Fifteen Oil Paintings, by Keinagle, R. A., Catlin, and others, 

 illustrative of Natural Histoay, from the Kight Honourable the Earl 

 of Derby. 



A collection of dried Crustacea, MoUusca, and Radiata, from T. C. 

 Eyton, Esq. Wellington, Salop. 



A collection of Fossils from the mountain limestone, from Sir 

 Thomas Deane, Dundanion Castle, county Cork. 



Twenty skins of Birds, fr-om India, by J. Leech, Esq. 



A Guanaco, several additions to the osteological collection, and a 

 fine collection of Shells, from Mazatlan, by Mr. Hulse, Natui-alist, 

 Dale Street. 



The shells just alluded to, have been classified and beautifully ar- 

 ranged on glass tablets, by the Rev, P. P. Carpenter, of Warrington, 

 to whom special thanks are justly due. 



A Seal and other specimens of . Osteology, by Mr. Atkins, Zoolo- 

 gical Gardens. 



A collection of Chinese Arms and AccQutrements, by II. C. Beloe, 

 Esq, 



Minor donations have also been received from the following parties, 

 Mr. J. Chandley, Captain Moore, (ship John Matthie), Captain Tweedie, 

 (ship Marion Moore), Mr. G. Cummins, Mr. Aspinall, (Chester), Mr. 

 W. H. Weightman, Mr. James Orme, Miss Westhead, Mr, Cliffe, Mr. 

 Pumell, Mr. Byerley, Captain Frazer, (ship Athole), Mr. James 

 Feeny, Captain Matthews, (Steam Ship Great Britain), Mr. W. Cross, 

 Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Hardingham, Mr. McAndi-ew, Mr. E. D. Glynne, 

 Mr. J. G, Morris, Mr, Eck, and Captain Chapman, (Brig Damaris.) 



It will be perceived that several of these donations are from Cap- 

 tains of vessels ; these specimens have chiefly been preserved in spirit ; 

 and it is very desirable that it should be known that Captains of ships 

 and travellers generally, have it in their power to add materially to the 

 interest of the Collection, with very little cost or trouble to themselves, 

 by presei-ving in spirit any suitable objects within their po-vscr, not only 

 birds and the smaller quadrupeds, but especially reptiles, fishes, Crus- 

 tacea, mollusca, and insects, in which the Museum is deficient. 



Donations have been promised from various quarters abroad. 

 Soon after the opening of the Institution, a valuable donation of 

 casts trom fossils brought from the Himalaya Moimtains was made by 

 the Honourable East India Company. A fmthcr donation from the 



