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A small carved Chinese Figure, in white jade, (a man reclining) ; 

 presented by Mr. Joseph Marsden. 



The Sword of a Sword Fish, and piece of ship's timber penetrated by 

 the same, from the ship " Miletus," struck by the fish on the voyage from 

 Liverpool to Bombay in 1865 ; preseuted by Mr. R. C. Mellor. 



A specimen of Cone-in-Coue, an argillaceous Ironstone, used in the 

 making of Roman Cement, from St. Helens ; presented by Mr. John 

 Mercer. 



A rare Sea Worm, (Ampin nome, ) irom. the Indian Ocean; presented 

 by Capt. Mesuard, ship " Thomas Seddon." 



A Stone Celt and a Stone Spear Head, found near the Water Gap by 

 the source of the Delaware River, New Jersey, U.S.A. ; Five Fossil 

 Teeth, &c. from the Phosphate beds, Ashley River, near Charleston, 

 South Carolina ; a dried Physalia ; Eight Minerals from the United 

 States ; Three Vertebraj and Three Shark's Teeth, (fossil), from Ashley 

 River ; Nine Fish and Two Clams, from the New York Fish Market ; 

 a living specimen of Frog Fish, [Vheironectes pictus), from the Gulf -weed 

 of the North Atlantic ; Six living Terrapins or Water-Tortoises, from 

 New York ; a living Cirrhiped, from, the Gulf-weed ; ten living 

 Molluscs (N'assa ohsoleta) from Long Island Sound ; a large expanded 

 specimen of Hyalaa; specimens of Shells (Pecten Magellanicus, JS'assa, 4'C.) 

 Echinoderms (Scutella) ; a Sea Mouse {Aphrodita), and other specimens 

 dredged in thirty fathoms, off Nantucket Shoals ; specimens of 

 Sappliirina, (a minute iridescent crustacean), and other Marine Specimens 

 collected in the North Atlantic ; also, numerous specimens of Chain 

 Salpa; in fine condition, both dry and in spirit, from the North Atlantic ; 

 collected and presented by Capt. J. H. Mortimer, ship "Isaac Webb," 

 Associate of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



A specimen of Porphyritic Granite from St. Just, Cornwall ; pre- 

 sented by Mr. G. H. Morton, F.G.S. 



Three soft-bodied MoUusca (two Philine allied to Aperia and one 

 other), dredged in 7^ fathoms in the Gulf of Suez ; and presented by 

 Capt. Murray, P. & O. Steam-ship . 



Nest of a Leaf Cutting Bee (Megac/nk) ; presented by IVIr. R. S. 

 Norris. 



Two Beetles (Stei-nocera sternicornis ?) from Ceylon; presented by 

 Mr. S. Sandbach Parker, 



Five living Freshwater Fish {Pcecilia tmimaculata), from San 

 Clemente, Rio de Janeiro ; a Snake Lizard (Pi/gopus) and Six other 



