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An attempt is now being made to arrange the numerous 

 pictures of old churches, buildings, street views, etc., upon 

 the walls in the order of the centuries to which they belong. 



From an old house at Rennison's Baths was obtained a 

 fine example of a XVIIth century staircase in oak, and two 

 doors. The wrought iron pendant for a candelabrum, for- 

 merly in St. Stephen's Church, and made by Edney, the 

 famous Bristol mediaeval ironworker, has been cleaned and 

 placed upon the wall of the inner Bristol Room. Near it have 

 also been mounted two portions of an early XlXth century 

 iron staircase rail from the old Sugar Refinery in the Old 

 Market. To the collection of old Bristol documents, Bishop 

 Forrest Browne has presented two : one, an original licence 

 granted by the Bishop's Vicar- General of Bristol to Henry 

 Jones to practice surgery in the City, the second, a copy of 

 the Freedom of Bristol granted in 1702 to Edmund Tucker. 



Sir Ernest Clarke has presented facsimiles of the 

 Chatterton Manuscript, " Englandes Glorye revyved in 

 Maystre Canynge," and " Rowley's verses to Lydgate," etc. 



The collection of local miniatures has been remounted, 

 and a welcome addition made by the inclusion of a miniature 

 of the late Dr. W. G. Grace, the famous cricketer, painted by 

 Mrs. Frank Townsend, and presented by the Town Clerk, 

 E. J. Taylor, Esq. 



Additions to the collection of Bristol glass, porcelain, and 

 delft include a blue glass witch ball ; glass tray ; oviform 

 two-handled glass vase ; cut glass punch filler ; quart mug 

 made in earthenware and decorated in the style of Crown 

 Derby, made at the Bristol Pottery in 1847 by W. Fifield ; 

 large William III. delft plate ; and a Bristol copy of an 

 Etruscan Vase, made by Pountney & Allies, circa 1820-30. 



Purchases of pictures and portraits having local interest 

 include a Sharpies portrait of Mrs. Pountney ; a drawing of 

 " Entrance to St. James' Fair, 1824," by E. Parkman ; water- 



