution. His Lordship's com- munication has reached us, through the Kev. Dr. Young, one of our efficient Secretaries. Since the last annual meeting, the Museum has received an accession to its valuable contents, throuofh the generosity of several ladies and gentlemen, not 8 Members of the Society, and the unabated interest manifested by former benefactors, to enlarge its stores, and extend its usefulness. The thanks of the Society are more particularly due to W. P. Foster, Esq., Surgeon, R. N., who has presented some fine specimens in the natural history department, together with a variety of curiosities from Jamaica and Demerara, all in a high state of preservation. The Misses Belcher have also a claim to your grateful acknowledgments, by the donation of a large assortment of curiosities, some of them from Southern x4frica. Captain John Becroft is entitled to your thanks, by the donation of 500 shells of divers genera, and other miscellaneous curiosities, from Fernando-Po. The names of other benefactors are to be seen in the list of donations. After a careful examination of the contents of the Museum, many departments will be found defective- more especially those of natural history : and, indeed, the series of organic fossils belonging to our own neighbourhood, is hardly complete. It would answer a good purpose, if a list of the desiderata could be made out; and opportunities might daily offer of procuring them. As to specimens in zoology and entomology of other climates, of which we have so slender a collection ; as also fossils, both organic and mineral, from other countries; these might be conveni- ently procured by an exchange of Whitby fossils, which here are so accessible, and would be rare and invalu- able acquisitions to Institutions like ours, in distant 9 localities. The traffic would be mutually advantageous •—add a varied beauty to our Museum, tend to profit the lovers of science, as well as please the curious, and possess equal attractions for all. The visitors' book for the current year, contains 523 names ; but the money received is not in propor- tion, beings £1 only — a sum considerably less than in the preceding year. The number of visitors has been swelled by the gratuitous admission to the Museum, of about 120 of the Members of the Stockton Mechanics* Institute, on one day in the course of the summer : but, though the room was crowded, your Council are happy to inform you, that no damage has been done to any of the specimens. Your Council feel pleasure in announcing an in- crease in your Society's numbers, by the accession of some respectable Members and Subscribers since the last annual meeting; of whom, Thomas Chapman, Esq., has become a Life-Governor, by a subscription often guineas. His exertions, it is hoped, may be beneficial to the Society, He has set a good example to many of our Whitby gentlemen, who would do well to profit by it. Hitherto the task of furnishing literary contribu- tions usually devolved on a i^^v only of the Members of the Society, or on strangers, who generally looked for a remuneration of their labours; but during the present year, the pleasing burden has been more equally divided amongst ten, instead of two or three of the resident Members. The number of com- munications has been in proportion, and considerably greater during the present year, than in any preceding 1^ one since the foundation of your Society. They are seventeen in all, exclusive of the able Essay read this morning", on the Alum Works near Whitby, by Thomas Richardson, Esq. The Lectures, and read- ing of the Essays, were, for the most part, attended by select and respectable parties, thout^h not always so large as might be expected. As to the merits of the Lecturers and Essayists, it would be invidious to descend to particular praise, when all have deserved so well. Your Council would therefore fain cherish the hope, that the spirit of emulation, so laudably excited to raise the character of youi Institution, will not be suffered to languish through the apathy of Members themselves; but that those gentlemen, who have given proofs of talents, industry, and research, will receive, as an inducement to further exertiou, due encourage- ment from your Society; whose duty it is more par- ticularly to co-operate cheerfully with such as are both able and willing, to make your Listitution a powerful engine for promoting the cause of sci- ence. The zeal and interest tluis manifested, cannot fail to procure in time the assistance of many others of our respectable townsfolk^, upon whose patrc^nage your Society has certainly strong claims; for to support an Listitution like ours, seems to be strictly the duty of those whom Provi- dence has blessed with the abundance of earthly goods; that, bequeathing to their children the patri- mony of wealth, they may leave an inheritance of far more permanent, and still greater value to its pos- sessors— a taste for scientific pursuits, and a deep interest in the diffusion of knowledge; that thus 11 aealous to iaiprove the intellectual and moral con- dition of the aore, they may aid in promoting the happinesj^ of all classes of men. And, in after days^ when the ignorance and moral disorders which dis- grace our times shall have vanished before the pro- gress of truth and knowledge, like the dreams of night before the light of day, all will look back with admiration and grntitude to these our days, and cherish the memory of the men who have founded and supported Institutions like ours, as true lovers of the human race, and among?>t the greatest of earthly benefactors. LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Society sliall be called The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for pro- moting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas^ or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, or of TeriGuineas atone time, wilhout any annual Sub- scription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secre- taries, and two Cur-vtors, who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 6. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for eU;cting a new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the ac- counts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice bein^ given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural History, with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Mem- bers, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Ii»habitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers, who have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators, or tiie Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. 9. After IhjB Society has existed one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General. Meelini; of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting: shall appoint; but the Cnuiail may, at any of its Meetings, admit to the benefits of tlif Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shiilinus v^-arly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted h\ ballot, a mHJority of at least three- fourths of the Meml)ers present being required lor their admission; and they shall have no share in the propi i ty of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and hhali nol hold any office in it; but they shall have the privilege of inlroiluc;iij> ]S JUN 28 H H ^ o o o B 3 @ ^ 05 r •13 *<; 3* : ^ ^. 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JSIGHTEENTH REPORT Eighteen years have now passed away, since the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society commenced its operations, and in reviewing the transactions of that period, the Council may well congratulate the Society and its friends on the progress that has been made. The number of Members and Subscribers is still increasing, the annual Lists of Donations to the Museum shew the estimation in which it is held by its numerous benefactors, and that for the year just expired does not fall short of the former, either in the number or the value of the gifts presented. The Lectures, of which also a list is subjoined, have been fewer than in last year ; but the attend- ance has, for the most part, been considerably greater, and the interest felt in scientific Lectures and papers appears to be on the increase. Among the acquisitions of the past year, some of the most valuable have been obtained by Dr. Young from John Edward Lee, Esq., of Hull, partly by gift, and partly by exchange; consisting of some very large vertebrse, and other interesting relics, of that singular fossil lizard, the Iguanodon : with other valuable fossils, from the Isle of Wight, and the south of England. It will be seen from the annual liist, that while new donors have presented gifts to the Museum, others who have already contributed to enrich it, have shewed fresh instances of liberality. Of these benefactors, your Council are bound to notice particularly, Thomas Benson, Esq., Mr. Thomas Welbank, and Mr. Christopher Crawford, all of London ; Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon, R. N., who, as in last year, has presented a large and valuable collection of Shells, Corals, Minerals, and other articles, chiefly from the West Indies. Mrs. Scott, another generous friend, has presented 262 Coins and Medals, of various ages and countries. With deep regret your Council would record the loss sustained by the Society, in the death of a truly liberal benefactor, Mr. William Turner, late of Calcutta, who has been for several years an Honorary Member, and has from time to time presented munificent Donations. As the last token of his regard for the Institution, he procured before his return to his native country, an excel- lent specimen of the Gavial, or crocodile of the Ganges, which, in fulfilment of his wishes, Mrs. Turner has presented to the Museum. It is a donation the more valuable and interesting, as, among the living species of Saurians, the Gavial is most nearly allied to our fossil crocodile. On reviewing the various benefactions received during the year, it appears that, although very little has been expended in purchasing specimens, the additions made to your rich stores are very- considerable : and the accommodations now made for receiving and displaying the contents of the Museum, will naturally lead to an increase of donations ; for the friends of the Society will be encouraged to bring their contributions more freely, when they find that they will be at once duly appreciated, carefully preserved, and pro- perly exhibited. The Museum continues, and will long continue, to be highly interesting and attractive. The number of Visitors entered in the List for the year is 427. The sum received for admissions is only £6 Os. 6d.; a very large proportion of the Visitors having been, as usual, introduced by Members or Subscribers. We have been honoured, as in former years, with the visits of several gentlemen of the highest rank in literature and science. The more, indeed, our collections in geology, natural history, and other departments, are augmented, the more they will facilitate scientific pursuits ; so that, from year to year, our Museum will become increasingly interesting, to every student of nature. With a view to make the value of our Museum more generally known, and render it more exten- sively useful, in the town and neighbourhood, the Council, after mature deliberation, have given the requisite notice of an alteration of the Rules, 6 f o be proposed to the present Meeting, viz. " That the 11th Rule be set aside (saving the privileges of the Gentlemen to whom it applies now resident in Whitby), and that the following Regulation be substituted in its place : — * The Museum shall be open to the public, one day in each month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary."* This liberal measure may seem, at first sight, to militate against the interests of the Society : but as it will serve to gratify and interest the public, it may be expected to produce a considerable increase of donations, and even procure the sup- port of additional Members or Subscribers. Similar Institutions, in other parts, have found by experience that nothing is lost by such liberality towards the public. Of the Lectures and Essays with which the Society has been favoured this year, it is not necessary to speak particularly : all of them were interesting and useful. One Lecture, however, that of the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, on Magnetism, requires to be specially noticed ; not only for its intrinsic worth, but the friendly purpose for which it was given. The proceeds of the Lecture were devoted to the Institution, to aid in paying the debts incurred by improving the Museum; and your Council are happy to observe, that the pro- ceeds, deducting expenses, realized the sum of * This Regulation was unanimously adopted by the Public Meeting. £4 12s. It would be well, if something more could be done towards the same object ; for the debts alluded to must long be felt as a heavy incumbrance, unless means be adopted for their liquidation. During the year, Mr. Simpson has been dili- gently employed in arranging and labelling the Fossils, Minerals, Insects, recent Shells, and other specimens in Natural History; with a number of the miscellaneous Curiosities. Much progress has been made in the work ; yet much remains to be done, and it might have been greatly for the benefit of the Institution, could Mr, Simpson's services have been secured for another year. The Council, however, on a careful examination of the state of the funds, felt convinced that, unless extraordinary measures could be taken to augment the income of the Society, the salary of a Lecturer and Keeper of the Museum cannot be paid. They have, therefore, been compelled to accept Mr. Simpson's resignation. It is a conso- lation to reflect, that before the term of his engagement expires, the arranging and labelling may be so far advanced, as to leave comparatively little to accomplish. When every thing has been put in order within the cases, and correctly marked, the task of shewing the Museum to strangers will require neither skill nor pains. To bring it into this orderly state, vvas the chief thing contemplated in engaging Mr. Simpson; for the Council did not. 8 from the first, anticipate such an increase of income, as would enable them to have a Keeper of the Museum as a permanent office. With much regret your Council have to add that we are about to lose the services of another valuable Officer of the Society, Charles Belcher, Esq., who has been, for several years, one of the Curators, and a very efficient IMember of the Council. That a Gentleman who has conferred such important benefits on the Institution, should be removing to another part of the country, must be felt as a painful occurrence. He wiU be fol- lowed with the respectful and affectionate regrets of the Members and friends of the Society, and with their warmest