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Society : — Charles Darwin, Esq., for an extensive and rich col- 

 lection of Mammalia and Birds, collected chiefly in South 

 America ; J. B. Harvey, Esq. ; Prof. Boyer ; B. Houghton 

 Hodgson, Esq. ; Capt. Mallard ; Lieut. Breton ; Robt. Inglis, 

 Esq. ; R. Mackay, Esq. ; and C. Read, Esq. The Society is 

 also indebted to R. C. Mellish, Esq., for a collection of Birds' 

 Skins ; to Lady Amherst for several Skins of rare Mammalia, 

 including the Thar ; and to Lady W. Bentinck, for Specimens 

 from New Holland ; from the Duke of Northumberland has 

 been received the Skin of a Leucoryx ; and some Argus Phea- 

 sants from Lady C. Boileau ; from Mrs. Alex. Kerr, a small 

 collection of Birds' Skins; from J. Taylor, Esq., a collection of 

 Birds' Skins ; and skins of two young Giraffes from Mons. Thi- 

 baut. 



Among other Donors to the Museum may also be mentioned 

 J. Hearne, Esq. ; C. Appleyard, Esq. ; J. Capper, Esq., G. 

 Vaughan, Esq. ; Capt. Green ; W. Taylor, Esq. ; — Schom- 

 berg, Esq. ; Lord Teignmouth, &c. &c. 



Farm at Kingston. 



The House and leasehokl portion of the Society's late 

 Farm at Kingston continues let to James Wardrop, Esq., for 

 the same amount of rent at which it is held by the Society. 



On the 31st of October last the Council authorized the offer- 

 ing by Auction 2a. Ik. IOp. of the freehold part of the So- 

 ciety's Land at Kingston, in the same lot with some adjoining 

 land not belonging to the Society, and the sum of £281 35. 

 has been awarded to the Society for the above-mentioned 

 quantity, together with the fence standing thereon. When 

 the purchase shall have been completed, which it is expected 

 to be in a short time, the Council propose to sell the remain- 

 ing portion of the Society's Freehold Land at Kingston, con- 

 sisting of 5a. Or. 17^p. by public auction ; unless in the mean 

 time an eligible offer should be made by private contract. 



