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" to a great number of children. Here we had 504 present for the 

 " ' History of Bread ' and I venture to say that they will not forget 

 " the history. During the week I have been round the various 

 " classes and questioned them on what they had seen, and really the 

 " impression it had made upon them astonished me." 



Donations. 



A Model of a Dry Gas Meter ; presented by Messrs. W. & B. Cowan, 

 per Mr. Edward Allen. 



The Head of a Fossil Fish, from the London Clay, Isle of Sheppey ; 

 presented by Surgeon-Colonel S. Archer. 



Two specimens (male and female) of West African Lepidoptera, 

 Nymjihalis tridates ; presented by Mj-. G. Morel-Deville. 



A collection of Minerals, Rocks, Fossils, &c., presented by Mrs. 

 Drakeford. •' This collection consists of a large number of Geological 

 Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils. Amongst the Rock specimens are some 

 very fine examples of Granite, Sj-enite, Porphyry, Gneiss, Mica Schist, 

 and representative minerals illustrating almost every geological formation 

 I'rom the Lower Silurian to the Upper Tertiaries. The Fossils are 

 principally Chalk and Lias : the Fish bones, scales, teeth, and spines are 

 both rare and fine ; the Lias Ammonites are interesting, and many of 

 them are new to the collection. A small tray of Minerals has been 

 selected, containing Ores of Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Titanium, Zinc, as 

 well as some very interesting forms of Iron, one of which is quite 

 new to me." — F.P.M. 



A Shark, new to the Collection, from the Bay of Biscay ; jiresented 

 by Messrs. Harley and Miller. 



A tine specimen of Albatross, DiomecUa extdans, from the Pacific ; 

 presented by Captain W. H. Kidley, s.s. Ionic. 



A Model of a Gas Meter ; presented by Mr. ^V'illiam King, Memb. 

 Inst. C.E. 



Two Canaries, Fringilla canaria ; presented by Mr. A. G. McCulloch. 



A specimen of the Bohemian Waxwing Chatterer, Ampelis rjarndus. 

 sliot at Simouswood ; presented by the Executors of the late Matthew 

 McKerrow, per Mr. J. M. Ferguson. 



