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coffin, containing the remains of a female and child covered 
with lime, found at Clementhorpe, in the excavations for a new 
house near the end of Nunnery-lane. In the course of the 
summer, near the same place, a portion of tessellated pave¬ 
ment having been unexpectedly brought to light, steps were 
immediately taken to obtain it for the Museum; and the 
Council having made application to the owner of the ground, 
are happy to state that there is reason to hope that, if it escape 
destruction, it will eventually be placed among the Collections 
of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 
The Descriptive Catalogue, which the Curator of Antiquities 
began some time ago, is not yet finished. The council regret 
that, in consequence of the state of his health, Mr. Wellbeloved 
has been precluded from visiting the Museum so frequently 
as he wished. He has, however, received much valuable 
assistance, especially from Mr. Kenrick; and the Council are 
glad to learn that his work is so far advanced that he con¬ 
fidently hopes it may be ready for publication in the course of 
a few weeks. 
The Council notice with pleasure a valuable donation from 
W. Pudston Read, Esq. to the Library, which has also received 
useful donations from various learned Societies during the past 
year : and such additional accommodation in bookcases has 
been provided, that not only all the volumes at present 
constituting the Library have been placed upon the shelves, 
but space is left for its future increase. Many new books 
have been entered in the classed and alphabetical Catalogues, 
and the numbering has been completed where it was imperfect; 
so that it is hoped the Members of the Society will find no 
difficulty in availing themselves of the many valuable scientific 
and antiquarian works which their Library contains. 
The Council announce, with much satisfaction, that since 
their last report the Observatory has been put into substantial 
repair, both as to the walls, which had been loosened, and the 
roof, which admitted water. The Transit Instruments and 
Clocks, thus secured from harm, have been carefully re-adjusted 
and kept for six months in regular work. Two cases have 
been fixed on the north side of the building for the purpose of 
containing a pair of day and night thermometers (screened 
