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interesting, coUection uf the rarer plants intligenoiis to the 

 vicinity of Bath. — Mi*. GrREEN, of Holcombe, exliibited a 

 a large and curious picture of Batli, of vvliich the date and 

 painter are unknown. We understand that it was fur- 

 merly the property of ^Ir. Ashman. — A Xorvvegian mug, 

 made of birch wood, with carved handle, cover, and feet ; 

 and also a specimen of the kind of knife wlth which the 

 carving of such vessels was done. These knives are now 

 extremely rare ; the present bears date 1742, and around 

 it the fullomng legend : " Qids Vias Domini NositP These 

 contributions were made by LIeut. W. H, Breton, r.n., 

 who also fiimished several speeimens of fossil wood froui 

 New Zealand and South Australla, and, from the latter 

 Contlnent, impressions of fossil ferns in shale, and various 

 other objects of geological interest. We must not, how- 

 ever, omit to notice speeimens of the sphceria, or Caterpillar 

 plant, a peculiar species of fimgus obtained from New 

 Zealand and Van Dieman's Land ; and last, though not 

 least, a most beautifuUy and intricately-carved spoon, re- 

 presenting the various prominent occurrences in the life of 

 cur Blessed Saviour, and which, from evideuce in the 

 possession of Lieut. W. H. Breton's family, is knoAvn to 

 have belonged to Martin Luther. — Mr. George Wood, 

 of Prior Park Buildings, contributed a jew lizard, the 

 paw of an old man kangaroo, and a snapping turtle, all 

 from South Australia. — Mr. W. Clark forwarded a very 

 magnificent specimen of madrepore. — Mrs. Dübois sent a 

 very pretty coUection of Roman coins, found in Bath, an 

 antique seal, some preserved fishes, a portion of asphaltum 

 from the Mare Mortuum, and a good specimen of Endo- 

 genites erosa, a species of fossil wood. — Dr. Sprt contri- 

 buted a large coUection of minerals and fossils ; aniong 

 the former, the bcautv of the \aricd coUection of aüatcs 



