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of great decay, have been acquired and have been carefully 
repaired, and mil he exhibited in the new room in the course 
of the present year. It will he necessary also to remove to 
the same place, before long, some of the objects that are at 
present in the Hospitium, which has become inconveniently 
crowded, and for these, fresh cases will be required. 
The progress of the Roman and more recent collections in 
the Hospitium during the past year has been most marked, and 
this is owing to the piuchase by the Society, of two private 
collections, which had been formed in York during the recent 
excavations on the Railway. Many beautiful ornaments, 
especially of jet, have been acquired, which make our Collection 
of wrought jet by far the finest that is known. The same 
opinion may be passed on our collection of Roman Antiquities, 
as a whole. Ho single City or Gamp in Britain has yielded so 
large a number of curious and valuable objects, and it is earnestly 
to be hoped that in coming years no trouble or expense, within 
reasonable bounds, will be spared to make our Roman Museum 
a still more adequate representation of ancient Eburacum and 
its inhabitants. There are still one or two other collections in 
this City, which the Society, when it has the opportunity, should 
do its best to acquire. A few fragments of a fine inscription 
were discovered in the summer of last year, in the front of the 
new Station Hotel, but they are too mutilated to be fitted 
together or interpreted. The excavations on the site of the 
Exhibition buildings have yielded much less than was expected. 
The object of greatest interest that has been found there, is a 
fine aiu*eus of Yespasian in excellent condition. 
There is, however, no portion of the Antiquarian Departments 
that has not received during the past year many valuable 
additions. 
Greological Department.—In the Geological Department, as 
already intimated, the Council have formally to announce the 
presentation to the Society of the valuable Geological collection 
of their respected Yice-President, William Reed, Esq., F. G. S. 
The collection presented by Mr. Reed, has been formed at a 
great cost over a period of many years, and has been well 
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