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Seven specimens of Janthina, found on the beach at Dunmore, 

 Waterford Harbour, (/. Brittanica and /. fragilis) ; presented by Mr. 

 James Haughton, Duncannon, per Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P. 



Twelve specimens of Hippocampus (' Cavalho mcirin/w'). from Maceio, 

 Brazil ; presented by Mr. W. H. Haynes. 



A very extensive and important series of Fossils from the Coal- 

 measures, chiefly from the Railway excavation at Ravenhead, near St. 

 Helens, collected by the Rev. Henry H. Higgins, 1870 ; and a piece of 

 Roman Mosaic Pavement, imported about the beginning of the present 

 century from Smyrna, and said to have been brought from the ruins of 

 a large building at Ephesus ; presented by the Rev. H. H. Higgins. 



Four Shells, from Morocco, {Helix Bousmani, Baird ;) collected and 

 presented by the discoverer, Rev. H. Housman, per Mr. Pritchard. 



Two rare Sharks, (Rhinodon Ujpicus and Oxjjrhiua Gomphodon; the 

 only other preserved specimen of the PJiinodon iijpicus, is in the Paris 

 Museum) ; and a small Flying Opossum, (Acrohates pygmmis), from 

 Australia ; collected and presented by Capt. Husband, ship " Lightning," 

 per Mr. R. J. Keen. 



Two Models of patent compound Marine Steam Engines, with 

 surface condenser and f eedwater heater ; manufactured and presented by 

 Messrs. James Jack & Co., Victoria Engine TVorks. 



A Raft or Float of Sheep's Skin used by Natives in crossing the 

 Indus at Scinde ; and a Pupa Case made with thorns, from Bombay ; 

 presented by Mr. William Joynson. 



The Sword of a Sword Fish (Xiphias gladius) ; presented by Mr. 

 R. J. Keen. 



The Sword ot a vSword Fish, {Xiphias gladius) ; captured off George's 

 Shoal, 250 miles east of Sandy Hook ; presented by ]Mr. Kennedy, Chief 

 Officer of the R.M. S. " Scotia." 



A large living Marine Worm, {Eunice,) found in one of the Docks ; 

 presented by Mr. Joseph Leyland. 



A glazed Cabinet and Trays ; presented by the Directors of the 

 Liverpool Institute. 



Three small free British Corals, {Turlinolia miletiana), from 

 Cornwall ; presented by Mr. R. MacAndrew, per Rev. H. H. Higgins. 



Three large living Centipedes, found in Liverpool in a cargo of Rice 

 from West Africa ; presented by Mr. H. Maplesou. 



A Young Crocodile, from Old Calabar; presented by Mr. J. 

 Maguire. 



