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John Leigh Philips's collection, with which the Museum 

 started, contained many specimens, and one of the early 

 purchases was a collection of birds belonging to Mr. 

 Tomlinson, surgeon (1821). In 1822 Mr. Joseph Strutt, 

 of Derby, sold his collection of minerals to the Society. 

 In 1825 Robert and William Garnett presented the 

 Egj'ptian mummy which for long was one of the most 

 interesting features of the Museum, and Jesse Watts 

 Russell presented a block of basalt from the Giant's 

 Causewa}'. In the same year ^^650 was paid for Swain- 

 son's collection of shells and the cabinets containing it. 



In 1826 the Rev. W. Roby presented various specimens, 

 and in 1827 Robert Moffat and other missionaries made 

 gifts. 



In 1826 Lewin and Agiiew's shells were purchased 

 and Mr. Lingard presented fossils and minerals. 



In 1828 a set of Bowland fossils was purchased. Dr. 

 Henry presented organic remains and bones from Kirk- 

 dale Cave in Yorkshire, and Mr. Hardman presented a 

 piece of Pompey's Pillar. 



In 1829 a Burmese deity from Rangoon, a series of 

 fossils from the Dudley limestone, and 31 Brazilian birds 

 were presented. 



In 1830 a model of a Buddhist temple from Ceylon 

 was presented. 



In 1831 Thomas Newton's collection of British birds 

 was presented by his brother. Edmund Howarth pre- 

 sented birds from India. Two hundred specimens of 

 volcanic productions from Mount Vesuvius, a large col- 

 lection of foreign coleoptera, and some Furness minerals 

 were also presented. 



In 1832 the collection of shells was further improved 

 by a purchase from Mr. Gumming. In 1833 Mr. Gilden's 