wishes for his happiness. While in this year, as in the former, the Institu- tion is losing. some worthy and efficient Members, it is hoped that others will come forward to support it. In Whitby, as in other parts of our enlightened country, the friends of literature and science may be expected to increase. This is not the time for such Institutions to languish. When the triumphs of science are becoming more and more brilliant ; when they are working a mighty revolution in the affiiirs of manufactures and commerce, and even in the intercourse of social life; when, through scientific improvements, a journey from Whitby to the Metropolis can be made in less than a day, and a voyage across the Atlantic in ten days ; when the members of the human family are thus brought nearer to each other ; — surely, at such a period, the lovers of science — that science which is working such wonders — should be drawn more closely together, that by their union and cooperation, these illus- trious triumphs may be maintained, and be carried out on a larger scale. Whitby has pro- duced some eminent characters in science and literature, and may be destined to raise up many more; and, as connected with this anticipation, the support of our Institution may prove one of the best means for doing honour to the town and neighbourhood, and conferring important bene- fits on our country, and on the world. LAWS AND REGULATIONS 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shjall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society, 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural History, with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The fam- ilies of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers, who have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators or the Secretaries, may admit Members or Strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. |^" This Regulation is modified by the 11th. 9. After the Society has existed for one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may, at any of its Meetings, admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such II Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any Subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. The Museum shall be open to the Public one day in each Month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. Tlie proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share ; and should the Institu- tion ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives : and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall, at his death, descend to his representative : but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it, must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the annual Subscription of Haifa Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such Subscription. 14. The annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the general Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on liis share be paid up ; and if any Member shall neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that eftect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council without effect, for bringing him to order ; but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice, at least, to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 12 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the laws and regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These laws may be amended or enlarged at any general or special Meeting of this Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, Adopted by the Council^ and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten, to half-past Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. — Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non- Subscribers, residing in Whitby, or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the household of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shilling each for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is ttsually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from on6^ of the Secretaries or Curators. 4. The names and Abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall' be entered in a book kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a stick or umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occaaon damage. 7. The Museum shall be open to the Public on the first Monday of each month, from Eleven to One, under the following restrictions : (1.) The admission shall be by Ticket, given by any Member or Subscriber. (2.) Children under 14 shall not be admitted, unless under the care of an adult. (3.) All who visit the Museum, are expected to come in decent clothes, and to . conduct themselves properly, according to the foregoing Rules. OFFICERS FOR 1841. PATRON. THE MOST NOBLE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. HENRY BELCHER, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. C. RICHARDSON, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. MR. GIDEON BUCK, JOHN CAMPION, ESQUIRE, MR. GEORGE IMPEY, DR. J. G. LOY, MR. FRANCIS PICKERNELL, T. RICHARDSON, ESQUIRE, MR. JOHN TAYLERSON, MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. MOST NOBLE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, RIGHT HON. EARL OF CARLISLE, HON. W. DUNCOMBE, M. P., A. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, M.P., COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQUIRE, MR. RICHARD WILLIS, REV. G. YOUNG, D.D. T. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, | REV. G. YOUNG, D.D. CURATORS. DR. MERRYWEATHER, j MR. G. WATSON. LECTURER AND KEEPER OF THE MUSEUM. MR. M. SIMPSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. M»8t Noble Marqcis op Noh^hanby, Right Hon. Earl of Carlisle^ Hon, W. DuNCOMBE, M. P., Mr. John Anderson, Jun, H. Barrick, Esq. Henry Belcher, Esq. T. W. Belcher, Esq. John Benson, Esq. Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. John Campion, Esq. William Campion, Esq. Aaron Chapman, Esq. M. P. Thomas Chapman, Esq. Mr. George Chapman^ Col. George Cholmley, Rev. John Conaty, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. W. Forth, William Frankland, Esq, Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, E q. Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. George Impey, Nicholas King, Esq. Mr. Robert Kirby, Printer, Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merrywealher, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. George Parke, Mr. George Peirson, Mr. Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson, E?q. Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Richard Rodgers, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Gideon Smaies^ Esq. Rev. W. H. Smith, A. M, Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr, Thomas Turnbuil, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, Mr. Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq. Mr. George Watson, Mr, John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq. Mr Richard Willis, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Rev. George Young, D. D. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS W. Addison, Esq, ReT. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq. Mrs. P. Barker, Henry Barrick, Esq. West side, Robert Breckon, Esq. John Buchannan, Esq. Mr, W. Cavallier, Joseph Chapman, Esq. London, Mrs. Cholmley, Air^ Hill, R. Hunter, £)iq. London, N. Langborue, Esq. Mr. Malam, Miss Pressick, Mrs. J . Richardson, Mr, Robinson, Surgeon, Mr. F. K. Robinson, Mr. Waddington, James Walker, Esq; Mrs. Watson, Spring Hill, Mr. William Wilkinson^ Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS Professor Louis Agassix, M. D. •• •• .. Nem/chatel, Rev. John Arundel •• •• .. •• •« London, Rev. Henry Atcheson, B. A , F. C. P, S London, Rev. R. J. Barlow Hutton Rudhy, Mr. William Bean., ,. ». ,. ., Scarborough, Charles Belcher, Esq. , , , , . . , . Warwick, Thomas Benson, Esq, ,« .. ,. .. London, Georgt Bennet, Esq. •• •« •• .. ,« London, Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Oxon, Thomas Clark, Esq... .. •« •• .. Liverpool, Mr. Christopher Crawford .. ,, ,. London, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S. Bristol, Timothy A. Curtis, Esq London, Mr. Robert Dadd Chatham, W. H. Dikes, Esq , F.L.S Hull, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby . . . . . . . • London, Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon, R. N. .. .. Woolwich, William Fryer, Esq •• Newcastle, Mr, J. Gillott ,. .. .. .. .. Scarborough, Rev. J. C. Glaves, B.A. .. ,. Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Dr. George Goldie. . ,. •• .. ., York, Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S York, Mr. W. Button, ,. .. .. ., .. Newcastle, R. Jameson, Esq , M.D., F.R.S.E., F.A.S.E., &c. Edinburgh, Mr. Lars Kiersta .. ,, .. .. ,. Whitby, Robert Knox, Esq , M.D., F^R.S.E., &c. ». .. Edinburgh, John Edward Lee, Esq. •• ,. .. .. Hull, John Mewburn, Esq, M.D. .. ,. Stan\ford, Upper Canada, Richard Moorsom> Esq. . , . • , , Boxley Lodge, Kent, Capt, Constantine Moorsom, R.N... ,, .. Birmingham, R. I. Murchison, Etq., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c. ,. London, 17 John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., P.L.8., F.H.8. &c. .. Hull, John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S. &c, York. Mr. W. Robertson I^ewcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson London, Rev. J. Rutherford • .. .. Channelkirk, Mr. Andrew Sanders .. .. Stockton, W. D. Saull, Esq., F.G.S., &c London, Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D , F.R.8., M.W.8. &c Bradford, Rev. A. Sedgwick, D.D., F.R.S. F.G.Si . . . • Cambridge, Wakefield Simpson, Esq, •• .. Paramatta, N. S. Wales, Mr. M. Simpson •• •• Whitby, Rev. William Stobbs •• .. .. ..« Stromness, Arthur Strickland, Esq. .. ,. .. Bridlington Quay, Mr. William Trueman ,. ,, ,. •• Durham, Rev, W. Turner , . . . , , . . • . Newcastle, W, J. West, Esq. Tunbridge, Dr. Thomas Weatherill ,« ,. ,, .. Liverpool, Mr. Thomas Welbank « ., London, Mr. James Wilcox . . Hovingham, Mr. J. Williamson Scarborough, Mr. William Wilson •• .^ .. Scarborough, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq. ,, ,• ., Bamsley, Yen. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S,^ &c, '•• Hunmanhy. DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPORT. Mr. Thobias Andrew. — A rare Ammonite, from the lower Lias. Charles Belcher, Esq. — Catalogue of Animals io the Zoological Gardens, London, 1830: — Shilling of George I; Shilling, Lima Shilling, and Sixpence of George II ; Shilling and Sixpence of George III, 1787. T. W. Belcher, Esq, — The little Stilt. Thomas Benson, Esq , London. — Two large stone Cannon Balls, taken out of the sea near Rhodes: A Musket incrusted with stone, from an ancient wreck of a Vessel on the coast of Cornwall : and an Assortment of Steel's Navy Lists. Mrs. Craig. — A piece of Bone, from Greenland. Mr. Christofher Crawford, London.— kn earthen Vessel from the bed of the Thames^ adjoining to old London Bridge : a New Zealand flax Cloak; a Horn supposed to be from Davis Straits, Mr. T, Forth.— An old Shilling. Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon, R>N. — Thirty-one specimens of recent Shells from the West Indies; 3 of Coral; 3 of Stalactite, Bermuda; 7 of petrified Wood, Antigua ; 5 of Minerals ; a Malay Crease j two fragments of the Royal George, with a human Thigh- bone from ditto ; 2 Scorpions, several molluscous Animals, and a Remora taken from the back of a Shark, preserved in spirits, Robert Knox, Esq, M. D. J^c?m&«f^/«.— Five specimens of Ores of Silver, &c., from Chili. John Edward Lee, Esq,, HiilL — Collection of Fossils from the South of England, including several bones of Iguanodon, from the Isle of Wight ; partly in exchange for Fossils sent by Dr. Young, Leeds Philosophical Society. — Copy of their Report for 1839-40 J R, I. Murchison, Esq., F.K.S,, &c. — Copies of two Geological Tracts, and the Address of the Secretaries at the Glasgow Meeting^ of the British Association. 19 Orkney Natural History Society. — Their Second Report. Christopher Richardson, Esq. — Two specimens of Proteus Anp:uinu8 : Coal from the lower Sandstone, Sandsend. Mr, R. Riplbt, — Five large specimens of Lepas Anatifera, ia spirits, Scarhorougk Literary and Philosophical Society, -^The'ir Report for 1840. Mrs, Scott, Cliff-Lane. — Emblematic Figures from Miguel's Chapel; 262 Coins and Medals, including some Greek, Roman, and Eoryptian Coins. Mr. Peter Scott.' — Rare Oyster ; Ostrea Malleus^ Mr. M. Simpson.* — Fossil Elephant's Grinder, supposed to be from the nothern part of Russia ; 70 species of Coleopterous British Insectsi Mrs. Turner, London, — Large and valuable specimen of the Gavial — Lacerta Gangetica. Mr. Thomas Wklbank, London. — Opossum skin Basket, and some Minerals, from Kan|?aroo Island : a Shield, a Waddy, 2 Handles for throwing Darts, 2 Spears, and several Arrows, from South Australia : 2 long Spears, a war Paddle, and a carved Handle, fro* Society Island. Mr. J. Wilson, Surgeon- — Sixpence of Queen Elizabeth.' Worcestershire Natural History Society^ — Their Report for 1840, Dr. Thomas H. Yeoman — Curious Box, with 3 Ammonites, Yorkshire Philosophical Society^ — Their Report for 1840. Mr. T. Yorke, Liverpool, — Specimen of African Cloth, LIST OF LECTURES August 32tb, 1840, — Henry Belch br, Esq., — On the Sacred Poetry of the English School, previous to the \7th Century^ August 2()th. — Dr, Young, — On Springs^ September 9th. — Mr, M, Simpson, — On the Construction of Reflecting Telescopes^ September 18th. — Dr. Scoresbt,— Om Magnetism* September 23rd. — Rev, Ji Laycock, — On Moral Science: October 7th, — Dr, Merryweatiier, On some of the Irregular- ities of the Tides: October 2l8t. — Mr, M, Simpson, — On Optics; — the Eye, Camera Ohscura, and Magic Lantern* November 4th.— W. J. West, Esq., — On the Great Slip of the Strata ifi Dorsetshire»~^Commnnicated by Dr, Youngs IS 'JUN20 THE NINETEENTH REPORT OF THE WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 5, 1841 WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OB DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED BY MESSRS. HORNE & RICHARDSON, BRIDGE STREET. 