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the lovely egret, through several excellent varieties of game, to the noble 

 cock of the wood and the bustard. It is to be hoped that the Society, 

 now so largely patronised by the public, will hold these objects in view ; and 

 while it administers a laudable amusement to the inhabitants of the capital, 

 pursue the still more scientific ends which such an institution may fairly 

 propose as its chief title to national support and honour. {Literary Gazette.) 

 We should be happy to see the public generally admitted to these gardens 

 on the Sunday afternoons, on the same terms as during the week ; for, 

 otherwise, how are many servants to see them, and the poorer description 

 of tradesmen ? These, also, have a curiosity to be gratified, affections to 

 be cultivated, and minds to be expanded. — Cond. 



Art. III. Zoological Society. 



August \5. — Since the Anniversary Meeting of this^Society on the 5>9th 

 of April, some important accessions have been made to the several collec- 

 tions, and numerous improvements have been effected in the arrangement of 

 the garden, &c. Each department has been enriched with valuable dona- 

 tions, lists of which were laid before the Fellows at their monthly meetings. 

 Among the numerous contributions to the museum may be noticed a collec- 

 tion of reptiles, insects, shells, corals, &c., with the skins of various qua- 

 drupeds and birds, presented by Captain Fayrer ; two very interesting models 

 of the orang outang,and a skeleton of an elephant, by George Swinton, Esq.; 

 and various subjects of natural history from the Mauritius, by Charles Telfairj, 

 Esq. In the garden, the following works have been completed since the 

 period above mentioned : — Cages for foxes, dogs, &c. j pond and enclosure 

 for otters, dens for larger quadrupeds, cage for macaws, appropriate iron 

 enclosures for monkeys, shed and enclosure for deer, cote for dragon pigeons, 

 and numerous smaller buildings and enclosures. Several other works, in- 

 cluding a cage for the harpy eagle, presented by the Council of the Horti- 

 cultural Society, are in progress. The following are among the donations 

 to the menagery recently received : — An Indian elk, a pair of East Indian 

 bears, a paradoxurus, &:c., by Captain Fayrer ; a Cachmere goat, by C. 

 Towers, Esq. ; a four-horned sheep and an axis deer, by Earl St. Vincent ; 

 a porcupine and a Fossane cat, by H. Warrington, Esq. ; forty gold fish, by 

 Sir Robert Heron ; a young tigress, by Captain Mangles ; a pair of emeus, 

 by the Right Hon. J. C. Herries ; a scarlet ibis, by Viscount Strangford ; a 

 long-armed ape, by Dr. Alexander ; an Indian deer, from the collection of 

 His Majesty ; and numerous other valuable and interesting subjects. Many 

 purchases have also been effected, consisting chiefly of the following : — A 

 young lion from the Cape of Good Hope ; three species of hyaena, the 

 striped, the spotted, and the tortoise-shell ; a female puma ; a pair of young 

 pelicans ; a Brahmin bull ; a collection of small zebus ; a nyl ghaw ,• a polar 

 bear, &c. &c. These improvements and acquisitions have attracted, during 

 the season, a great increase of visitors, who are admitted, as usual, by orders 

 from the Fellows. The receipts at the gate have, on some days, exceeded 

 100/., the number of visitors, during one month only, being 54,000. 



An adjustment of the difficulties which have hitherto prevented the oc- 

 cupation of the land on the north side of the road has recently been effected ,• 

 by which the Council will be enabled, during the ensuing winter, to exhibit 

 the collection, in a safe and convemient manner, to the Fellows and their 

 friends. 



-' The works at the farm at Kingston are in progress ; the rooms in the 

 house destined for the use of the Fellows are completed ; some necessary 

 buildings have been erected, and others are in contemplation. The birds 



