London at his own expense to see the Statue properly 

 placed, which in a short time it probably will be, in 

 the Vestibule, so soon as the pedestal is prepared. For 

 this Mr. Chantrell has kindly furnished an appropriate 

 design. The whole cost incurred by the Society is 

 charges for the case with the carriage of the Statue 

 from London, and the cutting of the stone for the 

 pedestal, the stone itself having been presented by 

 Mr. Hustler. 



The Council has not felt justified in expending 

 much upon the purchase of Specimens, especially as 

 the greater part of the burden of paying for the 

 Skeleton of the Elephant purchased last year from 

 Mr. Wombwell (the subscription which several gentle- 

 men undertook to collect for defraying the expense 

 having, from one cause or other, in a great measure 

 failed), has fallen upon the ordinary funds. 



There is one feature connected with the Museum 

 which must be regarded with much satisfaction, viz , 

 the increasing interest felt by the public generally in it. 

 During the Session more than 12,000 have obtained 

 gratuitous admission, and that, notwithstanding, the 

 crowds which on some holiday occasions (as, for 

 instance, last Easter Monday or Tuesday, when 1505 

 people passed through the Museum) have been col- 

 lected, no instance of injury to the furniture or 



