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keys from the bed of the Thames, a stuffed 

 shark, &c. : Mr. G. Jameson, mariner, a col- 

 lection of Coins, &c. : Christopher Richardson, 

 Esq., two fine specimens of silver ore, from the 

 mines of South America : Mr. Richard Scott, 

 some rock-specimens, shells, &c. from Shetland 

 and Greenland : Mr. Crawford, of London, two 

 pairs of elegant Chinese slippers, &c. : Georg-e 

 Cumberland, Esq , Bristol, a large collection of 

 Fossils and Rock-specimens, from the South 

 West of England: the executors of the late J. 

 Sanders, Esq., a fossil Elephant's Grinder, found 

 near Robin Hood's Bay Town, — a very valu- 

 able specimen. 



The Royal Society of Edinburgh have present- 

 ed, by the hands of Thomas Allan, Esq., their 

 Treasurer, a copy of their Transactions, in 8 

 volumes 4to, from vol. 4th to vol. 1 1th, inclusive ; 

 an instance of great liberality, and a proof of 

 the high interest felt in the prosperity of our 

 Institution. 



Some valuable fossil remains consisting chiefly 

 of bones of the Plesiosaurus, and a few books, 

 particularly interesting to the Society, were 

 purchased by the Council, at the sale of the 

 effects of the late Mr, Bird. 



From the very defective manner in which the 

 Birds have been prepared, it has been found 

 necessary to remove the greatest part from the 

 Museum. At present, the Council recommend 



