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number of blows of the bamboo to be inflicted. Presented by Sir 
E. Belcher, R.IV. Ancient bronze bell; and vase made in the epoch 
Seuentih (a.jd. 1424-1434). Presented by JR. Crawford, Esq . 
Steatite seals. Presented by Dr. Sinclair . Bone thumb-ring used by 
a Tartar, engraved. From the Collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Tally 
or label which has been attached to a malefactor. Presented by 
Tradescant Lay, Esq. Boxes; vase in shape of lotus leaf. Bequeathed 
by the late R. P. Knight, Esq. Glazed vase. Presented by J. S. 
JBowerbank. An advertisement for quack pills. Cups made of the 
horn of the rhinoceros. On the top of this Case is the model of a 
Chinese junk ; a wicker shield, on which is painted the head of a tiger 
and the word Wang (royal), used by the Chinese troops; and three 
Chinese boarding pikes. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher, R.N. 
A wooden trunk, in which the Sycee silver of the Chinese ransom 
money was transported to England. Presented by Capt. Sir Everard 
Home, Bart., R.N. 
Case 3. China. — Shelf 1. Agalmatolite figure of Kwan-yin, the 
goddess of mercy. Presented by Tradescant Lay, Esq. Shelves 2, 
3. Gilt figures of a female and male divinity, the latter holding in 
his hand an amulet, on -which are inscribed the names of different in¬ 
ternal parts of the body. Taken during the war from a private chapel 
behind How-qua’s hong. Presented by Sir E. Belcher, R.N. 
Cases 4, 5. China. —Shelf 1. Urh heen, or “two-stringed” fiddle;, 
pepa, or balloon-shaped guitar, made of swan wood, covered with the 
skin of the snake, called tan ; yue kin, or “ moon-shaped ” guitar, made 
of swan che wood; hwang teih, or Chinese flutes, made of bamboo, 
with the second hole covered with a film said to be from the inside of 
a reed ; the heang teih, or Chinese clarionet; the tung keo, or brass 
horn ; a Chinese trumpet; the koo, or drum; and the shang, or Ju- 
bal’s organ. Shelf 2. The kin, or scholar’s lute, often alluded to in 
the ancient books; the yang kin, or dulcimer; a pair of sticks used as 
castanets by beggars to call attention to their cries. All presented by 
Tradescant Lay, Esq., and figured in his work, “ The Chinese as they 
are,” p. 75, and following. Chinese shuttlecock, made of feathers 
and lead, and played by being struck up by the soles of the feet; from 
Woosung. Presented by Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. Shelf 3. 
Ornamental vase or cup, carved to imitate flow r ers, made out of the 
horn of the rhinoceros, and obtained by Mr. Fortune in the N. E. pro¬ 
vinces of China. Tablet set up in honour of a widow, named Lew, 
by the Emperor’s command, in the temple of Confucius, at Choosan. 
Presented by W. B. Farrer, Esq., R.N. Fly-flaps; tombstone from 
China; box containing a needle prepared for the application of the 
moxa; surgical instruments; paints, boxes, stands, and shoes from Ja¬ 
pan ; specimens of imitation of Japan ware, made by a Dutchman. 
From Sir H. Shane’s collection. Over this Case, a circular stand, in 
two parts, decorated with twenty-two figures in high relief, represent¬ 
ing some of the principal personages of the Hindu mythology; a cir¬ 
cular plate, over which, supported by four lions, is a platform, from 
which rises a highly-decorated arch, on one side of which is Krishna, 
playing upon a pipe, attended by four females and six bulls. On the 
other side is Devi, seated, holding tw r o lotus flowers, attended by four 
persons and two elephants, who with their trunks form a canopy over 