1842. NINETEENTH REPORT. In recording the transactions of the Nineteenth year of this Institution, the Council have to report, that although its progress has not fulfilled the wishes of of its friends, it shews no symptoms of decay. The heavy debt contracted in making the recent im- provements in the Museum, is likely to be discharg- ed, or greatly reduced, at an earlier period than was expected. This favourable state of the funds is principally owing to the admission of two gentle- men as Life Governors on paying Ten Guineas each, viz. Edward Chapman, Esq., and John Chapman, Esq., both of New Buildings, Whitby. From ano- ther branch of the same highly respectable family, Jonathan Chapman, Esq., a donation of £5 has been kindly presented. Another liberal donation of £5 has been received from Edward Cayley, Esq. It is hoped that other valuable additions to the list of members and friends, will ere long be announced. The Lectures for the year have been less numer- ous and varied, than in some years preceding. In the latter part of 1840, Dr. Young gave a course of seven Lectures on Geology, under the patronage of the Society. These Lectures, which he delivered at the Temperance Elall, were well attended ; and the sum of £2 was presented to the Society by the Lec- turer, out of the clear proceeds. Early in the present year, the Council solicited Dr. Scoresby to favour the Institution with a course of Lectures. This desirable object has not yet been obtained ; but we ^may hope for this gratification, at a future, and not very distant period. A correspondence was also entered into with Mr. Murray, with a view to his giving us a course of Lectures : but that able Lecturer was fully engaged wlien applied to ; and when at a later part of the season he offered to lecture at Whitby, the time was found to be unfavourable. On the 25th of October, Professor Calvert, of Aberdeen, favoured the Institution with a gratuitous Lecture on Elocution. It was delivered at the Sub- scription Library, the Members of which were also invited to attend. The notice given was very short, yet the audience was large and respectable, and the pleasure experienced on the occasion, was such as to excite a strong desire to have a course Lectures from this eloquent gentleman, at a future season. The only other Lecture or Essay for the year, is that communicated by Dr. Young, this morning, on the removal of the Sunderland Lighthouse ; a work now happily completed, and furnishing another re- markable instance of the triumphs of Science. It is hoped that, in the ensuing year, the list of Lectures will present a large increase, both in number and variety. The Donations presented to the Museum this year, as in former years, are numerous and valuable, as may be seen by inspecting the Annual List. Mr. Christopher Crawford, a liberal friend and Honorary Member, sent us last winter another valu- able present ; consisting of nine jars or bottles, con- taining preserved Serpents, Fishes, Insects, and Fruits ; some rare Foreign Shells ; and a handsome Model of the Breakwater at Plymouth. Mr. R. H. Chilton presented a copy of Walton's Memoir on the Naturalization of the Alpaca, with specimens of its wool, and of cloth made of it. Some valuable Fossils have been presented by Richard Ripley, Fsq. ; from whom also some very rare x4mmonites, and other fossil Shells, have been obtained by purchase. But the largest and most valuable Donation for the year is that of Mr. Martin Simpson, consisting of about J 800 specimens of Fossils, from the Moun- tain Limestone, the Lias, and other slrata, as speci- fied in the annual List. This collection being, at a moderate computation, greatly above the value of Ten Guineas, entitles Mr. Simpson to rank as a Life Governor of the Society. The interchange of Annual Reports with various Literary Institutions, has been maintained, and ex- tended. It is a kind of traffic advantageous to all parties, well calculated to aid the diffusion of know- ledge, and to cherish a spirit of friendship and co- operation among Societies engaged in the pursuits of science and literature. 6 The Hesolution for giving free admission to the Museum on one day in each month, was not acted upon till some months after the last Annual Meeting : but a trial was made for one day, in December, by admitting the Subscribers to Dr. Young's Lectures, and a few others. On that occasion^ a report being spread, that all persons would be admitted freely to see the Museum, numbers flocked to it for that purpose, and upwards of an hundred were allowed that gratification. It was pleasing to notice the high estimation in which the Museum is held by the public ; yet the result of that experiment clearly shewed, that to grant indiscriminate admission would not answer the purpose in view. The Council found it most advisable, to give free admission on the first Monday of every month, by Tickets from Members of the Society, presented to any of their friends or acquaintance. As the season was far advanced before this plan was adopted, only 37 persons have been admitted in this way, which added to the number received in December, will make 140 free admissions; to which if we add the strangers enter- ed as visitors, we find that above 490, or about 500 persons have been admitted this year into the Mu- seum. The admission money amounts to £6 Os. 6d. Something was done in the winter season towards completing the arranging and marking of the articles in the Museum; but for several months past, the process has been at a stand ; not only because Mr. Simpson's service has expired, but because the Council contemplated making an important purchase, which might require a fresh arrangement of the cases and their contents. In the month of March, a fine specimen of that rare animal, the Plesiosaurus, more complete than any hitherto found, was ob- tained from the Lias in the Sallwick or Hawsker Cliffs, by Matthew Green and two others. As it appeared highly desirable to procure this specimen, to be a companion to our great Crocodile, the Coun* cil made several attempts for that object, and ap- pointed a standing Committee with powers to make the purchase ; but the enormous price asked for it, £500, put a stop, for a time, to all negociations. Within these few weeks, as it was known that the discoverers had come down in their terms, the Com- mittee resolved to give Two Hundred Guineas for it ; the liberal offers of many Gentlemen connected with the Society encouraging them to advance such a sum. Two of the proprietors were willing to sell their shares on these terms ; but the third holding out for more, the purchase did not take place : and and it now appears, that the Plesiosaurus has been bought by Dr. William Clark, for the Cambridge Museum. Thus disappointed in their object, the Council must be content with endeavouring to get a Cast of this noble specimen ; that since the original must leave Whitby, a faithful copy may be deposited in the Museum. The warmest thanks are due to a goodly number of Gentlemen, who encouraged the Council in at- tempting this purchase, by promising liberal dona- tions, or by offering to take shares of £5 each, for raising the money. Among these friends, none dis- played more zeal than Andrew Sanders, Esq., of Stockton ; who not only offered to take shares him- self, but engaged several others to embark in the undertaking. It augurs well for the future interests of the Society, to find that it has friends so numer- ous, so spirited, and so bountiful ; and it is no small consolation under the present disappointment, to think that such zealous efforts have given a stimulus to the Institution, which may tell on its labours for the cause of science in future years. liAl^lS A]%D nSCiUIiATIOIViS. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literaby and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The CouncU shall meet for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accoimts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall compi-ise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural History, with other miscellaneous Curiositi-3s, whether of Nature or Ai-t; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Comicil shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gi-atuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers, who have their residence above ten miles from Wliitby, may be introduced by any Mem- ber, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators or the Secretaries, may admit Members or sti-angers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. ^^ This Regulation is modified by the 11th. 9. After the Society has existed for one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may, at any of its Meetings, admit to 10 the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least thi-ee-fourths of the Members present being required for their admis- sion ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any Subscription ; but such Hono- rary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. The Museum shall be open to the Public one day in each Month, under such resti'ictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amovmt paid for his share; and should the Insti- tution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if re- qviired, to the Donors, or their representatives: and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall, at his death, descend to his representative : but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it, must be paid up ; and the representa- tive or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the annual Sub- scription of Half a Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such Subscription. 14. The annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the general Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on his share be paid up ; and if any Member shall neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit aU right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means 11 have been used by the Council without effect, for bringing him to order ; but such expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice, at least, to the offending Member, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the Members present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, bmding him- self to conform to the laws and regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These laws may be amended or enlarged at any general or special Meet- ing of this Society ; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM. Adopted by the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten, to half-past Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. — Strangers paying for admission,may be admitted on any day, except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-Subscribers, residing in Whitby, or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the household of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shilling each for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Coimcil, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a stick or umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 7. The Museum shall be open to the Public on the first Monday in each month, from Eleven to One, under the following restrictions : ( 1.) The admission shall be by Ticket, given by any Member or Subscriber. ( 2.) Children under 14 shall not be admitted, imless under the care of an adult. ( 3.) All who visit the Museum, are expected to come in decent clothes, and to conduct themselves properly, according to the foregoing Rules. aFFICERIS FOR 1849. PATRON. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. HENRY BELCHER, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS. C. RICHARDSON, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. MR. T. W. BELCHER, MR. GIDEON BUCK, MR. GEORGE IMPEY, DR. J. G. LOY, MR. FRANCIS PICKERNELL, T. RICHARDSON, ESQUIRE, MR. JOHN TAYLERSON, MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF CARLISLE, THE RIGHT HON. LORD FEVERSHAM. A. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, M. P. COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQUIRE, MR. RICHARD WILLIS, REV. G. YOUNG. D. D., T. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, EDW. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, J. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, N. B., MR. M. SIMPSON. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, ( REV. G. YOUNG, D. D. CURATORS. DR. MERRYWEATHER, I MR. G. WATSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. HCIlflBERIS OF THE ISOCIETY. The Most Noble the Marquess of Normanby, The Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle, The Right Hon. Lord Feversham, Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. T. W. Belcher, Esq. John Benson, Esq. Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. John Campion, Esq. William Campion, Esq. Aaron Chapman, Esq. M. P. Thomas Chapman, Esq. Edward Chapman, Esq. John Chapman, Esq. N. B. Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Rev. John Conaty, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. W. Forth, William Frankland, Esq. Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. George Impey, Nicholas King, Esq. Mr. Robert Kirby, Printer, Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merryweather, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. George Parke, Mr. George Peirson, Mr. Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Richard Rodgers, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Martin Simpson, Gideon Smales, Esq. Rev. W. H. Smith, A. M. Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, Mr. Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq. Mr. George Watson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq. Mr. Richard Willis, Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq. Rev. George Young, D. D. AlKTlVlJAIi SUBSCRIBGRS W. Addison, Esq. Rev. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq. Mrs. P. Barker, Henry Barrick, Esq. Henry Barrick, Esq. West side, Robert B reckon, Esq. John Buchannan, Esq. Mr. W. Cavallier, Jos. Chapman, Esq. London, Mrs. Cholmley, Atry Hill, Mr. Cramp, Mr. H. Knaggs, N. Lang-borne, Esq, Mr. Malam, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr. Robinson, Surgeon, Mr. F. K. Robinson, Mr. Waddington, James Walker, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Spring Hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. IIO:?iORARY MDIHBCRSI. Professor Louis Agassiz, M.D., Rev. John Arundel, Rev. Henry Atcheson, B.A., F.C.P.S., Rev. R. J. Barlow, Mr. William Bean, Charles Belcher, Esq., Thomas Benson, Esq., Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c Thomas Clark, Esq., Mr. William Corbishley, Mr. Christopher Crawford, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., Mr. Robert Dadd, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Capt. Stephenson Ellerby Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon, R.N., William Fryer, Esq., Mr. J. Gillott, Rev. J. C. Glaves, B.A., Dr. George Goldie, Rev. W. V. Hareourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., W. Hutton, Esq. R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., F.A.S.E. &c Mr. Lars Kiersta, Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., &c. John Edward Lee, Esq., John Mewbum, Esq., M.D., Stamford, Upper Canada Richard Moorsom, Esq., Pett Rectory, Hastings Capt. Constantino Moorsom, R.N. Birmingham. R. I. Murchison, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c. ' London, Keufchatel. London. London, Hutton Rudby, Scarborough. Warwick. London. Oxon. Liverpool. Whitby. London. Bristol. London. Chatham. Hull. London, Woolwich. Kewcastle. Scarborough, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, York, York. Newcastle, Edinburgh, Christiania. Edinburgh, Hull, 16 John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L. John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S. &c. Mr. W. Robertson, Mr. J. W. Robinson, Rev. J. Rutherford, Mr. Andrew Sanders, W. D. Saull, Esq., F.G.S. &c. Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D., F.R.S., Rev. A. Sedgwick, D.D., F.R.S., Wakefield Simpson, Esq. Rev. William Stobbs, Arthur Strickland, Esq. Mr. William Trueman, Rev. W. Turner, W. J. West, Esq. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Mr. Thomas Welbank, Mr. James Wilcox, Mr. J. Williamson Mr. William Wilson, Thomas W. Wilson, Esq. Van. Archdeacon Wrangham, A. S., F.H.S., &c. Hull. York. Newcastle. London. Channelkirk. Stockton. London. M.W.S. &c. Bradford. F.G.S., &c., Cambridge. Paramatta, N. S. Wales. Stromness, Bridlington Quay, Durham. JSTewcastle. Tunbridge. Liverpool. London. Hovingham. Scarborough. Whitby. Barnsley, M., F.R.S. &c. Hunmanby. D O ]y A X I O IV IS PREISEIVTEID TO T]I£ UrSI E UlE, Since the publication of the Eighteenth Report. John Yonge Ackerman, Esq. — Copy of his Remarks on the Coins of Ephesus. Botanical Society of London. — Copy of their Proceedings, Vol. !• Mr. Cavallier. — Ten Coins, of Portugal, Prussia, China, &c. Mr. R. H. Chilton, Liverpool. — Copy of Walton's Memoir on the Naturalization of the Alpaca; with three specimens of its Wool, white, brown, and black ; and three specimens of Cloth made of Alpaca Wool. Mr. Christopher Crawford, London. — Nine Bottles con- taining preserved Serpents, Insects, Fishes, and Fruits ; a large Chama, four fine specimens of Murex, and two of Voluta ; with a neat Model of the Breakwater at Plymouth. Royal Society of Edinburgh. — Their Transactions, Vol. xiv. Part II. (omitted in last Report) ; and Vol. xv. Part i. Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. — Thei'r Report for 1840--1. Mr. Morley. — An old Newspaper. Capt. C. R. Moorsom, R. N. — Handsome Pair of Pistols, with Case and Apparatus, used by the late Sir R. Moorsom, in the battle of Trafalgar. Richard Ripley, Esq. — Some rare Fossil Plants and Am- monites. Mrs. John Richardson. — Large specimen of recent Alcyo- nium, or Spongia, from the East Indies. Mr. Richard Rodgers. — Fourteen Volumes of Play Bills, printed at Whitby, from 1779 to 1819. Mrs. Robinson, Flowergate. — Piece of ancient Egyptian Cloth, part of the Wrapper of the Newcastle Mummy; and two Saxon Stycas. 18 Scarborough Literary, and Philosophical Societt/. —Their Report for 1841. Mr. Martin Simpson — Large and valuable Collection of Fossil Specimens, about 1 800 in all ; from the Mountain Lime- stone, Limestone Shale, Lias, and other strata. Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D. — Copy of his Essay on Magnetism; his Paper on Dew-drops; his Letter relating to the Modern Arctic Expeditions; and his Sermon preached at Bristol, at the the conclusion of the Meeting of the British Association. Misses Storr. — Two New Zealand Necklaces; and a Greek Sword, or large Knife, found in the ruins of the Castle of Ulysses at Ithaca. Miss Elizabeth Storr. — Nova Scotia Penny of George IV. Mr. Smith, Lyth Hall. — Specimen of Astacus rostratus. Mr. Taylerson. — Specimen of Maple Sugar ; vitrified Flint from the burning of the Armoury in the Tower. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. — Their Report for 1841. York Glass Company. — Flint Glass Series, eighteen Specimens illustrating the progress of Glass Making; presented through R. Ripley, Esq. 'a " - , ^ 'r - r^ . , ^ ' '\ ,'< C .- ' ^ „ .' \' * ^w A >? « '". ^^' . - ^ '"'•' X ' I '}\ % . V^ i <*^ - ,V^<'"^f» ^;. 'j- ^"^ 1 1 , ^ ^; T- >. ^ ' , ■f- ^ ^ y ^ ^ 4 \\ ' ^ <. ' «.. -5 . ft ^ ' J ^-»^K THE TWENTIETH REPORT OP THE WHITBY LSTiEEARx AND iPHILObOlrHlGAL SOCIETY, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 28, 1S42; WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBT ABM 3, With a view of the Piers and Lighthouse, from the S. E. WHITBY : PRINTED BY WILLIAM FORTH, FLOWERGATE. 1842 TWENTIETH REPORT. IT is now Twenty years since the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society was established. On its arriving at this age, the fifth part of a century, we might wish to have some brilliant discovery in science to record, or some important step of pro- gress in literature or the arts. But as nothing of the kind has occurred at this period of its history, we must be content with announcing, that it still ipaintains its ground: its strength is unimpaired, its resources are undiminished, its collections are in- creasing in value from year to year, and its energies are employed in promoting the diffusion of know- ledge in its own peculiar sphere, while it co-operates with kindred institutions, in advancing the general interests of science. Since last Anniversary, no Essays have been furnished by Members of the Society, but a con- siderable number of Lectures have been delivered under it^ patronage. In the beginning of March, Mr. S. W. Morton gave a course of four Lectures on Mechanical Science; a subject which had not heretofore been brought before the Society, at least not to the same extent. In the early part of April, Dr. E. Henderson gave a course of four Lectures on Astronomy, illus- trated by excellent apparatus. He gave ' also a lecture on Arithmetic and another on Geometry. In the latter part of June and the beginning of July, Professor Calvert gave a course of eight Lectures on Elocution; and a supplementary Lec- ture on Scottish and English Poetry, for the benefit of the Infant Schools. In the present month, three Lectures on Geology, have been delivered by G. F. Richardson, Esq., F.G.S., of the British Museum. All these courses of Lectures were interesting and valuable, and all of them were, on the whole, well attended ; particularly the Lectures of Professor Calvert, with whose popular talents the Society has long been acquainted. Mr. Richardson was obliged to abridge his course, official duties requiring his presence in London; but we hope, at a future time, to enjoy his services on a more extended scale. It thus appears, that upwards of twenty Lectures have been delivered during the year, under the patronage of the Society. It may be proper to add, that in each instance, the Temperance Hall has been used as the Lecture Room; a purpose for which it is well adapted. The charge for the use of it is very moderate ; and the Lectures have occasioned but little expense to the Society. The Council, indeed, have been acting through- out the year on the most economical plan, with a view to liquidate the debts of the Society. Towards this object, a sum of above £30. was paid in the beginning of the year; and a further payment is ex- pected to be made, when the subscriptions for the ensuing year shall have been collected. The visitors admitted to the Museum this year have not been less numerous than in the former year, the number being about 500 : but a greater proportion have obtained free admission, the cash received from strangers being only £4. 10s. 6d. It is satisfactory to find, that the Museum presents in- creasing attractions, and is visited from time to time by persons of the first rank in science and literature. The additions made to our collections this year consist chiefly of Fossils. The President, Henry Belcher, Esq., has presented a fine fossil Fish, and above 200 other fossils, from the Lias ; about 100 fossil shells from the Cragg, Chalk, Speeton Clay, and Oolite strata ; and a goodly assortment of shells from the Inferior Oolite. Above a hundred choice specimens from the Inferior Oolite, with more than 300 other shells, have been received from Mr. Martin Simpson ; in exchange for about 200 duplicates from our collection, intended for the Museum of the West Riding Geological and Poly- technic Society. The connection of Mr. Simpson with that Institution, may enable him to render valuable services to our Society, which he has already so liberally aided. Other handsome Donations, contributed during the year, are specified in the Annual List. Among 6 these, the Reports and Transactions of various lite- rary and scientific Societies, deserve special notice. With some of these Societies the Council have corresponded, on matters relating to their common interests ; particularly, on the subject of procuring an exemption from assessment, for all buildings occupied by such Institutions; and of obtaining for them some of the powers or privileges of corporate bodies. The value of our own Society is best seen, in its connection with kindred Societies. It forms a part of a grand collection of Institutions, all at work for the advancement of science ; it is a little star in the large and brilliant constellation, now shedding its lustre on Britain and on the world. LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 1. The Society shall be called The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission^ and Half a Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a Presi- dent, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Committee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every Month, or as often as they shall find necessary; and three Members shall form a Quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Committee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee,auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural History, with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, on such days of the week, and under swch regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other Inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers who have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Mem- ber, or may be^dmitted on such terras as the Council shall fix. — On special occasions, the Curators or the Secretaries, may admit Members or strangers to the Museum, on those days when it is usually shut. *i^* This Regulation is modified by the Uth. 9. After the Society has existed for one year, all new Members shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may, at any of its Meetings, admit to 8 the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers/paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall. be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three fourths of the Members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families, 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Merabf rs, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. The Museum shall be open to the Public one day in each Month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share ; and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives : and all Members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at the same price. 13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall, at his death, descend to his representative : but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it, must be paid up; and the representa- tive or assignee of a Life Governor shall not be exempted from the annual Sub- scription of Half a Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such Subscription. 14. The annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the general Meeting in each year. If any Member neglect to pay his Subscription before the ensuing annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on his share be paid up; and if any Member shall neglect paying his Subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to thateffect,be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the proper- ty of the Institution. 15. If any Member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that Member shall make good to the Society, the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any Member who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society,and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society,after means have been used by the Council without effect, for bringing him to order; but sucli expulsion shall not take place, without giving a month's notice, at least, to the oflFending Member, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the Mem- bers present at the Public Meeting of the Society held for that purpose. 17. Each Member, upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, binding him- self to conform to the laws and regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a Member of it. 18. These laws may be amended or enlarged at any general or special Meeting of this Society; such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, Adopted by the Council^ and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half past Ten, to half past Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. — Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day, except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 2. Any Member or Subscriber may introduce personally, or by a written order, a Friend or Stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All Strangers not so introduced, and all Non-Subscribers, residing in Whitby, or within ten miles of it, not Honorary Members or Benefactors, and not belonging to the house- hold of a Member or Subscriber, shall pay One Shilling each for every admission. Children and Servants shall be admitted at half-price. 3. Under special circumstances, Strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators, 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the Members introducing them, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a stick or umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 7. The Museum shall be open to the Public on the first Monday in each month, from Eleven to One, under the following restrictions : (1.) The admission shall be by Ticket, given by any Member or Subscriber, (2.) Children under 14 shall not be admitted, unless under the care of an adult. (3.) All who visit the Museum, are expected to come in decent clothes, and to conduct themselves properly, according to the foregoing Rules. OFFICERS FOR 1843. PATRON. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. PRESIDENT. HENRY BELCHER, ESQUIRE. VICE-PRESIDENTS, C. RICHARDSON, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TREASURER. ROBERT CAMPION, ESQUIRE. COMMITTEE. MR. T. W. BELCHER, MR. GIDEON BUCK, MR. GEORGE IMPEY, DR. J. G. LOY, MR. FRANCIS PICKERNELL, T. RICHARDSON, ESQUIRE, MR. JOHN TAYLERSOr^, MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVERNORS BY SUBSCRIPTION. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CARLISLE, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD FEVERSHAM, A. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, M. P., COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQUIRE, MR. RICHARD WILLIS, REV. G. YOUNG, D. D. T. