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In the department of Comparative Anatomy several curious 

 subjects have been prepared and presented by Mr. H. Chris- 

 tian, Jun. 



The Fossil and Geological departments have received many 

 accessions from various members and friends during the year; 

 probably the specimen of greatest interest, is a new form of 

 Carbonate of Iron, collected by Lord Grenock and Sir J. M. 

 Tylden (and presented by the latter gentleman), from the thin 

 layer of Green Sand enclosing lignite at Hythe: in every 

 case the Iron appears on the lignite, and is probably of recent 

 formation, if not at the present moment crystalizing, as in no 

 instance has it hitherto been found in situ. Mr. R. Dadd, 

 Curator of the Chatham Museum, has given the Tooth of an 

 Elephant from the Plastic Clay incumbent on the Chalk near 

 that town, with several Chalk Fossils ; and J. B. Gunnell, 

 Esq. has added to the Osseous remains, several specimens 

 from the London Clay at Whitstable. 



In Mineralogy forty-eight very valuable and illustrative 

 specimens have been received from the Rhone near Lyons, 

 through the kindness of E. S. Curling, Esq., containing ex- 

 cellent specimens of Granite, Mica, Feldspar, crystalized 

 Carbonate of Lime, Pyrites, &c., as well as a smaller series 

 from Mont Blanc and contiguous situations ; these will be ex- 

 tremely useful to future Lecturers on Mineralogy and Geology. 



A complete revision of the series of Coins has been com- 

 menced by Colonel Gordon of Walmer, to whom the Society 

 are deeply indebted for the improvements he has effected in 

 the disposition of the specimens, as well as for many addi- 

 tions he has introduced during the progress of the work. 



Amongst the objects of peculiar interest in that department 

 entitled Illustrations of the Manners and Customs of different 

 Nations, must be mentioned several exquisitely carved Canoe 

 Paddles, &c., presented by Mrs. H. Croasdill and H. S. 

 Hodges, esq. A Chinese Chair wholly made; from Bamboo, from 

 Mr. G. Ncamc. An Oriental Manuscript from S. Sherwood, Esq. 



