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MUSEUM NEWS. 



A coloured plate and description of a late Celtic sword foimd at Thorpe, 

 near Bridling;ton, Yorkshire (now in the York Museum), appears in the 

 October Reliquary. 



In the ' Report of the Council of the Natural History Society of Northum- 

 berland, Durham, and Newcastle-on-Tyne,' the Curator of the Newcastle 

 Natural History Museimi appeals for increased financial resources and a 

 larger staff. 



The Report of the Museum Committee of Warrington shows that the 

 Museum i.-^ working' on the right lines, judging from the nature of the objects 

 now added to the collection, and from the Curator's report of the work 

 accomplished in the different departments. 



The Wjirrington Museum and Library issues slips containing particulars 

 of the ' recent additions,' the October list being just to hand. Similarly, 

 under the title ' Mainl)- About Books,' the Public Library and Museum keep 

 the public informed of its ' recent additions to stock.' 



In the ' Questions for Answers ' in the October ' Museum Gazette ' we 

 notice the first two are — 'Who were Mrs. Morley and Mrs. Freeman?' and 

 'Some a.uthorities suppose that the book of Job was written by Solomon, or 

 one of his contemporaries. If this were so, what would be its relation in 

 point of time to the Christian era?' 



'The Annual Report of the Scarborough Philosophical and Archaeological 

 Society' recently received, contains a useful history of the Scarborough 

 Museum, being an address by the President, Dr. Irving. In the same report 

 the Scarborough Field Naturalists' Society gives a resiimd of its excellent 

 year's work. In this, mention is made of some fossils which are ' noteworthy,' 

 presumably from the way in which their names are printed in the report ! 



We quote the following from a recent issue of Punch: — 'A specimen of 

 the Common Das\'ure, one of the Australian "native cats," is the gift of 

 Mr. W. B. Robinson, of Linthorpe, and has been placed near his cousin, 

 the " Tasmanian Devil."' At least so says the Curator of the Middles- 

 borough Museum, according to the North Star. We hope Mr. Robinson's 

 cousin will pardon our familiarity, but que citable {Tasniauien) allait-il faire 

 dans cette galere ? 



The Municii)al Museum at Hull continues to publish its Quarterly Records 

 of additions. Publication No. 33, by the Curator, Mr. T. Sheppard, F.G.S., 

 deals with Hull Spinning Wheels, an Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in East York- 

 shire, the whaler 'Truelove,' rare engravings, and Wilberforce relics. 

 There is also an interesting article by Alderman J. Symons, dealing with 

 Wilberforce House and its historical associations. Publication No. 34 is a 

 reprint of the various articles, etc., which appeared in the Eastern Morning 

 Ne7vs in reference to the opening of Hull's new Museum, Wilberforce House, 

 on August 24th last. 



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NORTHERN NEWS. 



Mr. R. S. Bognall records the male o^ Forniicoxenus nifiduhts'm Britain. 

 Ten examples were found in the ant hills at Corbridge-on-Tyne. [Ent. 

 Monthly Magazine, September.) 



The seventy-second annual report of the Bootham School (York) Natural 

 History, Literary, and Polytechnic Society is to hand, and contains a record 

 of a useful year's work. Under 'Ornithology,' we notice 'The most 

 prominent object of ornithological interest in the show this year was 

 P. F. Kendall's collection of stuffed birds, his Starling, Snipe, and Sparrow 

 hawk were perhaps the best specimens.' 



1906 November i. 