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, EDW.W.CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, J. CHAPMAN, ESQUIRE, N. B., MR. M. SIMPSON. SECRETARIES. MR. RICHARD RIPLEY, | REV. GEO. YOUNG, D.D. CURATORS. DR. MERRYWEATHER, | MR. GEO. WATSON. SUBCURATOR. MR. WILLIAM CORBISHLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. The Most Noble the Marquess of Normanby, The Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle, The Right Hon. Lord Feversham, Mr. John Anderson, Jun. Henry Belcher, Esq. T. W. Belcher, Esq. John Benson, Esq. John Blanchard, Esq. Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Robert Campion, Esq. John Campion, Esq. William Campion, Esq. Aaron Chapman, Esq. M. P. T.Chapman,Esq,F.R.S.F.S.A. Edward W. Chapman, Esq. John Chapman, Esq. N. B. Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Rev. John Conaty, Thomas Fishburn, Esq. Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. W. Forth, William Frankland, Esq. Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq. Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq. Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. George Impey, Nicholas King, Esq. Mr Robert Kirby, Printer^ Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merryweather, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. George Parke, Mr. George Peirson, Mr. Francis Pickernell, C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson, Esq. Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Silvester Reed, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Martin Simpson, Gideon Smales, Esq. Rev. W. H. Smith, A. M. Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, Mr. Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq. Mr. George Watson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq. Mr. Richard Willis, Mr. John Wilson, H. W, Yeoman, Esq. Rev. G. Young, D. D. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Rev. James Andrew, Joseph Barker, Esq. Henry Barrick, Esq. Henry Barrick, Esq. West side Robert Breckon, Esq. John Buchannan, Esq. Mr. W. Cavallier, Jos. Chapman, Esq. London, Mrs. Cholmley, Airy Hill, Mr. Cramp, Mr. H. Knaggs, N. Langborne, Esq. Mr. Malam, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr. Robinson, Surgeon, . Mr. K. F. Robinson, Mr. Waddington, James Walker, Esq. Mrs. Watson, Spring Hill, Mr. William Wilkinson, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. Professor Louis Agassiz, M. D., Rev. John Arundel, Rev. Henry Atcheson, B. A., F. C. Rev. R. J. Barlow, Mr. William Bean, Charles Belcher, Esq., Thomas Benson, Esq., Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., F. Thomas Clark, Esq. Mr. William Corbishley, Mr. Christopher Crawford, G. Cumberland, Esq., F.G.S., Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., Mr. Robert Dadd, W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Capt. Stephenson Ellerby Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon, R. N., William Fryer, Esq., Neufchatel. London, P. S., London. Hutton Rudby. Scarborough. Warwick. London. R.S., F.L.S.,&c. Oxon. Liverpool. Whitby. London. Bristol. London. Chatham. Wakefield. London. Woolwich. Newcastle. 13 Mr. J. Gillott, Scarborough, Rev. J. C. Glaves, B.A., Rothwell, Nortltamptonshire. Dr. George Goldie, York, Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F.R.S., F.G.S., York. W. Hulton, Esq. Newcastle. R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E, F.A.S.E. &c. Edinburgh. Mr. Lars Kiersta, Christiania, Robert Knox, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.E., &c. Edinburgh, John Edward Lee, Esq. Hull, John Mevi^burn, Esq., M.D., Stamford, Upper Canada, Richard Moorsom, Esq. Seaham, Capt. Constantino Moorsom, R.N., Birmingham, R. L Murchison, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., London. John Murray, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c.. HulL John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S., &c.. York, Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle, Mr. J. W. Robinson, London, Rev. J. Rutherford, Channelkirk. Mr, Andrew Sanders, ^ Stockton, W. D. Saull, Esq., F.G.S,, &c.. London, Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D., F.R.S., M.W.S., &c,. Bradford. Rev. A. Sedgwick, D.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c.. Cambridge, Wakefield Simpson, Esq., ParamattOi , N. S. Wales, Rev. William Stobbs, Stromness. Arthur Strickland, Esq., Bridlington Quay. Mr. William Trueman, Durham. Rev. W. Turner, Manchester. W. J. West, Esq., Tunbridge. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Mr. Thomas Welbank, London. Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham. Mr. J. Williamson, Scarborough. Mr. William Wilson, Whitby. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Barnsley, Ven. Archdeacon Wrangham, A.M., F.R.S., &c. Hwnmanby. DONATIONS, PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, Since the publication of the Nineteenth Report, Henry Belcher, Esq. — Fine Fossil Fish, and above 200 other Fossils, from the Lias ; about 100 specimens from the Cragg, Chalk, Speeton Clay, Oxford Clay, and Oolitic strata ; and a large assortment of Fossil Shells, from the Inferior Oolite. Mr. Edward Corner. — Antique Bottle, found in Sandgate. Mr. William Crosby. — Padlock incrusted with stone, found at Salt wick. Royal Society of Edinburgh, — Their Transac- tions, Vol. XV. Part ii; and their Proceedings, Nos. 19 and 20, 1841-2. Earl of Enniskillen and Sir P. G. Egerton, Bart. — Their List of Fossil Fishes. Dr. W. H. Foster, R.N.— Two Haytian Silver Coins, Petion and Boyer; 4 pieces of cut silver money, of Porto Rico ; 24 Copper Coins, Brazilian, Spanish, French, Belgian, &c. Lancaster Literary , Scientific, and NaturalHistory Society. — Their Report for 1842. Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, — Their Report for 1841-2. Liverpool Mechanics' Institute. — Their Report for 1842. Capt. Truefit Mead. — Chinese Matchlock, from Chusan. 15 W. D. Saull, Esq. — Piece of ancient Roman plaister, from excavations lately made in the centre of London ; and some small antique vessels of baked clay. Scarborough Literary and Philosophical Society. — Their Report for 1842. Mr. Martin Simpson. — Large Assortment of Fossil Shells, from the Inferior Oolite. Capt. W. Storr. — S. Sea Adze, with elegantly carved handle. Capt. G. Willis. — Flying Lizard, from India. H o P^ £ p^ O H in O 5^ p:^ (>l 33 PQ § % .2:3 o xn P5 a; a be g C/} .£3 o cd I I o o c^ O xSl m C3 cd ^ o xn «^^ -St. «2 cd a be s 03 .S fl ^ U f^ !:C 'HfS* CO Tj< O f-^ CO rt«?) CO CO THE OF THB WHITBY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL g(Q)(0]IIi^¥p Presented at the Annual Meeting, October 27th, 1843 ; WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. w SI s '2r IB "S" 2 PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY SILVESTER REED. 1844. TWENTY-FIRST REPORT. As the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society is now Twenty-one years old, it may be said to have attained its majority; and although its progress during the past year has not been great, it bears the marks of an Institution that has arrived at mature age. Its collections, particularly its fossil treasures, are increasing from year to year; its debts have been further reduced during the last twelve months, and are likely to be soon extinguished; and its efficiency in advancing the cause of science, is not impaired, but augmented. The Lectures delivered this year under the patronage of the Society, have been fewer than in the former year; yet they have been highly interesting and valuable. In the month of July, two Lectures were given by the Rev. Joseph Crompton, A.M., of Norwich; one on the Formation of Clouds, and another on the Theory of Winds and Storms; both illustrated by numerous diagrams and figures. The attendance, however, was not such as the talents and science of the Lecturer ought to have drawn. In the month of September, John Murray, Esq., whose services have been frequently enjoyed on former 4 occasions, gave a course of Six Lectures on Chemistry, and one on the Diamond. These Lectures, hke Mr. MuiTay's other performances, displayed uncommon abihty, and accurate research; and his experiments were beautiful and striking : yet your Council regret to say, that the audience did not equal their expectations. It is hoped, that the falling off in the attendance on these courses, does not indicate a declining taste for scientific lectures, on the part of the public ; but may be ascribed to accidental and temporary causes, and especially to the prevailing depression in the trade of the town and port. Next season, we may hope, will wear a brighter aspect. The only other Lecture given this year, in connection with your Society, is that of Dr. Young, at the present Meeting, on some ancient Waxed Tablets, witli Roman and Greek Inscriptions, written about the year of Christ, 167, and discovered in old gold mines in Transylvania, forty or fifty years ago. Several valuable additions have been made this year to the Society's collections, partly by purchase, partly by exchange, and partly by gift. One of the most interesting, is a set of specimens from the Oxford Clay, Coral Rag, and Kelloways Rock, in Wiltshire, obtained by Dr. Young, from Chaning Pearce, Esq., in exchange for Fossils of our own coast, procured at small expense. Some of these specimens are rare and curious, parlicu- lai'ly a series of Ammonites shewing a kind of proboscis, or protruded mouth, in various states of developement. 5^ Some interesting Fossils from the Coal Measures of the West Riding, including portions of Fossil Fishes, have been received from Wakefield, through the kind- ness of Mr. Martin Simpson; who has also presented a few rare Fossils, from the Lias and Inferior Oolite. Mr. Leckenby, of Scarborough, has likewise sent a donation of Fossil Shells, from the Inferior Oolite at Peak. Our collection of recent Shells has also been im- proved, both by donations, and by purchase. The exchange of Reports with other Literary and Philosophical Institutions, has taken place as usual: and among other acquisitions obtained in this way, the Council have to acknowledge the receipt of Part iii. Vol. XV. of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In connection with this addition to our Library, it is proper to notice, that Thomas Chapman, Esq., observing that the books were ill accommodated, has kindly fitted up shelves for their reception.* While the stores of our Museum are thus increasing in number and value, it must needs become more attractive and interesting to the lovers of science. In this year, the number of Visitors has been nearly the same as in last year, being about 500. Among these were many individuals distinguished for science and literature, not only from various parts of our own country, but also from foreign lands : and it is gratifying to notice, that the admission money this year has * Since this Report was read, the same gentleman has generously presented a splendid cop}^ of Allan's Pictorial Tom- in the Mediter- ranean. Rich presents have also been received from Dr. Foster, Dr. Lee, and others, as enumerated in the Annual List of Donations. considerably increased, the amount being £5 6s. 6d. Tliese facts will naturally serve as a stimulus to the Council, to render the Museum still more valuable and attractive. Another cheering circumstance requires to be men- tioned. In the close of last Report, it was remarked, that a coiTespondence had been entered into with other literary and scientific Institutions, with a view to procure for such Institutions an exemption of the buildings which they occupy from all local Taxes or Assessments. In the course of this year, a Bill for securing this object, prepared chiefly by Mr. Ryland, of Birmingham, was brought into Parliament; petitions in its favour were sent up from various Institutions, including one from our own Society, which was kindly presented by Aaron Chapman, Esq., Member for the Borough. It is gi-atifying to add, that the Bill passed through Parliament without the slightest opposition ; a circum- stance much to the credit of the legislature and the countiy at large. The Bill came into operation in the present month, and in compliance with the requisitions of the Act, your Council have forwarded three copies of our Rules, duly authenticated, to John Tidd Pratt, Esq., the gentleman appointed to examine such Rules, and give certificates for claiming the exemption granted. It is pleasing to think, that we live in a country where the government and legislatm'e are ever ready to afford facilities for scientific pm'suits, and to encourage the spread of education and literature. 7 This measure rrmy do more to serve the interests of our Society, than the mere amount annually saved. Receiving, with kindred Institutions, this public coun- tenance, let us feel ourselves the more powerfully stimulated to labour with diligence and zeal in promo- ting the common objects of such Institutions, and con- vey to future generations increased facilities for scientific investigation. In conclusion, your Council would observe, that the Annual Meeting of the British Association for the ^Advancement of Science, is to be held next year in York, where its first Meeting took place: and it is hoped, that several Members of our Society will avail themselves of the opportunity of attending. The ser- vices rendered to science by the Association, are of the highest value. It was at their request, that the late voyage of discovery in the Southern Hemisphere was undertaken by the British Government five years ago ; and on their recommendation, it was placed under the care and command of Capt. James Ross, who, in the discovery of a large southern continent, called Victoria, after our beloved Queen, has added fresh laurels to the British name. LAWS AND REGULATIONS. L Thf Society shall be called the Whitby Literary and Philoso^ phical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the in- terests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society; and Sub- scribers of J^v've Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidei>ts, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Conmiittee of eight Members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting biisiness on the first Thursday of every month, or as often as they shall find necessary; q,nd three Members shall form a quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year; ibr electing a new Committee, re- ceiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business tjiat may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antirpiities, specimens in Natural Histor}', with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the Members, oji such d9,ys of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of Members, residing/ under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members, Strangers who have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any Member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occaT ^ions, the Curators or the Secretaries may admit Members or Stran- gers to the Museum on those days when it is usually shut. *:)f.