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mount ; the whole of the British Hawk-moths, including the very rare 

 Sesia Audreniformis, in one ornamental mount ; various rare exotic 

 insects. Skulls and horns of Tiger, various Deer, &g., &c. Other 

 exhibits in this department were : — Long-eared Owls, living specimens, 

 by Mr. C. E. B. Hewitt; Pike, 28^1bs. and 20Jlbs., from Langorse Lake, 

 Wales, and Barbel, S^lbs., from Thames, by Mr. Adams Parker ; Pike, 

 34^1bs., from Langorse Lake, Wales, and Goosanders, Male and Female, 

 from Langorse Lake. Wales, by Mr. G. E. Hill ; Pike from Earl's 

 Wood Pool, by Mr. John AUday ; a fine specimen of Deer's Head, 

 (mounted,) by Mr. Henry Griifiths, jun. ; Articulated Human Skull, a 

 remarkably fine specimen, by Mr. W. E. Hughes. Mr. A. Franklin, 

 Taxidermist, Bix'miugham, showed a collection of Birds, including Argus 

 Pheasants from India, Capercailzies from Scotland, Heron in fine 

 adult plumage, blue and yellow Macaw, sooty and snowy Owls, Swallow- 

 tailed Kite, white Eobin, and cream-coloured Sparrow, a large collec- 

 tion of British Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, and eggs, cocoon, and Uving 

 specimens of Bombyx Pernii. 



General Science was represented by the Phonograph, Telephones, and 

 Microphone, exhibited in operation by Mr. Lawson Tait ; a Microphone 

 (new construction) and various optical and scientific apparatus, by Mr, 

 W. J. Lancaster; microscopic mounting and collecting appajatus, and 

 various scientific instruments, by E. Bailey ; Chance's Compound 

 Glass Lenses for the electric light for forts and ships of war, for defence 

 against torpedo boats at night and other purposes in war, by Mr. J. 

 Kenward ; a working Model, illustrating the rigidity of the positions 

 assunaed by an endless chain suspended from a pulley and put into rapid 

 motion, by Dr. Hopkinson ; Geometric Pen, consisting of an arrange- 

 raent of wheels and levers producing a corabination of the compound 

 pendulum curves with straight lines and circles or spirals, giving an 

 infinite series of harmonic curves, by Mr. C. Pumphrey ; and a series of 

 interesting scientific experiments were exhibited by members of the 

 Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society, and comprised 

 Diifusiou Figures, Vortex Eings, Terresfal Magnetism Experiment, 

 Ai-ago's Disc, Weld's Sound Experiment and Chladni's Figures, Syren 

 and Galton's Whistle, Norremberg's Polariscope, Spectroscope, Determina- 

 tion of Oxygen in Air, Eeciprocal Combustion, &c. 



Art and ArchEEology furnished much that was attractive and inter- 

 esting. Mr. Allen E. Everitt contributed from the riches of his portfolios 

 fifty of his charming drawings, chiefly illustrative of " Old Warwickshire." 

 Thus he showed sketches of Birmingham : — Old Houses, Deritend ; 

 Digbeth Tripe House, Town Hall and Ann Street, Dog and Duck, 

 Holloway Head ; Aston : Great Staircase of the HaU, the Gallery 

 ditto, Monuments inside of Church, ditto S. side of ditto, Holte Monu- 

 ments N. aisle. Church from S.E. ; Castle Bromwich : Hall from S.W. ; 

 Chimney Piece at Sheldon Hall ; High Street, Solihull ; East End of N. 

 Aisle Solihull Church ; Berry Hall, two views ; Maxtoke Priory : The 

 Gatehouse, Central Tower of Church ; Little Packington : Church from 

 N.W. ; Berkswell : Church from S.E., Interior (under repair,) South Porch ; 

 Coombe Abbey : Queen Elizabeth's Eoom, Entrance to Chapter House ; 

 Stratford-upon-Avon : Chancel (two views,) Interior of Shakespeare's 

 Kitchen; Wixford Church, Interior; Quadrangle, Coughton Court; Old 

 Cottages at Haselour ; Old Cottages at Tiddington ; Interior of Coughton 

 Church ; Interior of Curdworth Church, Old House in Village ; Water 

 Orton : The Bridge, Old House near ditto ; Hoggerell's End, an Old 

 Farm House; Kingsbury Church from S.E.; Sutton Coldfield: Old 

 Cottage in ruins and Yew Tree; Interior of Baddesley Clinton Hall; 

 Temple Balsall : Church from S.W., Interior of Old Hall ; Eowington : 

 Village and Church, Shakspeare House ; Entrance HaU, Tamworth 

 Castle ; Old Stalls, Astley Church ; The Old Hall, Packington ; Interior 



