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 



