THE MUSEUM. 1l 
Che Aluzeum. 
MONG the very many objects deposited in the tem- 
porary museum, to the amusement and gratification 
of the meeting, the following are more particularly worthy 
of mention, contributed by 
The Corporation of Axbridge.—Records and documents 
from the corporation chest of the ancient borough of Ax- 
bridge, some of which bear date eight centuries back, and 
make reference to a period when the forest of “Mynedeep ” 
was a hunting chase of the Kings of England. 
Mr. J. H. Smyth Pigott—A large and beautifully formed 
bronze head of Diana, dug up at Bath, about a century 
ago. A bronze Cupid, dug up at Bath. A bronze Gla- 
diator, formerly belonging to Chas. I. A bronze from 
Pompeii,—the sister of Trajan as Diana. A large and 
beautifully executed drawing, in water colours, by Stephan- 
hoof, entitled the “ Phases of Art,” exhibiting the gradual 
development of painting, sculpture, and architecture, in a 
series from the Hindoo to the Grecian. A very handsome 
silver casket, designed by Raphael, executed by Cellini. 
It was presented to Horace Walpole, by Sir H. Mann, 
and was originally in the possession of the Grand Duke of 
Tuscany. The “Speculum,” or conjuring stone, of Dr. 
Dee. Valuable Roman Cameos. A portrait of Locke. 
Specimens of Roman and Greek coins. MSS. relating to 
Bristol to A.D. 1554. Buckler’s views of churches and old 
houses in Somerset. Porta de la Fisonomia Huomo, a 
very curious and unique copy. Portraits of the Smyths 
and Pigotts. The Intelligencer, 1661 to 1662. A MS. 
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