COUNCIL FOR 1840. 
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In the list of the Zoological donations will be found a num¬ 
ber of Reptiles, and Eggs of the Ostrich, one of several fruits 
of Mr. HatfeikTs travels in Egypt. 
The most remarkable donation to the collection of Com¬ 
parative Anatomy is a very elegant and admirable injected 
preparation of a Horse's head, by Mr. W. F. Lockwood, 
Veterinary Surgeon. 
It will be seen that the collection of Coins has received 
from the Curator and others some interesting additions, espe¬ 
cially a portion of the many objects of this nature belonging 
to the latter days of Rome, which have been discovered in the 
railway excavations. 
Considerable additions have been made to the Antiquarian 
department during the last year, especially of the remains 
of Roman York. For the possession of these the Society 
is indebted to the forethought of the Directors of the two 
Railway Companies* whose lines are now united in our 
City. Every application which has been addressed by the 
Council to these Boards has met with the most prompt 
attention, and there are yet several benefits which the Society 
may reasonably count upon receiving through their friendly 
cooperation. An ancient British Canoe made of an oak tree, 
which w as found at Stanley Ferry, near Wakefield, has been 
consigned to our collection by George Banks, Esq., and Mr. 
Hatfeild has enriched the Museum with the Mummy of a 
Female which he personally obtained from the tombs at 
Thebes during his travels in Egypt in 1839 *}* 
* The Directors of each of these Companies previous to the excavations 
being made from which such discoveries have resulted, informed the Council 
that whatever was curious or interesting to the Antiquarian should be at 
the disposal of the Society. 
f The accompanying male mummy, which was procured at the same time 
and place, by Lord Claud Hamilton, has been presented to the Museum at 
Coburg. 
