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Messrs. Kranti, of Berlin, for which a box of our 

 Fossils was sent in return ; and more recently, 

 another valuable assortment of Minerals and Fossils 

 came from the same gentlemen, for which also a 

 return has been made in Yorkshire Fossils. This 

 friendly traffic is likely to be continued, to the ad- 

 vantage of both parties. Our collection of mine- 

 rals has thus been greatly enlarged and improved, 

 and the whole series has been re-arranged and 

 labelled by Mr. Simpson. 



An interesting assortment of Rock specimens, 

 Minerals and Fossils, from the Paris Basin, 93 

 specimens in all, prepared under the direction of 

 M. A. Brongniart, with a descriptive catalogue, 

 has been presented by Richard Ripley, Esq., and 

 will form an important addition to the treasures 

 in our Museum. 



The Fossil department has also been enriched 

 by the addition of twelve rare Lias Fossils, pre- 

 sented by the same gentleman ; a valuable Fossil 

 Fish, and a head of the Ichthyosaurus, from the 

 Lias, presented by Henry Belcher, Esq. ; thirty 

 rare specimens from the Lias, and four Ammonites 

 fromtheupperShale,presentedby Mr. M.Simpson; 

 and sixty Fossils, chiefly from the upper Shale and 

 the Oolite, including some rare Echinites and 

 Fossil Fruits, presented by Dr. Young. 



Several other valuable Donations, to various de- 

 partments of the Museum, will be found recorded 

 in the Annual List. 



