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Nautilus ; a pearl oyster from whence a pearl, in size about 
the circumference of a shilling had been cut, which was 
sold for £1,000; a medallion of Professor Ehrenberg, pre- 
sented by him to Mr. Lee; two magnificent pictures, repre- 
senting the ‘‘ Fresh Water Fishes of Great Britain,” and the 
‘¢Game Birds of Great Britain,” exquisitely painted by Mr. 
H. L. Rotre, who also exhibited two baskets of Scotch trout 
and a sea trout, the casts of which were prepared by Mr. 
Frank Buckland, the natural appearance of the fish being due 
to Mr. Rolfe’s clever pencil. Mr. Luz also exhibited Abyssi- 
nian trophies, curious malformations of lobsters’ claws, a 
eube of glass, an inch and a-half thick, pierced in a zig-zag 
direction by the electric spark; some curious South Sea 
fishing tackle ; egg of Python, laid at the Zoological Society’s 
Gardens; a fine cast of a baby porpoise; the head of a 
hake; a beautiful model, in copper, of a 28 gun frigate ; 
a handsome and valuable vase, by Wedgewood, with 
sculptured floral decorations—a magnificent work of art ; 
and a carved nautilus shell, with the Royal Arms and the 
Great Britain steam ship engraved thereon, and inscriptions 
commemorative of that vessel’s first voyage across the At- 
lantic. 
Mr. J. W. Fuower exhibited a number of flint imple- 
ments, some of which were of polished stone, from Norway, 
France, and England; and many fossil teeth of Mastodon, 
rhinoceros, &e., and tusks of elephant. 
Dr. CarpPenter exhibited fossils from the chalk hills, 
near Croydon; fossils in flint from this neighbourhood; a 
fossil lobster from Waddon cottage estate; oysters, from 
Brimstone Barn; shelis from the chalk and fossil bones 
of animals from the phosphate beds, Potton, Bedfordshire. 
Mr. N. L. Austen shewed three remarkably fine 
heads, with gigantic spreading antlers, of deer, shot by 
himself in Norway in September and October last ; a horn of 
rhinoceros, mounted in silver ; a knobkerri, a weapon used 
by the Zulu Kaffirs ; and other curious articles. Mr. W. J. 
Witson’s contribution consisted of a copy, in bronze, of the 
equestrian statue, erected to the memory of Marcus Aurelius. 
A tasteful display of statuary was kindly lent by 
Messrs. Candy and Gibbs; a variety of plants by Dr. 
Strong and Mr. F. West; and some choice ferns by Mr. 
J. H. Ley. Mr. Townly supplied a grand piano, by Erard, 
and during the evening a selection of music was played by 
' ™ The Commitiee fear that the list in their possesion is incomplete; and there- 
fore hope that exhibitors whose names may not appear, will kindly excuse 
unintentional omission. 
