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of squid ; Mr. Nash, section of clematis ; and ]\Ir. AV. H. Smith, a 

 flea. Mr. Ft. Glaisyer and Mr. Hubert Saunders also displayed 

 interesting objects of the same class. Among the other exhibit.s 

 were vacuum tubes, revolving and shewn by electricity, by Mr. 

 Capon ; automatic spectroscope, showing the original dra^nng of 

 l^^ebula, in Orion, by Mr. H. Pratt ; a fine assortment of fossils 

 from the alluvial deposits of the Thames, British butterflies, by 

 Mr. T. W. Wonfor ; foriegn butterflies, by Mr. J. Wells ; British 

 and foreign beetles, by Mr. A. Dowsett ; an ingenious invention of 

 a continuous self-acting railway brake, sho^vn by a model by Mr. 

 E. D. Smith ; a beautifully carved set of ivory chessmen (Chinese)^ 

 by Mr. H. Saunders ; ammonites, by Mr. Dennant ; cuiiosities of 

 great age, including an ancient Greek statuette, and a lady's foot 

 (mummy) from Memphis, by Mr. AV. Saunders ; a choice collection 

 of shells, by Miss Glaisyer ; a stereoscope, two fine kaleidoscopes, 

 and some very beautiful pictures of foreign scenery, liy Mr. G. 

 Nash ; peculiar looking Cliinese agricultural implements, and 

 Chinese porcelain tea sets, lent by *the Yen. Archdeacon Grey ; 

 curiosities of various kinds brought home by Lieutenant Carpenter 

 from the Challenger Expediton. Mr. Alderman Brigden, J.P., 

 exhibited the magnificent sword presented to him during his 

 mayoralty by the Sultan of Zanzibar, on the occasion of his 

 Majesty's visit to Brighton in 1875. Mr. James Ashbury, M.P., 

 also lent two splendid Japanese swords. Close to these were some 

 strange looking ol)jects Mhich attracted considerable attention. 

 They were Cliinese gods and goddesses, together with two Chinese 

 \otive tal)let3 from one of the temples. One of the latter was 

 presented to a goddess by a high class native for giving him a sou 

 and heir, and the other was given as a testimonial to a doctor, by 

 the inhabitants of 96 villages, for effecting marvellous cures in 

 some particular complaint. During the evening highly interesting 

 lectures were delivered, and were all well patronised by the 

 company. 



