Lucknow just before its historic siege. This, with the 

 mahogany stand on which it is placed, had been 

 presented by Mr. Heber Mardon. The greatest interest 

 was felt in the coming of one who was himself present 

 at the relief of the besieged city, and who since that 

 time had risen to the highest attainable position in the 

 army. The occasion was remarkable, too, because of 

 the attendance of others who took part in the critical 

 event, or were the descendants of others who did so. 

 Among all the Museums of the Kingdom, that of 

 Bristol is unique in the possession of this model. 



In the month of April it was reported to the Council 

 that the late Mr. H. B. Bowles, F.R.N.S., had be- 

 queathed to the City his fine collection of tokens, 

 medals, &c, together with the books he had used in 

 making the collection, and numerous other items of 

 local interest. The bequest was accepted with many 

 expressions of thankfulness and approval. These 

 tokens and medals have since been arranged in two 

 separate cases, sectional catalogues being exhibited 

 with the specimens, and the whole have been included 

 in a full illustrated catalogue which is issued as one 

 of the publications of the Committee. 



During the past few months the Chairman has been 

 engaged in arranging and cataloguing the large collec- 

 tion of coins and tokens owned by the Corporation, 

 apart from those recently bequeathed by the late Mr. 

 Bowles. Although this collection is in some of its 

 sections far inferior to that of the late Mr. Bowles, in 

 other parts it deals with what is not represented there 

 at all, and taken altogether it is even more numerous 

 than the recently- acquired series. An exhaustive report 

 upon the older Collection was lately presented to the 

 Committee by their Chairman, who was anxious it 



