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" The Museum has received many valuable donations since the 

 last Anniversary, of which the following are the most important : — 



I. British Specimens. 



" A Collection of Fossil bones, from the Diluvium near Brentford; 

 ^ presented by the Rev. J. H. Randolph, F.G.S. 

 Fossils of the mountain limestone, from Closeburn, Dumfriesshire; 



presented by J. S. Menteith, Esq. 

 Various specimens of sandstone, conglomerate, and organic remains 



from Caithness; presented by the Rev. A. Sedgwick, V.P.G.S. 



Woodwardian Professor, Cambridge; and R. I. Murchison, Esq. 



For. Sec. G.S. F.R.S. &c. 

 Specimen of Ichthyosaurus intermedius; presented by H. T. De la 



Beche, Esq. F.R.S. G.S. &c. 

 Specimens of Fossil vegetables in Coal-shale, from Merthyr Tydfil 



in Glamorganshire; presented by Charles Stokes, Esq. F.R.S. 



S.A. G.S. &c. 

 Organic remains, found in digging the New Basin of the London 



Docks; presented by Henry Palmer, Esq. Engineer to the London 



Docks. 

 Specimens of Fossil antlers, and remains of a species of Deer, and 



Fossil remains of a species of Ox, found above the Chalk at Graves- 

 end : presented by the Earl of Darnley, and William Gladdish, 



Esq. F.G.S. &c. 

 Two specimens of antlers of the Irish Elk ; presented by the Rev. 



W. Buckland, D.D. V.P.G.S. F.R.S. Professor of Mineralogy in 



the University of Oxford. 

 Fossils of the London Clay, &c. from Highgate; presented by Ber- 

 nard Geary Snow, Esq. F.G.S. 

 Casts of Bones of Fossil Crocodiles ; presented by the Rev. W. D. 



Conybeare, F.R.S. G.S. &c. 

 Specimens of Fossil shells, rocks, &c. ; presented by Sir Alexander 



Cricbton, M.D. F.R.S. G.S. &c. 



II. Foreign Specimens. 



" Modern columnar Lava, — from the coulee of Jaujac, at the bridge 

 of Naigles, Ardeche; presented by the Rev. Dr. Buckland, 

 V.P.G.S. &c. 



Casts of Fossil bones of various animals, particularly of the Plesio- 

 saurus and Mososaurus ; presented by the Baron Cuvier, For. 

 Mem. R.S. and G.S. &c. &c. &c. 



Fossil bones from the Caverns of Echenoz, near Vesoul ; presented 

 by J. B. Pentland, Esq. 



Specimens from the vicinity of Christiania ; presented by M. Otto 

 Tank. 



Specimens from the River Colombia, N.W. coast of America; pre- 

 sented by Mr. Alexander Douglas. 



Specimens to illustrate a Paper on the Volcanic Districts of Central 

 France; presented by C. Lyell, Esq. V.P.G.S. F.R.S. &c, and 

 R. I. Murchison, Esq. For. Sec. G.S. F.R.S. &c. 



