45 Geo. IIL 
in the last Session of Parliament, presented 
to the House a Petition, submitting to their 
Consideration the necessity of providing a 
suitable Building for the Reception and Pre- 
servation of the Egyptian Antiquities, which 
His Majesty had been graciously pleased to 
place at the British Museum; and, that in 
Consideration of the Matters then stated by 
the Petitioners, they obtained from the Boun- 
ty of Parliament a Grant of the Sum of Eight 
thousand Pounds, for the Commencement of 
such Building according to the Plan and 
Estimate laid before the House, the Total of 
the Expense estimated for completing the 
same, amounting to the Sum of Sixteen 
thousand Pounds ; and that since the End of 
the last Session of Parliament, the Petitioners 
have caused the Foundations of the said 
Building to be laid, and are at this Time pro- 
ceeding to the Execution of the said Plan; 
and that the further Sum of Eight thousand 
Pounds, being the Residue of the said Sum 
of Sixteen thousand Pounds, will be soon 
wanting towards carrying on and completing 
the same, all which Matters they submit to 
the Wisdom and Munificence of Parliament, 
