44 Geo. III. 



Then the said Petition was brought up and 

 read, setting forth, that His Majesty having 

 been graciously pleased to Order the valuable 

 Egyptian Antiquities which were acquired by 

 His Majesty's victorious Arms during the 

 late Expedition to Egypt, to be deposited in 

 the British Museum, the Petitioners provided 

 temporary Coverings for their Preservation, 

 which, nevertheless, are found to be in- 

 sufficient for protecting them from the Injury 

 of the Weather; and it is apprehended that, 

 unless better secured, they may, in a short 

 Time, be materially Defaced, whereby His 

 Majesty's gracious Intentions will be frus- 

 trated, to the Detriment of Science, and the 

 Disparagement of these memorable Trophies 

 of National Glory ; and that the Petitioners, 

 desirous to prevent Consequences so much to 

 be regretted, have caused a Plan and Estimate 

 to be prepared of an Addition to the present 

 Building, for the Purpose of effectually pre- 

 serving these valuable Monuments in a suit- 

 able Manner, as well as for the Reception of 

 other important Specimens of the fine Arts 

 already in their Possession, and to which, it 

 is hoped, that material Additions may ba 

 made from Time to Time ; but, as the Ps* 



