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Eighteen specimens of Peruvian Pottery ; presented by ^Ir. William Todd 

 Naylor, per ]\Ir. Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. 



A specimen of Tappa, or Native Cloth, made from the inner bark of the 

 Paper Mulberry {Broussonetia papyrifa-d), from Pitcairn Island ; presented by 

 Fleet-Surgeon J. Linton Palmer, K.N. 



A Portrait, in oil, of Seth Pennington, the Liverpool Potter, and a pair of 

 blue and white Porcelain Pickle Dishes, made by him, and preserved in his 

 family ; presented by Mr. C. L. Pennington. 



Samples of Gun Flints, frpm Norfolk, and samples of Venetian Beads (both 

 being .shipped at present date to West Africa) ; presented, for comparison with 

 antiques, by Mr. F. Radcliffe. 



A Box of Money Changer's Weights and Scales, bought at Sienna, 1873; 

 a small Earthenware Jug, of Schramberg Ware ; and a cream-coloured Pottery 

 Mug, of Liverpool Ware (?) ; presented by Mr. P. H. Rathbone. 



A Wedgwood Cup and Saucer, red and blue floral pattern, gilded ; presented 

 by Mr. Benson Rathbone. 



A printed Bowl of Cream Ware (portraits of Washington, T. Fletcher, 

 and Shelton), and an opaque Glass Mug with landscape and figures, old Bristol 

 glass (?) ; jjresented by Mr. John Sale. 



A carved Wood Block, till lately used in Liverpool for printing Wall Papers 

 by hand ; and a Snake, in terra cotta, from Central America ; presented by 

 Mr. H. Ecroyd Smith. 



Cast taken from a Danish Tombstone found in St. Paul's Churchyard, 

 London ; presented by the Society of Antiquai-ies. 



PURCHASES. 



The principal purchases have been as follows : — 



Two specimens of rare Lemurs and fifty other Mammals, including several 

 kinds from Madagascar. 



A young specimen of Owen's Apteryx and thirty-six other Birds. 



Ten specimens of Fish. 



A Skeleton of the Lyre Bird of Australia and forty-five other Skeletons and 

 Skulls. 



A specimen of the Bee Parasite {Siyloijs) and twenty-three other Insects 

 mounted for the Microscope. 



Forty specimens of Crustacea and forty-eight specimens of Starfishes, «kc., 

 chiefly from the Mauritius and Western Australia, 



