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Staffordshire Ware ; A Vase of early Silver Lustre Staffordshire 

 Ware ; and an Oval Fruit Dish of Basket Work ; presented by- 

 Mr. Henry Buxton. 



A large Crab, from Pedro Banks, South of the Island of Jamaica ; 

 presented by Capt. A. Campbell, barque " 1st of May." 



A Sucking Fish {Remora ), with white longitudinal bands, 



from Natal Bay, collected and presented by Mr. G-. L. Chavannes. 



A Chameleon, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa ; presented by 

 the Editor of " Science Gossip." 



A young Chameleon (one of seven born alive., in the possession 

 of Lady Cust at the end of July, 1868, and died within a few days) ; 

 presented by the Honourable Lady Cust. 



A living Tortoise Shell Turtle {Chelonia imhricata) from Florida ; 

 presented by Captain Davis, Bootle. 



The Shell (upper and lower) of a rare species of Mud Turtle 

 {Trionyx nilotica), brought to the Cameroons from the far interior ; 

 presented by Capt. Davis, ship " Mandingo," per Mr. E. J. Keen. 



A very fine specimen of a small Spotted Sting Eay (genus Taen- 

 iura) from Singapore ; presented by Mr. S. Davies, per Mr. F. 

 Archer. 



The following objects bequeathed by the late Capt. Dayman, 

 E.N. : One large Gold Medal, presented to him by the City of New 

 York ; One large Gold Medal, presented by the Chamber of Com- 

 merce and Citizens of New York ; and an Address on vellum, pre- 

 sented to him by the Mayor and Corporation of New York, and 

 rolled on a piece of Telegraph Cable with clasp and ends of gold — 

 commemorative of the part taken by him, as commander of H.M.S.S. 

 " Gorgon," in laying the first Telegraphic Cable between Europe and 

 America, in August, 1858. 



A Cabinet of Insects (chiefly collected by an Expedition sent 

 in 1840 from Knowsley to the interior of South Africa) ; presented 

 by the Earl of Derby, K.G. 



An extremely fine Group of Coral (Madreporaformosa) collected 

 in Annesley Bay, and presented by Capt. Donald, ship " Preston." 



A Death's Head Moth, caught in the Mediterranean, about 90 

 mUes off the coast of Malta ; part of the Snout of a Swordfish {His- 

 tiophorus) taken from a small steam hole in the hull of the iron 

 steamer " Ecuador," July 22, 1850, by the Commander, Captain 

 S. T. Downes, and by him presented to the Museum, with explana- 

 tory note. 