* This Regulation is modified by the 11th, 9. After the Society has existed for one year, all new Members phall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on svicli teiTns as that Meeting shall appoint; but the Council may, at ^ny of its Meetings, admit to the hcnefits of the Institution, additional 9 Subscribers, piyiMg Twelve Shillings yecarly in advance. Such Sub- scribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three- fourths of the Members present being required for their admission; and they niiall have no share in th3 property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the So- ciety, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any sub- scription; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of tho Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. The Museum shall be open to the public one day in each month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. I'he proportion which each Member has in the property of the vSociety, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share; and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property phall be divided accordingly^ But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to the donors or their representatives: and all Members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at the same price, 13. Kach Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dis- pose of his share; and if not previously disposed of, it shall, at his death, descend to his representative; but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or I'epreseiitative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution, When any share is transferred, all arrears drie upon it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life-CTOvernor shall not be exempted from the annual subscription of Haifa Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscription. 14. The aunual subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasnrer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meenng, in each year, If any Member neglect to pay his subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded fvom the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on his share be paid up; as "^ C5 O P CD O O ti. O Ht^ o ^ o c> c;^ 00 o Oi CO o Oi o o Hi O H ffi ffl > I— I O o • O o > V-. ' \ * /I 'T- ; A THE TW11TY*SEC®S® REPORT OF THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL 9 Presented at the Annual Meetingy October Ihth, 1844 : WITH THE liJLfrS ^ RCieiJIliATIOIV^ OF THE SOCI£T1l% AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, BY R. KIRBY, CHURCH STRIET. 1845 TWENTY-SECOND REPORT. The Twenty-second year of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society has not been signalized by any remarkable transaction or event. The Institution has maintained its ground, and its progress, though not rapid, has been steady and encouraging. The additions made to the valuable collections in the Museum, have been chiefly derived, as in past years, from the liberality of our friends. The handsome donations of Dr. Foster, received some time after our last anniversary, were referred to in a note in last year's Report ; as was also the splendid volume presented by Thomas Chapman, Esq., F. R. S., F. S. A. In addition to the articles inserted in the list for that year, as presented by Dr. Foster, he has since forwarded a Bow and Arrows, used by the Indians of Demerara; as also, a Bow and Arrows from the Feejee Islands. A beautiful model of a Canoe, richly carved, manufactured in New Zealand, has been presented by Robert Barry, Esq. The Earl of JNlulgrave, whom we have the honour to receive at this time as a new member of the Society, has presented a fine specimen of the Caribou Deer, brought from Canada, which, though a female, is furnished with horns, A large Indian Idol, has also been presented by Mr. Thompson, of Liverpool, Other valuable presents will be found enumer- ated in the annual List : and it may be remarked, that, besides the Fossils received by gift, several interesting specimens from the Crag, Chalk, &c., have been obtained from Augustus Lewis, Esq., in exchange for Yorkshire Fossils, sent him by Dr. Young. Little has been done, during the year, in the arranging and marking of the contents of the INIuseum ; but a case has been prepared for the reception of the Peruvian Mummy, given by Dr. Foster, and other relics of a similar kind, formerly presented, have been collected into the same case, for the better inspection of the whole. 1 he Council feel a pleasure in recording an in- crease in the List of Visitors, the number this year being upwards of 500. The increase in the amount of admission money is greater in pro- portion, the sum received being £6 7s. Id. Of this amount, a considerable part was paid by members and friends of Mechanics' Institutes, who visited Whitby in large parties during sum- mer, and were admitted at a very reduced rate. While our collections improve from year to year, the Museum will become more attractive, not only to the lovers of science, but to all who admire the works of nature, and feel an interest in the productions of remote ages, and of distant parts of the world. Your Council regret to state, that no improve- ment has taken place in the lecturing department of the Society's operations. In the month of May, Dr. Young delivered two Lectures on Animal Physiology, intended as an introduction to a course of Lectures on Natural History ; but the attendance was not such as to encourage him to proceed with the course which he had in view. During the present month, he has given three Lectures, on the principal subjects brought before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at their recent Meeting in York; and the attendance on these was not much larger. The depression in trade, alluded to in last Report, still retards the progress of the Society in this department ; and the Council has been under the necessity of declining the proposals of more than one Lecturer, who wished to give a course in connection with our Institution. Notwithstanding these discouraging circum- stances, we may confidently anticipate an in- creased attention to scientific pursuits. The recent Meeting of the British Association will naturally serve to give an impulse to the ope- rations, not only of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, but of all the Philosophical Societies in 6 the County : and although only three members of this Society had an opportunity of attending the meeting at York, viz., the two Secretaries and Mr. Davis, yet this Institution must feel, in some degree, the exciting eflFect of that highly interesting meeting. The discoveries in science, and improvements in the arts, brought before the different Sections, with the valuable communi- cations made, on a rich variety of topics, must needs give an increasing stimulus to scientific and philosophical pursuits. Even the assembling of so many individuals, eminent in literature and science, of various ranks, classes, and nations, several of them moving in the most exalted spheres, and distinguished by their talents and personal worth, cannot fail to excite an uncommon interest, and to awaken not a few to engage in those noble pursuits, which tend in no small degree, to elevate our nature, enlarge and refine our powers and feelings, and thus increase our pleasures, and extend our usefulness. Limited as our resources are, and secluded as the place of our abode may seem, we have done something, and may do much more, for advancing the grand objects of such Associations : and the important results attending the labours of the British Asso- ciation, should stimulate every local Institution, however contracted its sphere, to put forth all its strength in the service of science, literature, and art ; that it may thus fulfil its part, in accel- erating the march of those brilliant discoveries and improvements, which have ennobled our country, and have become a blessing and an honour to the present age. liAlVI^ and RE:01J li A TIO IVS. 1. The Society shall be called the Whitby Litera-y and Philoso- phical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the in- terests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. All Subscribers of Two Guineas or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of the Society ; and Sub- scribers oi Five Guineas on admission, and Haifa Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, witliout any annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two Curators, who, with a Committee of eight members, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. The Council shall meet for transacting business on the first Thursday of every month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three members shall form a quorum. 5. All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October in each year ; for electing a new Committee, re- ceiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other business that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven members, a week's notice being given. 7. The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, specimens in Natural- History, with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the members, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council 8 •hall appoint. The families of members, residing under their roofy shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers who have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced by any member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix. — On special occa- sions, the Curators or the Secretaries may admit members or stran- gers to the Museum on those days when it is usually shut. %* This Regulation is modified by the 11th. 9. After the Society has existed for one year, all new members shall be admitted by ballot, at a Ge neral Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may, at any of its Meetings, admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly in advance. Such Sub- scribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three- fourths of the members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it' ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belonging to their own families. 10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the So- ciety, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any sub- scription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 11. The Museum shall be open to the public one day in each month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. The proportion which each member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share; and should the Institution ever be dissolved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be returned, if required, to tlie donors or their representatives : and all members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at tlie snme price. 13. Each member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dis- pose of his share ; and if not previously disposed of, it sluill, at hii death, descend to his representative : bittthe Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted a^ a Member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, a 1 arrears due upon it must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life-Governor si. all not be exempted fnm the annual 9 subscription of Half a Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscription. 14. The annual subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting, in each year. If any member neglect to pay his subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on his share be paid up ; and if any member shall neglect paying his subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be ex- cluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution, 15. If any member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that member shall make good to the Society the loss or damage so sustained. 16. Any member, who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be expelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council, without effect, for bringing him to order; but such expulsion shall not take place without giving a month's notice, at least, to the offending mem- ber, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the members present at the Public Meeting of the Society, held for that purpose. 17. Each member upon his admission, shall sign an obligation, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the So- ciety, so long as he shall continue a member of it. 18. These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of this Society, such amendments having been sub- mitted to the Council for their considerutijn, at least two months previous to the Meeting. ISiiIes for Adiaiissioaa to tlie Missicubsi^ yfdopted by the Council, and confirmed by the General Meeting. 1. The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten, to half-past Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 2. Any member or subscriber may introduce personally, or bv a written order, a friend or stranger residing above ten miles from AVhitbv. All strangers not so introduced, ar.d all non-subscribers re- 10 •iding in Whitby, or within ten mile8 of it, not honorary members or benefactors, and not belonging to the household of a member or subscriber, shall pay one shilling each for every admission ; Children and Servants shall be admitted at half price. 3. Under special circumstances, strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by personal intro- duction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secre- taries or Curators. 4. The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the members introducing them, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. No person shall be allowed to take a stick or umbrella into the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 7. The Museum shall be open to the public on the first Monday in each month, from Eleven to One, under the following restrictions : (1.) The admission shall be by ticket, given by any member or fubscriber. (2.) Children under fourteen years shall not be admitted, unless under the care of an adult. (3.) All who visit the Museum are expected to come in decent clothes, and to conduct themselves properly, according to the fore- going Rules. OFFI€ERI§ FOR THK YKAR, 1845. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. HENRY BELCHER, Esq. C. RICHARDSON, Esq. | T. FISHBURN, Esq. JAMES WILKINSON, Esq. (S(Q)MIMIII^^IlIlc J. BLANCHARD, Esq., Mr. W. N. CLARKSON, Rev. D. DAVIS, B. A., W. FRANKLAND, Esq., Dr. J. G. LOY, Mr. F. PICKERNELL, Mr. JOHN TAYLERSON, Mr. JOHN WILSON. