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they could upon the public attention ; and they see, with 

 unmingled satisfaction, the liberal contributions which have 

 raised a structure, such, both in accommodation and appear- 

 ance, as fulfils all the wishes of the Society. 



The Edifice is worthy of the high reputation of its 

 Architect, and offers a correct and well executed specimen 

 of the purest taste of classical antiquity. But the Meeting 

 will not be of opinion that too great a sacrifice has been 

 made to ornament, when it is informed that this spacious 

 structure has been erected for a sum which, it appears from 

 the minutes of the Committee, will not exceed £64W. If 

 it be considered that the building comprises eight principal 

 apartments to contain the Society's various collections, ten 

 rooms for other purposes, and a hall for lectures of finished 

 architectural character, no one will be disposed to question 

 the economy and success with which this work has been 

 conducted. 



Of the remaining expenditure, exterior to the Museum, the 

 amount has proved to be about JgSlOO ; half of that sum 

 being on account of the entrance lodge, the out buildings, 

 and the boundary walls. Of the other half, £600 have 

 been expended on the levelling and laying out of the garden, 

 on the repairs of the ruins, and on the excavations by which 

 the foundations of the Abbey have been traced ; whilst the 

 remainder (£430) includes the payments required to satisfy 

 the claims of the former occupiers of the ground, and to 

 defray the advertisements and presswork, the legal and other 

 miscellaneous expenses. 



