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LIST OF BENEFACTORS. 
1836. Dr. Richard Simmons, E.R.S. 
Specimens, almost unique, of the species Mimetesite, Ido- 
crase, and Calamine. 
1837- 51. Spencer, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, P.R.S. 
Apophyllite, Andreasberg, Hartz, and various other Mine- 
rals ; also the Lid of a Sarcophagus of the Ptolemaic period ; 
a Tablet ; a wooden figure of Pasht ; and a collection of 
Manuscript Music, formed by Gaspar Selvaggi, of Naples. 
1838. Charles, Baron Farnborough. {By bequest.) 
Stock in the public Funds as an addition to the Bridge- 
water Bequest. 
1838. Sir Woodbine Parish, F.R.S. 
A large mass of Meteoric Iron, from Buenos Ayres. 
1838- 39. Colonel Howard Vyse. 
Fragments of Sarcophagus, Coffin, Bandages, and Body 
of King Mycerinus, of the 4th Egyptian dynasty ; and 
another Sarcophagus. 
1839. Colonel William Martin Leake. 
Marbles and Inscriptions from Greece. 
1840. Sir Walter Elliot. 
Numerous donations of the Animals of Southern India. 
1840. Colonel Howard Vyse, and John Shay Perring, Esq. 
A collection of miscellaneous Egyptian objects from the 
Pyramids, including tools, beads, scarabs, vases, bronze 
nails, &c. 
1841- 78. Charles Darwin, Esq. 
Frequent donations, including some of the collections 
made by him on his voyage in the " Beagle/' and his collec- 
tion of the races of the Domestic Pigeon. 
1842- 55. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Belcher. 
Zoological Collections made during the various voyages 
under his command ; Ethnographical specimens ; and a 
collection of Chinese objects. 
