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Mr. J. J. Horton, jun., of Birmingham, a case of reptiles. 
Mr. Thomas Barclay, of Birmingham, a number of the most important chemical ma¬ 
nufactures of Birmingham and the district. 
Mr. J. Green, of Droitwich, specimens of Droitwich brine, rock salt, and fine crystal¬ 
lized salt. 
Messrs. J. and E. St urge, of Birmingham, a fine specimen of citric acid. 
Messrs. J. and C. Pumphrey, of Birmingham, a variety of stereographs, etc. 
Messrs. Mawson and Swan, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, photographs taken by the patent 
carbon process. 
Mr. F, B. Benger, of Manchester, specimens illustrating a new mode proposed for the 
manufacture of blue pill. 
Mr. George Johnson, of Birmingham, specimens illustrating a paper on the precipitate 
formed in ipecacuanha wine. 
Mr. Alfred Bird, of Birmingham, a six-octave set of harmonized glass bowds, a mag¬ 
netic coil, with bar to sustain great weights, a vibrating bar of copper, an ingot of lead, 
and some samples of tartaric acid and carbonate of soda, purchased in Paris. 
Mr. Alexander Parkes, of Birmingham, exhibited “Parkesine” in its various stages, 
as applied to the arts and manufactures. 
Mr. E. Hollier, of Dudley, a selection of trilobites from the Wenlock Shale and 
Limestone, Dudley, consisting of choice and unique specimens of the Calymence Blurtien- 
bachii (Dudley Locusts), different varieties of Phacops, Encrinurus , Lidias, Homalonotus , 
etc., including the celebrated Homalonotus delphinacephalus , from the cabinet of S. H. 
Blackwell, Esq. A few specimens of new and beautiful crinoids were also exhibited. 
J. Lancaster, of Birmingham, exhibited a stand of stereoscopic slides. 
G. Gore, Esq., of Birmingham, sent a case of many new, rare, and expensive chemicals 
and minerals. 
Mr. E. W. Ball, of Birmingham, exhibited Gore’s patent gas furnaces, for producing 
high temperatures by the combustion of numerous alternate layers of air, and of a mix¬ 
ture of gas and air; also an electro-magnetic engine, etc. 
Mr. H. Sugden Evans, of Liverpool, a polariscope for determining the value of essen¬ 
tial oils. 
Mr. M. Ash, of Birmingham, a variety of philosophical instruments. 
Mr. G. Thonger, of Birmingham, exhibited his patent poison labels, and a variety of 
photographs. 
Mr. E. Wheeler, of London, microscopes and microscopic objects, including Trichinis 
spiralis , Entozoa folliculorum , and Eerie Sola, besides a variety of English, French, and 
German anatomical preparations. 
Mr. Browning, of London, a display of microscopes, wflth Mr. Sorby’s application of 
the spectroscope, for the detection of blood-stains. 
Mr. S. U. Jones, of Leamington, exhibited some beautiful transparent injections, 
human and animal; also, a number of the new American pharmaceutical preparations, 
etc. 
Mr. E. Mander, of Birmingham, a revolving stereoscopic stand and transparent slides. 
Messrs. Johnson, Matthey, and Co., of London, a platinum boiler, for the concentra¬ 
tion of sulphuric acid; a platinum still; a nozzle for the tube used by workmen in 
glass-blowing, covered with platinum; a platinum ingot, value £1125 ; and a gold and 
platinum series, from the various countries where they are found. They also contributed 
rough castings of magnesium, as well as specimens of wire and tape of the same metal. 
Mr. Croucher, of Birmingham, showed a patent flexible diaphragm, for the preserva¬ 
tion of liquids in casks, and patent electric valves for regulating the passage of gas, 
air, and other fluids. 
Mr. Sadler, of Birmingham, a collection of magnetic, chemical, photographic, and 
pneumatic apparatus. 
Mr. T. G. Musson, of Birmingham, contributed a dissecting microscope and improved 
frog plate, pride-of-India and castor-oil plants, case of foreign birds, palmetto baskets, 
etc., two pictures, sea fan, sea porcupine, marbled angle (a rare fish), etc. 
Mr. Geo. Ensell, glass and stone bottle manufacturer, a variety of glass vases, Parian 
busts, large richly-cut toilet bottles, and opaque glass ointment and confection jars, case 
of foreign birds, etc. 
Mr. E. Snape supplied a fine collection of pictures. 
