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ments of considerable beauty. To the Dean and Chapter of 
York, the Society is indebted for some carved stones from the 
South Transept of the Minster, among which are some inter¬ 
esting specimens of Purbeck and Pefworth marble, which were 
brought into the North in the middle of the thirteenth century. 
Two other gifts to the Society dining the year deserve a special 
mention. The first is that of a number of Roman vessels of 
bronze, which w T ere discovered in the neighbourhood of 
ICnaresbrough about 1860. Some of these were presented to 
the Museum by Mr. Gott in 1864 ; through the great kindness 
of the same gentleman, the Society now possesses, with one 
exception, the whole of this “ find ” that exists, and Mr. Grott’s 
two donations, when joined together, form a unique and very 
remarkable collection of Roman work in bronze and iron. 
Of a somewhat later date, although by no means inferior in 
interest, are tivo large coffins, formed out of oak trees of con¬ 
siderable size, which were discovered dining the summer of the 
present year in a very early burial ground at Selby. They 
will be added to the collection in the British and Saxon Room, 
where they will bear testimony to the generous kindness of 
Messrs. Morrell, Atkinson and Woods. 
The Council have secured for the Museum, by purchase, a 
valuable collection of objects from the lacustrine dwellings in 
Switzerland, which will be exhibited when sufficient space is 
found for that purpose. 
In addition to the acquisition of these and many other objects 
of interest, the Curators have made considerable progress in 
the re-arrangement of some of the collections. This will be 
especially observable in the lower room of the Hospitimn, in 
which the sculptured stones have been classified and shewn to 
greater advantage, and a series of Roman tombs has been set 
up, which cannot fail to attract the attention of the visitor. 
The Curators in this work thankfully acknowledge the assistance 
that has been rendered to them by Dr. Gibson. 
In the Coin Department much good work has been made in 
cataloguing and arranging the acquisitions of recent years. 
The Curators are glad to mention that some valuable additions 
have been made to the collection of English Pottery which the 