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, THE£RIGHT honorable THE EARL OF CARLISLE, THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF MULGRAVE THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD FEVERSHAM, A. CHAPMAN, Esq.. M. P., T. CHAPMAN, Esq.. F.R.S., Col. G. CHOLMLEY, E. W. CHAPMAN, Esq., H. W. YEOMAN, Esq., J. CHAPMAN, Esq., (N. B.) Rev. G. young, D. D., Mr. M. SIMPSOxN. RICHARD RIPLEY, Esq.. | Rev. G. YOUNG, D. D. T. W. BELCHER, Esq., | Mr. GEOLGE WATSON- MEMBIES OF THl SHCIITY. The Most Noble the Marquess of Normanbt, The Right Honorable the Earl oe Carlisle, The Right Honorable the Earl of Mulgravs, The Right Honorable Lord Feversham, Mr. John Anderson, Jun., Henry Belcher, Esq. T. W. Belcher, Esq., John Blanchard Esq., Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck. Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P., T.Chapman Esq..F.R.S..F.SA. Edward W. Chapman Ksq.» John Chapman. Esq., (N. B.) Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Mr. W. N. Clarkson, W. H. Cramp, Esq.. Rev. Mr. Curr, Rev. David Davis, B. A., Thomas Fishburn, Esq., Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. W. Forth, William Frankland, Esq., Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter. Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, Nicholas King, Esq., Mr. Robert Kirby, Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merry weather, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. George Parke, Mr. George Peirson, Mr. Francis Pickemell, C. Richardson. Esq., Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Silvester Reed, Mr. F. K. Robinson, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Martin Simpson, Gideon Smales, Esq., Rev. W. H. Smith, A. M., Frederick Swanwick, Esq., Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq.-, Mr. George Vasey^ M r. Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson Esq,, Mr. George W^atson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Rev. G. Young, D. D. ANJIfVAIi I^UBSCRIBCIRSI. Joseph Barker, Esq., Henry Barrick, Esq., West Side Robert Breckon, Esq., John Buchannan, Esq. Mr. W, Cavallier, Mr. H. Knaggs, Mr. Malam, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr. Waddington. James Walker, Esq., Joseph Chapman, Esq.. Zon<5 on I— (^ I— s s s: = S 3 cn P on CD fcO 00 o 05 C^ Ci tb tw O O 05 o o o P- GC CZ5 rt> on B- »5 sr on S^ 0 CD CD •-s TJ O p 0* 3 1:1- S 3 05 oc 1 p on (/} s= 0* 1 •^ S CD •^ 0 1 CO a is t^^ 1— ' 00 •< * I* s ^ P3 ft o o »@ '^0 :\ THE TWENTY-THIRD REPORT or THE WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Presented at the Annual Meeting, October 31s<, 1845 : WITH THE LAWS & REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY, A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. WHITBY: Fbinted roB TH£ Society, by Hobne & Richabdson, Bbidge Stbeet. 1846. TWENTY-THIRD REPORT, It is with regret that your Council, in presenting the Twenty-third Annual Report, have to state, that the operations of the Society during the past year, have been very limited ; and seem to have consisted more in matters of finance, than in Philosophical inquiry. It will be in the recollection of most Members, that about six years ago, the Society incurred considerable expense in making certain alterations in the Museum, which the increased and increasing number and value of their fossil and other treasures rendered absolutely necessary. As the annual income of the Institution is scarcely more than sufficient to meet the current expenditure, the cost of these alterations and improve- ments required to be otherwise provided for ; and the Council for the time borrowed, for that purpose, a sum of £80, from the late Mr. Corbishley, the then Subcurator, on note at interest, to be repaid by instal- ments, as circumstances might allow. In the early part of this year, Mr. Corbishley died, and the Society thereby lost an efficient officer, and a steady and con- stant friend; whose kind and (of late years) gratuitous services, deserve to be marked at this time with special approbation. Soon after this much regretted event, his executors demanded immediate payment of the money ; and to enable your Council to meet this de- mand, John Chapman, Esq., New Buildings, a Life Governor of the Institution, very handsomely ad- vanced the sum, at a reduced rate of interest. It is hoped, that ere long the debt itself may be extinguished, that the Council may be more able to purchase, from time to time, such valuable articles as may be required to complete our collections. Under present circumstances, they have been compelled to decline some desirable purchases, and refuse applica- tions from respectable Lecturers; practising a rigid economy in every department of expenditure. By this means, they have been enabled to pay ojfF all the balances of tradesmen's bills for some time due ; so that the finances now^ wear a more healthy aspect than usual ; to which also, our exemption by Act of Parlia- ment from local assessments has in part contributed. Your Council would notice with pleasure, as in former years, the increasing value and attractions of the Museum. The number of Visitors this year has exceeded 500 ; and the receipts for admission amount to £6 Ids. 9d,, being larger than the sum received last year. Through the kindness of friends, and especially through the zeal of our maritime townsmen, the Mu- seum is almost daily enriched by fresh donations ; an account of which will be seen on reference to our Annual List. Our esteemed friend, and former Curator, Charles Belcher, Esq., has given us evidence that he has not forgotten us, by kindly presenting to the Society a copy of Patin's work on Roman Imperial Coins. Mr. Henry M. Lee, of Wisbeach, has sent us, through Mr. M. Simpson, above 100 Fossil specimens, from the Chalk, London Clay, Oolite, Cragg, &c. ; with 22 recent Shells, some of them of considerable value : in return for which, above 100 specimens from our Strata have been forwarded to Mr. Lee. Mr. Christopher Crawford, in addition to many former favours, has this year presented a handsome Model of a Burmese Canoe. Mrs. Burnett has kindly given, through Dr. Young, a specimen of Bread-fruit, from the Isle of Pines ; a piece of White Cloth, from Tahiti ; a few specimens of Lava, from the volcano at Tanna; and some ornaments made of plaited human hair, from the same place : all brought home in the Camden, by Mr. William Gibson. The interchange of Annual Reports with similar Institutions, has been continued and increased. Mr. Prince has favoured us with his Monthly Lists of Patents ; which, according to his request, have been exhibited in the Rooms. In arranging and naming the specimens in the Museum, considerable progress has been made this season. In this department, the Council would grate- fully acknowledge the valuable services of Mr. M. Simpson, who has laboured with much assiduity in the classification of the recent Shells ; now displayed with no small taste and science. Dr. Young has like- 6 wise been employed in arranging our collection of Insects; and these also begin to assume a greatly improved appearance. Your Council have peculiar pleasure in pointing to the formation of the "Whitby Institute of popular Arts, Science, and Literature," as a work accomplished under the auspices of this Society, and chiefly by Members of your Council. To the Kev. D. Davis, B. A., who, we regret to say, has since left the town, is mainly to be attributed the success of the under- taking. The formation of this Institution supplies what has long been a desideratum in Whitby : for although we have a public Library, unequalled in Yorkshire, for the size of the place, it was necessary to provide for the working classes and apprentices, opportunities for reading and mental improvement, on easier terms, and in a way more adapted to their peculiar circumstances. Your Council have pledged themselves to assist the Directors of the Institute in every possible way, in carrying out their praiseworthy designs; — a pledge which, it is hoped, succeeding Members of Council will ratify and act upon. Gra- tuitous admission to the Museum may be given to the Members of the Institute, on stated occasions here- after to be determined : and in procuring Lectures, — a department which we have this year strangely neg- lected,— a union of the Institutions may be attended with mutual advantage. The rivalry of two kindred Societies, existing in the same locality, instead of exciting hostile feelings, will rather, under proper management, lead to united efforts for advancing the common objects of both. May it be the pleasing duty of every succeeding Council, to report their combined increase and success ; — a consummation devoutly to be wished for by every lover of his coun- try, and gratifying to every well regulated mind ! 8 LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 1. — The Society shall be called the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for pro- moting the interests of Science by such other means as it may be able to undertake. 2. — All Subscribers of Two Guineas, or upwards, on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, shall be Members of this Society ; and Subscribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half a Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any Annual Subscription, shall be Governors of the Society. 3. — The business of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Sec- retaries, and two Curators, who with a Committee of eight Mem- bers, shall form the Council of the Society. 4. — The Council shall meet, for transacting business, on the first Thursday of every month, or as often as they shall find necessary ; and three members shall form a quorum. 5. — All Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the Meetings of the Council. 6. — A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last Friday in October, in each year; for electing a new Com- mittee, receiving the Report of the retiring Committee, auditing the Accounts of the Treasurer, and transacting any other busi- ness that may occur. Special Meetings may be called by the Council, or by any seven members, a week's notice being given. 7. — The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, An- tiquities, specimens in Natural History, with other miscellaneous Curiosities, whether of Nature or Art; to which may be added Scientific Books, and Philosophical Apparatus. 8. — The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the members, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the Council shall appoint. The families of members, residing under their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No other inhabitants of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Honorary Members. Strangers who 9 have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be intro- duced by any member, or may be admitted on such terms as the Council shall fix.— On special occasions, the Curators or the Secretaries may admit members or strangers to the Museum on those days when it is usually shut. *^^- This Regulation is modified by the 1 1th. 9.— After the Society has existed for one year, all new mem- bers shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the Council may, at any of its Meetings, admit to the benefits of the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings year- ly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the members present being required for their admission ; and they shall have no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its Meetings, and shall not hold any office in it; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belong- ing to their own families. 10. — Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 1 1. — The Museum shall be open to the public one day in each month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 12. — The proportion which each Member has in the property of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for his share ; and should the institution ever be dissolved, the pro- perty shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such dissolution, all donations shall be returned, if required, to the donors, or their representatives ; and all members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, shall have the option of re-purchasing it at the same price. J 3. — Each member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or dispose of his share ; and, if not previously disposed of, it shall. 10 at his death, descend to his representative : but the Society shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a member of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due upon it must be paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life-Governor shall not be ex- empted from the Annual subscription of Half-a Guinea, without paying a sum of Five Guineas in lieu of such subscription. 14. — The annual subscriptions shall be paid to the Treasurer in advance, in the month of November, or within a month after the General Meeting, in each year. If any member neglect to pay his subscription before the ensuing Annual Meeting, he shall be excluded from the benefits of the Institution, until all arrears due on his share be paid up ; and if any member shall neglect paying his subscription for two years, he shall, after notice given him to that effect, be excluded from the Society, and shall forfeit all right and interest in the property of the Institution. 15. — If any member, or any one introduced by him, shall cause any loss or damage in the property of the Society, that member shall make good to the Society the loss or damage so sustained. 16. — Any member, who is guilty of improper conduct towards the Society, and persists in any breach of its laws, may be ex- pelled from the Society, after means have been used by the Council, without effect, for bringing him to order; but such expulsion shall not take place without giving a month's notice, at least, to the offending member, and without the concurrence of three-fourths of the members present at the Public Meeting of the Society, held for that purpose. 17. — Each member upon his admission, shall sign an obliga- tion, binding himself to conform to the Laws and Regulations of the Society, so long as he shall continue a member of it. 18. — These Laws may be amended or enlarged at any General or Special Meeting of this Society, such amendments having been submitted to the Council for their consideration, at least two months previous to the Meeting. 11 RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, Adopted by the Council, and confii-med by the General Meeting. 1. — The Museum shall be open from half-past Ten, to half- past Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday and Thursday in every week. Strangers paying for admission, may be admitted on any day except Sundays, by applying at the Baths. 