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specimens, verified from his own observations, have been carefully 
noted on the tablets. By these important donations the number of 
drawers containing organic remains of the crag has been increased 
from 10 to 27. Mr. Wood has at the same time prepared a new 
catalogue of the whole of this part of the collection. 
Three drawers of shells from the freshwater and upper marine 
strata from Headon Hill and Hordwell Cliff have now been introdu- 
ced for the first time, the specimens having been almost all present- 
ed by Mr. Wood from his private cabinet. 
Of the Wealden beds (including the Purbeck) 6 drawers of or- 
ganic remains and several of rocks have been arranged, which con- 
tain specimens presented by Dr. Fitton. 
Of the Kimmeridge clay, 3 drawers of organic remains, besides 
several of rocks also, principally given by Dr. Fitton; of the Coral 
Rag, 8 drawers, containing organic remains from various con- 
tributors; of the lower calcareous grit, 3 drawers, the specimens 
of which were previously unnamed; of the Oxford clay, 2 draw- 
ers of organic remains; of cue rock, 2; of cornbrash, 3; cf 
forest marble, 4; of Bradford clay, 3; of great oolite, 12; of pation 
rior oolite, 9 ; ae marlstone, 4, consisting principally of specimens 
presented by Mr. Murchison. 
Of lias, 12 drawers, into which fossils presented by Lord Cole 
have been mtroduced. 
Of all the above 73 drawers of organic remains from the Britisia 
Secondary Rocks Mr. Wood has provided new catalogues. ' 
The labours of the Curator have not extended to the arrangement 
of the fossils of the formations below the Oolitic series, including 
the Lias: we beg however to state shortly the condition of the et 
seum as respects these deposits. 
The New Red Sandstone has hitherto presented few organic: re- 
mains, but most of those which have been found, including the shells 
and ichthyolites of the Keuper, and some of the plants of the “ Bun- 
ter Sandstein ” are in our collection. 
Of the Magnesian Limestone we possess some good and charac- 
teristic specimens (a few of which still require to be named), but 
the donation of some of the characteristic fishes and rarer saurians 
of this formation are still important desiderata. 
The Museum is pretty abundantly stored with Organic remains of 
the Carboniferous System, particularly with plants of the Coal beds 
and shells of the Mountain Limestone, but still we beg to invite col- 
lectors tg enrich it by donations, particularly of fishes from the dif- 
ferent strata of this vast group. 
The arrangement of the Fossils of the Old Red Sandstone and 
Silurian Systems has been undertaken by Mr. Murchison. 
Foreign Collection.—This collection consists of 700 drawers of 
specimens of rocks and organic remains from all parts of the world, 
exclusive of the British Isles, arranged topographically. The Cura- 
tor has drawn up an index catalogue, and affixed letters and nnm-. 
bers to the drawers referred toin the catalogue. ‘This work, recom- 
mended by the Museum Committee of last year, has, from the ex- 
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