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ETHNOGRAPHICAL ROOM. 
In the centre of the Room are placed— 
Model of the Thugs, made by a native artist at Madras. Pre-^ 
sented hy^Mrs. B. W. Horne. 
A model of a movable temple, called in the Carnatic, Therup, or 
Rhudum. Presented hy Charles Marsh, Esq., 1793. 
A Chinese bell, from a Buddhist temple near Ningpo. On the 
top is the Imperial dragon, the national emblem of China, crouching, 
and forming the handle. Beneath this is the orifice where the 
clapper has been placed. The upper part is decorated with figures 
of Buddh, cast in salient relief, and covered with an inscription, also 
in relief, separated by four broad bands, of lai-ge characters, being 
eight lines of poetry relative to the Buddhist religion, out of one of the 
religious books of this sect. The smaller inscriptions, in Chinese and a 
Sanscrit character, are entitled the Prayer of Ftih ( Buddh); with a list of 
names of believing doctors and faithful ladies. The inscriptions at the 
lower part contain a similar list of names, and the nam.es and titles of 
the makers, of the authorities of the Teen-pe-ling temple, and of 
the civil and military officers of the city of Ningpo under whom the 
bell w’as cast, in the 19th regnal year of Taou Kwang, the late 
emperor, the 36th cyclary year, on a morningr of the eighth moon 
(a.d. 1839-40). Presented hy HER MAJESTY, \SA4:. 
Model in cork, of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli. 
A plaster cast of the shield of Achilles. Modelled by Flaxman. 
Against the pilasters are placed : 
A colossal figure of the Burmese Idol, Gaudma, in gilt wood. Pre¬ 
sented hy Cant. Marry at, R.N. 
An inlaid Indian Cabinet. 
Cases 1, 2. China. —Shelf 1. Mock spears, placed on the walls 
of Woosung to intimidate the British forces, found there in 1842, Three 
soldiers’ hats; bow and arrows, one to give a signal by whistling; 
an arrow, with a rocket attached, from Woosung. Presented hy 
Capt. Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. Matchlock; vane of a boat; 
sailor’s hat; military boots; shoes, one pair presented hy Mr. Culli- 
ford; a pair for a lady; ladies’ gloves; slow match, and sight of a 
cannon. Presented hy Sir E. Belcher, R.N. Tally of a Chinese 
soldier, from Woosung, having on it “ Camp at Woosung,” and 
“ Main Guard—Soo tih lung. 36 years of age, native of Paou Shan 
heen.” Presented hy Capt. Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. Label 
of a cannon. Presented hy Hugh Welch Diamond, Esq. Shelf 
2. Various figures of Chinese divinities and ascetics of the different 
sects; animals, &c. Shelf 3. Teen ping, or Chinese steel-yards, used 
in weighing out silver, and for the ordinary purposes of life; chiefly 
from Sir Hans Shane's collection. Swan pan, or abaci, for keeping 
accounts. Money changer’s board, which holds a hundred pieces of 
cash, or small copper change, by a dexterous shake of the hand. 
Presented hy T. Reeves, Esq. Scales and nests of w'eights. Brass 
padlock. Presented hy Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. Mirrors, 
some with the handles, and of the class called magic; the largest 
presented hy Robert Brown, Esq. Pair of Chinese spectacles in 
their shagreen leather case; shoe-horn, with brushes for cleaning 
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