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coffin, containing the remains of a female and child covered, 

 with lime, found at Clementhorpe, in the excavations for a new 

 house near the end of Nunnery-lane. In the course of the 

 summer, near the same place, a portion of tessellated pave- 

 ment having been unexpectedly brought to light, steps were 

 immediately taken to obtain it for the Museum; and the 

 Council having made application to the owner of the ground, 

 are happy to state that there is reason to hope that, if it escape 

 destruction, it will eventually be placed among the Collections 

 of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 



The Descriptive Catalogue, which the Curator of Antiquities 

 began some time ago, is not yet finished. The council regret 

 that, in consequence of the state of his health, Mr. Wellbeloved 

 has been precluded from visiting the Museum so frequently 

 as he wished. He has, however, received much valuable 

 assistance, especially from Mr. Kenrick ; and the Council are 

 glad to learn that his work is so far advanced that he con- 

 fidently hopes it may be ready for publication in the course of 

 a few weeks. 



The Council notice with pleasure a valuable donation from 

 W. Rudston Read, Esq. to the Library, which has also received 

 useful donations from various learned Societies during the past 

 year ; and such additional accommodation in bookcases has 

 been provided, that not only all the volumes at present 

 constituting the Library have been placed upon the shelves, 

 but space is left for its future increase. Many new books 

 have been entered in the classed and alphabetical Catalogues, 

 and the numbering has been completed where it was imperfect ; 

 so that it is hoped the Members of the Society will find no 

 difficulty in availing themselves of the many valuable scientific 

 and antiquarian works which their Library contains. 



The Council announce, with much satisfaction, that since 

 their last report the Observatory has been put into substantial 

 repair, both as to the walls, which had been loosened, and the 

 roof, which admitted water. The Transit Instruments and 

 Clocks, thus secured from harm, have been carefully re-adjusted 

 and kept for six months in regular work. Two cases have 

 been fixed on the north side of the building for the purpose of 

 containing a pair of day and night thermometers (screened 