2. — Any member or subscriber may introduce, personally, or by a written order, a friend or stranger residing above ten miles from Whitby. All strangers not so introduced, and all non- subscribers residing in Whitby, or within ten miles of it, not honorary members or benefactors, and not belonging to the household of a member or subscriber, shall pay one shilling each for every admission ; children and servants shall be ad- mitted at half-price. A reduction is also allowed to parties of more than Two. 3. — Under special circumstances, strangers may be admitted to the Museum at those times when it is usually shut, by per- sonal introduction of one of the Council, or by an order from one of the Secretaries or Curators. 4. — The names and abodes of all Visitors, with the names of the members introducing them, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose in the Museum. 5. — No person introduced into the Museum shall be permitted to handle the specimens. 6. — No person shall be allowed to take a stick or umbrella jnto the Museum, or any thing likely to occasion damage. 7. — The Museum shall be open to the public on the first Monday in each month, from Eleven to One, under the following restrictions : — (1.) The admission shall be by ticket, given by any member or subscriber. (2.) Children under fourteen years shall not be admitted, unless under the care of an adult. (3.) All who visit the Museum are expected to come in de- cent clothes, and to conduct themselves properly, according to the foregoing Rules. 12 OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1846. PATBON. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. PBESIDENT. HENRY BELCHER, ESQ. VICE-PBESIDENTS. C. RICHARDSON, ESQ. | T. FISHBURN, ESQ. TBEA8UEEB. JAMES WILKINSON, ESQ. COMMITTEE. J. BLANCHARD, ESQ., MR. W. N. CLARKSON, W. H. CRAMP, ESQ., IIEV. JOSEPH CURR. DR. J. G. LOY, MR. F. PICKERNELL, MR. JOHN TAYLERSON, MR. JOHN WILSON. GOVEBNOBS BY SUB8CBIPTI0N. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF MULGRAVE, THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF CARLISLE, THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD FEVERSHAM, A. CHAPMAN, ESQ., M. P., T. CHAPMAN, ESQ., F.R.S., COL. G. CHOLMLEY, E. W. CHAPMAN, ESQ., H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ,, J. CHAPMAN, ESQ., (N. B. REV. G. YOUNG, D. D., MR. M. SIMPSON. SECBETABIES. RICHARD RIPLEY, ESQ., | REV. G. YOUNG, D. D. CUBATOBS. T. W. BELCHER, ESQ., I MR. GEORGE WATSON. MEMBEKS OF THE SOCIETY. The Most Noble the Marquess of Normanby. The Right Honorable the Earl of Mulgrave. The Right Honorable the Earl of Carlisle. The Right Honorable Lord Feversham. Mr. John Anderson, Jun., Henry Belcher, Esq., T. W. Belcher, Esq., John Blanchard, Esq., Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P., T.Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A Edward W. Chapman, Esq., John Chapman, Esq., (N. B.) Mr. George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, Mr. W. N. Clarkson, W. H. Cramp, Esq., Rev. J. Curr, Rev. David Davis, B.A., Thomas Fishburn, Esq., Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. William Forth, William Frankland, Esq., Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, Nicholas King, Esq., Mr. Robert Kirby, Dr. J. G. Loy, Dr. G. Merry weather. Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. George Parke, George Peirson, Esq., Mr. Francis Pickernell, Thomas Percival, Esq., C. Richardson, Esq., Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Silvester Reed, Mr. F. K. Robinson, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Martin Simpson, Gideon Smales, Esq., Rev. W. H. Smith, A.M., Frederick Swanwick, Esq., Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq., Mr. George Vasey, Mr. Francis Watkins, Thomas Watson, Esq., Mr. George Watson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Rev. G. Young, D.D. ANNUAL SUBSCRIBEES. Joseph Barker, Esq., Henry Barrick, Esq., West Side, Robert Breckon, Esq., John Buchannan, Esq., Mr. W. Cavallier, Joseph Chapman, Esq., London, Mrs. Cholmley, Jiry Hill, Dr. Dowson, Mr. H. Knaggs, Mr. Malam, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr. Waddington, James Walker, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Spring Hill, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. HONORARY MEMBERS. Professor Louis Agassiz, M. D., Neufchatel. Rev. John Arundel London. Rev. Heniy Atcheson, B. A., F. C. P. S., London. Rev. R. J. Barlow Hutton Rudhy. JMr. William Bean Scarborough. Charles Belcher, Esq Warwick. Thomas Benson, Esq London. Rev. W. Buckland, D. D., F. G. S., F. R. S., F. L. S., &c., Oxon . Thomas Clark, Esq., Liverpool. Mr. Christopher Crawford,! London. Timothy A. Curtis, Esq., London. W. H. Dikes, Esq., F. L. S., Wakefield. Capt. Stephenson EUerhy London. Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon. R. N Woolwich. Wniiam Fryer, Esq Newcastle. Mr. J. Gillott Scarborough. Rev. J. C. Glaves, B. A JRothwell, Northamptonshire. Dr. George Goldie York. Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F. R. S., F. G. S., York. W. Hutton, Esq., Newcastle. R. Jameson, Esq., M. D., F. R. S, E., F. A. S. E., &c., Edinburgh. Mr. Lars Kiersta Christiania. Robert Knox, Esq., M. D., F. R. S. E., &c., Edinburgh. 15 Johu Edward Lee, Esq., Hull. John Mewburn, Esq., M. D., tStaniford, Upper Canada, Richard Moorsom, Esq., Scarborough. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R. N., Birmingham. R. I. Murchison, Esq., F. R. S., F. G. S., &c., [London. John Murray, Esq., L. L. D., F. S. A., F. L. S., F. H, S., &c., Hull. John Phillips, Esq., F. G. S., &c., York. Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robinson, London. Rev, J. Rutherford Channelkirk. Mr. Andrew Sanders Stockton. W. D. SauU, Esq., F. G. S., &c., London. Rev. W. Scoresby, D. D., F. R. S., M. W. b., &c., Bradford. Rev. A. Sedgwick, D. D., F. R. S., F. G. S., &c., Cambridge. Wakefield Simpson, Esq., Paramatta, New South Wales. Rev. William Stobbs Stromness. Arthur Strickland, Esq., Bridlington Quay. Mr. William Trueman Durham. Rev. W. Turner Manchester. W. J. West, Esq., Tunbridge. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Mr. Thomas Welbank London. Mr. James Wilcox Hovingham. Mr. J. Williamson Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., Bamsley, DONATIONS PEESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, Since the publication of the Twenty- second Report. Charles Belcher, Esq,, Warwick, — Copy of Patin's Work on Koman Imperial Coins. Mrs. Burnett. — Specimens of Lava, and Ornaments of plaited Human Hair, from the Island of Tanna ; Breadfruit, from the Isle of Pines ; and White Cloth, from Tahiti : all brought home by Mr. W. Gibson, in the Camden. Mr. Wm. Collier. — ^A Penguin, and another Bird, found in Guano, from lehaboe. Mr. Christopher Crawford, London. — ^Large Model of a Burmese Canoe : Preserved Hand of a Monkey. Bev. Joseph Curr. — The Prussian Bank Note, for forging which, the Jew, Manasseh Goldstein, was convicted, in September, 1821. Miss Mary Dawson, Boyds Hall. — Five specimens of Lepas Anatifera, taken from a log of American Pine, found floating in the English Channel, in 1823. Mr. Alfred Jefferson. — ^A preserved Bat. Mr. Lee, Wisbeach. — Forty Fossils from the Chalk, seven from the Green Sand, seventeen from the Oolite, twelve from the Cragg, twenty from the London Clay, and six from Dudley. Also, twenty-two valuable re- cent Shells. Per Mr. M. Simpson. 17 Scarborough Philosophical Society, — Their Fifteenth Eeport. Mr, M. Simpson. — ^A number of recent Shells. Mr, William Turnhull, — Three small silver Coins. Mrs, William Wilson, Florvergate, — Tusk of a large Walrus, from the Arctic Kegions. Mr, George Vasey, — Broken Jar, and piece of Plas- ter, dug out of the Ruins of Pompeii, by Captain George Brown. Yorkshire Philosophical Society, — Their Report for 1844. "« CO a (N •o CO 00 tc O >o .. — cc r^ •o •^J rt •o >^ 1 "i+jll '-^ 73 0) : pq Ic. o o ., colL ion 0 t-l zr^ • ll P^ P jcriptions for ad 1 g W ^ 11- ' -3 Ph pq OJ o M . o Ph pq 1 1 t c/^ H 1 ^ O » ■""^ — ^J g . ^ E l-H H 2 CO ■£ Ph W o $r ^ Q H •« (N o o CO 1 >o o Iz; ^ ^ -«! CO 00 o (N «C 2 1 S 1 « CO »o CO 05 •> CO CO 1 S H O O o <1 i ^^ 13 to : ^ paid Tn Museum i K 1 13 3 s 5 ^ Cm o 0? 1 1 c > ) ) I u >-• « t^ * J !S 03 oT 1 g 0 Balanc - Rent 0 5 S 3 u t> S 1 ! 1— • 3 ■1 pq 1 ^ H 1 1 i-i^ ^ CO 00 ^J "■^ 6 ■ 4^^-^'^ I IS i JUW 29 1 llf THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THB WHITBY LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Presented at the Annual Meeting, October 30y Sulbscription. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF MULGRAVE,^ THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF CARLISLE, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD FEVERSHAM, A. CHAPMAN. ESQ., M. P. COL. G. CHOLMLEY, H. W. YEOMAN, ESQ., REV. G. YOUNG, D.D., T. CHAPMAN., ESQ., F. R. S., E. W. CHAPMAN, ESQ., J. CHAPMAN, ESQ., (N. B, MR. M. SIMPSON. Secretaries. RICHARD RIPLEY, ESQ., ( REV. G. YOUNG, D.D. Curators. T. VS^. BELCHER, ESQ., | MR. GEORGE WATSON. Mtrabtx^ of ti)e S^^i^tg, The Most Noble the Marquess op Normanby. The Right Honorable the Earl of Mulgravb. The Right Honorable the Earl of Carlisle. The Right Honorable Lord Feversham. Mr. Joseph Anderson, Henry Belcher, Esq., T. W. Belcher, Esq., John Blanchard, Esq., Mr. Richard Brewster, Mr. Gideon Buck, Aaron Chapman, Esq., M.P. T. Chapman, E> q., F.R.S.,F.S. A., Edward W. Chapman, Esq., John Chapman, Esq., (N. B.) Mr George Chapman, Col. George Cholmley, ' Mr. W. N. Clarkson, Mr. John Corner, Jun., W. H. Cramp, Esq., Rev. J. Curr, Thomas Fishburn, Esq., Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Mr. William Forth, William Frankland, Esq., Mr. John Havelock, John Holt, Esq., Mr. Ralph Home, Mr. John Hugill, Joseph Hunter, Esq., Mr. W. R. Hunter, Mr. Robert Kirby, Dr. J. G. Loy, Rev. Arthur Lupton, Dr. G, Merryweather, Mr. William Nicholson Mr. George Parke, George Peirson, Esq., Mr. Francis Pickernell, Thomas Percival, Esq., C. Richardson, Esq. Thomas Richardson, Esq., Mr. Richard Ripley, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Silvester Reed, Mr. F. K. Robinson, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Martin Simpson, Gideon Smales, Esq., Rev. W. H. Smith, A.M., Frederick Swanwick, Esq. Trustees of Sneaton Estate, Mr. John Taylerson, Mr. George Trueman, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, Edmund Turton, Esq. Mr. George Vasey, Mr. Francis Walkins, Thomas Watson, Esq., Mr. George Watson, Mr. John Weighill, James Wilkinson, Esq., Mr. John Wilson, H. W. Yeoman, Esq., Rev. G. Young, D.D. annual SkuHttihtx^. Joseph Barker, Esq., , Henry Barrick,Esq., IVest Side. Robert Breckon, Esq., John Buchannan, Esq., Mr. W. Cavallier, ^ Joseph Chapnnan, Esq., London, Mrs. Choi m ley. Airy Hilly Dr. Dowson, G. H. Holtby, Esq., Mr. H. Knaggs, Mr. Malam, Mrs. J. Richardson, Mr. Waddington, James Walker, Esq., Mrs. Watson, Spring Hill, Mr. Thomas Yeoman. I^unorarg JEnnfeergj. Professor Louis Agassiz, M. D., Neufchatel. Rev. Johrr Arundel , London, Rev. Henry Atcheson, B.A., F.C.P.S , ^London. Rev. R. J. Barlow Huiton Rudby, Mr. William Bean Scarborough, Charles Belcher, Esq., , Warwick, Thomas Benson, Esq., , , ,London. Very Rev.W. Buckland, D.D., F.G.S., &>c.,Dean of Westminster, Thomas Clark, Esq., Liverpool. Mr. Christopher Crawford, London, Timothy Av Curtis, Esq., London. W. H. Dikes, Esq., F.L.S., Wahefield, Capt. Stephenson Ellerby , London. Dr. W. H. Foster, Surgeon. R. N Woolwich, William Fryer, Esq., , . , , Newcastle, Mr. J. Gillott Scarborough. Rev. J. Glaves, B. A Rothwell, Northamptonshire, Dr. George Goldie Fork. Rev. W. V. Harcourt, F. R. S., F. G. S., Vor/c, W. Hutton, Esq., Newcastle, R. Jameson, Esq., M.D., F.R.S,E., F.A.S.E., &c., . . Edinburgh, Mr. Lars Kiersta Christiania. Robert Knox, Esq., M.D, F.R.S.E., &c., Edinburgh, John Edward Lee, Esq., ,,,,,.,., , Hull. 14 John Mewbiirn, Esq., M. D.,. ...... . Stamford, Upper Canada. Richard Moorsom, Esq., Scarborough. Capt. Constantine Moorsom, R. N ^Birmingfiam. Sir R. I. Murchison, F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., London, John Murray, Esq , L.L.D., F.S.A., F.L.S., F.H.S., &c., . , Hull. John Phillips, Esq., F.G.S.,&c York, Mr. W. Robertson, Newcastle. Mr. J. W. Robioson, .London. Rev. J. Rutherford, , ChannelJcirk. Mr. Andrew Sanders, Stockton. W. D. Saull, Esq., F.G.S., &c., London. Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D., F.R.S.,M.W.S.,&c Bradford. Rev. A. Sedgwick, D.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., Cambridge. Wakefield Simpson, Esq., ...... Paramatta, New South Wales. Rev. William Stobbs Stromness. Arthur Strickland, Esq., .Bridlington Quay. Mr. William Trueman , .Durham. Rev. W. Turner Manchester. W. J. West, Esq., Tunhridge. Dr. Thomas Weatherill, Liverpool. Mr. Thomas Wellbank London. Mr. James Wilcox, Hovingham. Mr. J. Williamson Scarborough. Thomas W. Wilson, Esq., ..,.,.,....... «... Barnsley. Since the publication of the Twenti/'third Report, Henry JBelcher, JEsq., — Calcined Bones, from a Tumulus on Danby Moor, opened July 6th, 1846. Mj's. George Clark. — Large and valuable assort- ment of recent shells, consisting of 290 British and 30 Foreign specimens. Also 1 Spatangus, 2 Echinus; and two bottles of Snakes and Lizards, preserved in spirits. Miss Craig, by Mrs, G. Clark. — 30 Freshwater Shells from the Derwent. Mr. David Graham, (late of Grinkel Park) — 15 specimens of Lava, Sulphur, &c., from Iceland, collected by himself, in August, 1846. Mr. John Leckenhy, Scarborough. — A large and rare Ammonite — (A multicostatus) from the Lias. Scarborough Philosophical Society. — Their Report for 1846. Mr, 31. Simpson. — Lias Fossils, 73 specimens, including a rare Plant from the Jet-rock, at Salt- wick; 3 Plants from the Lower Sandstone near Whitby: also 100 recent British Shells; 8 Crustacea; 2 Echinus; 1 1 Corallines : and about 100 British Insects. * Wm. Usherivood, Jun. Esq. — Fine specimen of the Head of the Moose Deer, from Canada. •6 OT o c < tJ o 3 o ^ 02 6 H PQ 1 § r^ W . o u. w CO 00 b" H 00 r— 1 H : p^lN r^iffl Tj CM C c CO CO CO ^•^ w O c ■^ CO rj^ lO 1 1 — 1 '"' g ^ l> »c CO (30 o '^ ^ o Vi CO ^ K P O B [ .2 G >- a , 1— H > >-• : cS >< Vi 1 E^ £ t/3 o t-i H •TL a <1^ l>I 'I a "n p: > S c CO s a. OJ p^ hX) G c58 u 13 Q PS 1 »-> £ 1 P3 1 h < 1 1 1 1 - CO d CO -^ oc o 1 f— ( O A io^/7/ ^ /is ji UN 2 b) ■^■. ^o THE TWENTY-PIFTH REPORT OF THE WHITBY iff iiiif % tiiif if rif f Si SOCIETY hmM at the ANNUM MEETING. Ockk 3\k mi: WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIETY. A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, AND OF DONATIONS PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM. Ruins of the Chapel, Eskdaleside, commonly called "The Hbbmitage WHITBY: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, BY S. REED, OLD MARKET PLACE. 1848. TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT. /;^/