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Many other valuable Donations will be found enu- 

 merated in the Annual List, shewing that the interest 

 felt in this Institution, by its numerous friends, has 

 not at all abated. 



Early in the present year, an extensive and valu- 

 able assortment of American Birds^ was received from 

 Mr. Barnett, of Niagara, introduced by a letter from 

 our esteemed friend, John Mewburn, Esq. With 

 these were received, a few American Quadrupeds, and 

 some interesting Fossils from the Falls of Niagara ; 

 the whole being considered as worth £6 or £8. Mr. 

 Barnett was supplied, in return, with a large collec- 

 tion of our Fossils, a number of recent Shells, and 

 several miscellaneous Curiosities, for his Museum at 

 the Falls, chiefly selected from Duplicates in our 

 Museum : and we are happy to learn, that he has 

 returned safely to Niagara, and that the articles which 

 he took hence, have given satisfaction to his friends. 



Our collection of Fossils has as^ain received an 

 important accession, by exchanges with the Rev. 

 W. Stobbs, Stromness, an Honorary Member of the 

 Society. In return for some Fossils, and miscellane- 

 ous articles, sent him in the spring, we have just 

 received by the Camden, a valuable assortment of 

 Fossil Fishes, from Stromness and Sandwick, in the 

 Orkneys; with a few other Fossils and Minerals, 

 from Shetland, Brora, &c. 



It is expected, that we shall soon receive a Box of 

 German Minerals and Fossils, from Mr. Krantz, of 

 Berlin ; who was lately at this place, after attending 

 the Meeting of the British Association at Liverpool, 



