60 MUSEUM!*. 



(b) Loans and Deposits. 



Two manuscripts (1) "Treatise on Moral Philosophy," by St. 

 Thomas Aquinas, German, 15th century (j^-), and (2) Portion 

 of the History of Home, by Eutropius, Italian, a.d. 15*28 (^J, 

 have been lent for the use of palaeographical students, to University 

 College, Liverpool. 



The sheets of Hieratic Papyri, relating to the trial of tomb robbers 

 in the XXth dynasty, lent for study to Percy E. Newberry, Escp, at 

 the London University, have been returned. The Mayer Museum 

 sheets formed a portion only of the story, the main portion belonging 

 to Lord Amherst, of Hackney, who has now had the entire papyrus 

 published, under the editorship of Mr. Newherry. 



u) Exchanges. 

 Xo exchanges have been effected during this year. 



(d) Acquisitions. 



(1.) General. 



A collection of ancient and modern handstones (17.7.19U2) for 

 grinding grain, formed by the late Mr. Richard Bennett, Liverpool, 

 in connection with the production of the " History of Corn Milling," 

 by himself and Mr. John Eltou : presented by Mrs. Bennett. The 

 collection contains examples of all forms of saddlestones, mortars and 

 querns, and from almost all localities, as follows: — Saddlestones and 

 mullers (prehistoric), from Gwerwen, Anglesey; mortars (early 

 British and Romano-British), from Anglesey; mortar and pounder, 

 from British Hut Mounds at Bryngwran, near Tycroes, Anglesey, 

 1898 : Scotch " Knockin' Stane " and pounder, Stromness, 1897 ; 

 Bullan stone (prehistoric), for pounding grain, discovered beneath a 

 bed of clay in excavations during the laying out of Sefton Park, 

 Liverpool ; Saddlestone, Arauco, Chili, 1898 (modern Indian) ; 

 Elmina and Accra, AVest Africa (modern) ; mullers (prehistoric), from 

 Hissarlik, Troy ; metata and muller, from Durango, Mexico ; three 

 piccin stones, AVest Africa (modern) ; Roman mortar, found at the 

 Roman station at Warrington, 1899, bv Mr. T. May ; mortar and 



