The Donations presented to the Museum this 

 year, as in former years, are numerous and valuable, 

 as may be seen by inspecting the Annual List. 



Mr. Christopher Crawford, a liberal friend and 

 Honorary Member, sent us last winter another valu- 

 able present ; consisting of nine jars or bottles, con- 

 taining preserved Serpents, Fishes, Insects, and 

 Fruits ; some rare Foreign Shells ; and a handsome 

 Model of the Breakwater at Plymouth. 



Mr. R. H. Chilton presented a copy of Walton's 

 Memoir on the Naturalization of the Alpaca, with 

 specimens of its wool, and of cloth made of it. 



Some valuable Fossils have been presented by 

 Richard Ripley, Fsq. ; from whom also some very 

 rare x4mmonites, and other fossil Shells, have been 

 obtained by purchase. 



But the largest and most valuable Donation for 

 the year is that of Mr. Martin Simpson, consisting 

 of about J 800 specimens of Fossils, from the Moun- 

 tain Limestone, the Lias, and other slrata, as speci- 

 fied in the annual List. This collection being, at a 

 moderate computation, greatly above the value of 

 Ten Guineas, entitles Mr. Simpson to rank as a Life 

 Governor of the Society. 



The interchange of Annual Reports with various 

 Literary Institutions, has been maintained, and ex- 

 tended. It is a kind of traffic advantageous to all 

 parties, well calculated to aid the diffusion of know- 

 ledge, and to cherish a spirit of friendship and co- 

 operation among Societies engaged in the pursuits of 

 science and literature. 



