THE COUNCIL. 
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The Antiquarian department of the Museum has re¬ 
ceived some interesting additions; the most important of 
which it owes to the liberality of the late Lord Mayor, and 
the Corporation of York ; who have presented to the Society 
a large collection of fragments of Roman pottery, and other 
Roman remains of various kinds, discovered en the removal 
of the rampart of the city walls near Eootham Bar. Among 
these is a stone formerly belonging to the temple of Serapis, 
and bearing an inscription to that deity. This remarkable 
relic, which was found about the middle of the last century 
on the premises in Tanner Row, lately occupied by John 
Telford, Esq., and was afterwards in the possession of B. 
Smith, Esq. of New Buildings, had been for many years 
unseen, and supposed to be lost, but was brought to light 
again by the workmen employed in removing the house in 
the Mint Yard, in which the well known antiquary, Mr. T. 
Beckwith resided. It has happily now found a secure, and, 
it is to be hoped, a lasting resting-place, among other monu¬ 
ments of Roman art, superstition, or power. 
The Antiquarian Committee regret to state that the hope 
expressed by them in the last Annual Report has not been 
realized. Few replies to the queries so extensively cir¬ 
culated by them have been received. They cannot, however, 
allow themselves to believe that replies may not yet be ex¬ 
pected. The queries are numerous, and many of them require 
time and pains in order to be fully answered. As it is not 
possible that the object they have in view, and which they 
have so distinctly stated, should be deemed unimportant and 
unworthy of attention, by the many enlightened persons whose 
assistance they have solicited, they still look for such returns 
as shall enable them to fulfil the design of the Society in their 
appointment. In the mean time they gratefully acknowdedge 
the zeal and liberality of the Yen. Archdeacon Todd, who 
has already in various ways rendered them the most valuable 
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