COUNCIL FOR 1857. 
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name a reference to a standard work, in which the species is 
figured and described; a plan which is carried out in labelling 
our Marine shells, and if generally adopted, would be of the 
greatest assistance to those who consult a public collection for 
the purpose of scientific study. 
In accordance with the wishes of many members of the 
Society, the Council have constructed a Marine Aquarium, 
which is placed near one of the hothouses, and furnished it 
with a variety of zoophytes, Crustacea and fishes. Considerable 
difficulty was experienced at first in keeping the water in a 
proper state of purity; hut by the exertions of Mr. Pumphrey 
and Mr. Baines this difficulty has been overcome. At the 
present moment the IMarine Aquarium is an object of especial 
attraction to all who take an interest in Natural History, 
whether they are satisfied to admire the beauty of colour and 
form which many of these productions of nature exhibit, or 
desire to study the structure and functions by which they are 
adapted to their peculiar conditions of life. 
No additions of importance have been made to the Collec¬ 
tion OF Antiquities during the past year. Such as have 
been received will be found noticed in the List of Donations. 
The design of erecting a building for the reception of the Boman 
pavement, alluded to in the last Report, was subsequently laid 
aside, and a new arrangement made of the upper room of the 
Hospitium. By this means space has been gained for laying 
down and displaying to advantage the remarkable pavement 
brought from Oulston ; the appearance of the whole apartment 
has been improved, and room has been provided for future 
additions. At the same time all the cases have been cleaned 
and some repainted. The expense of these alterations and of 
laying down the pavement has been great; but considerably less 
than the erection of a new building would have cost. The 
Council avail themselves of this opportunity of acknowledging 
their obligations to Mr. Fowler Jones for the liberal manner in 
wdiich he has given his professional assistance in carrying out 
these changes. The second edition of the Descriptive Catalogue 
of the Antiquities being exhausted, another is about to be 
printed, adapted to the new arrangement of the room. 
