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Exchanges. 

 Received from the British Museum, in exchange for Vole and Skull, 

 from Kashmir, three Squirrels, Sciurus caiiicqis, Sciurus atrodorsalis, 

 Sciurus palmariim; two Rats, Nesorkia bengalensis, Mus losea, and one 

 Shrew, Crocidura murina. 



Specimens of Siren and Skink, in spirit, received from Prof. G. W. 

 Howes in exchange for a specimen of Xenopus Tadpole from West 

 Africa. 



MAYER MUSEUM. 



A selected group of Nautical Instruments and Liverpool Pottery, 

 illustrative of local shipping, was prepared for the Naval Exhibition, held 

 in the Walker Art Gallery. 



By permission of the Committee a set of electrotypes of Merovingian 

 Coins, found in St. Martin's Churchyard, Canterbury, and now in this 

 Museum, were prepared for the Rev. Canon Routledge. 



Dr. Samuel Smiles having undertaken to write a new life of Josiah 

 Wedgwood, applied for the loan of the volumes of " Wedgwood's 

 Letters," now in this collection, which request was granted. 



Mr. Evan Roberts, of Manchester, has lent for exhibition an 

 interestiug series of 580 watches, illustrative of the various forms and 

 methods of decoration from an early period to a recent date. 



The reserve cases in the great hall have again been of great service 

 for the periodical exhibition of selected groups of objects, which, owing 

 to want of room, are not on constant exhibition ; and during the year 

 the collection of Chinese Lxlustrial Objects presented by Consul Parker, 

 a selection of objects from Morocco, &c., have occupied them. 



Donations. 

 Flint Arrow-heads and fragments of Urns from an old Indian burial 

 mound, Lake Weir, Marion Co., Florida ; collected and presented by Mr. 

 J. Duncan Stoward, 



Stone and Flint Implements from Trout, Cat, and God's Lakes, and 

 Bear Rapids, Winnipeg River, Canada ; also fragment of Urns from 

 Indian burial mounds ; collected and presented by Mr. G. Mitchell. 



