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Mr. George Goldie, Jun., thus furnishing an interesting series of 

 specimens of the successive periods of mediaeval art. Since its 

 completion, the Hospitium has been visited by several of our 

 most distinguished Antiquaries, who have unanimously pro- 

 nounced the collection of local Antiquities which it contains, to 

 be the most curious and valuable in the kingdom. The Curator 

 of Antiquities, owing to the state of his health, has not yet com- 

 pleted the arrangement of the collection in the upper apartment. 

 It has not, however, been altogether neglected, and he is looking 

 forward to the time, which he hopes is not far distant, when he 

 shall obtain the aid which Mr. Edward Hailstone, a member of 

 the Council, and an experienced and accurate antiquary, has 

 promised, but which has hitherto been delayed by his profes- 

 sional and other engagements. But he regrets to say that when 

 the articles, now in the cases in the upper room, shall have 

 been properly arranged, many others of great interest, and which 

 ought to be accessible to the members of the Society and visitors, 

 will yet remain locked ' up, in consequence of the want of 

 cases, in which they may be exhibited in due security. 



The Donations to this department have not been numerous 

 during the past year; there have been some, however, of an 

 interesting character, which call for special notice. 



The Roman Tomb found near the City Walls, and presented 

 to the Society by the Directors of the York, Newcastle, and 

 Berwick Railway, is, the Curator believes, perfectly unique. 

 Rude as it is, and having nothing to indicate its date, the name, 

 or rank of the person whose body was so carefully deposited 

 within it, it possesses considerable value as exhibiting a remark- 

 able variety in the modes of Roman sepulture. To Mr. AUis 

 the Society is indebted for the curious little relic of Gnostic 

 superstition, discovered some time ago near the present railway 

 station. It was slightly noticed by the Curator in his work on 

 Roman York ; but it will now be contemplated with greater 

 interest, in consequence of the light that has been thrown upon 

 it by Mr. Kenrick in his remarks published in the Proceedings 

 of the Society. From Mr. Henry Sotheran, the Society has 

 received a curious and valuable document : — the Compotus of 

 the Abbey of St. Mary, for the year beginning with the first 



