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copper coin, by a dexterous shake of the hand. Presented by J. 
Reeves , Esq. Scales and nests of weights; mirrors. The large one 
presented by Robert Brown, Esq. Pillow for the head; box for hold¬ 
ing the punishment billets of a military mandarin, which are throwm 
dow r n to mark the number of blows of the bamboo to be inflicted. 
Presented by Sir E. Belcher, R.N. Label which has been sus¬ 
pended to a malefactor; ancient bronze vase, made in the epoch Seuen 
t!h. (a. d. 1424-34). Presented by R. Crawford . Spoon, knife, 
fork, and chopstick; banknote for 1000 cash, or a dollar, issued in 
the city of Soo-chow 7 -foo. Presented by Sir G. T. Staunton, Bart. 
Shark’s fin, to make soup. Presented by G. Tradescant Lay, Esq. 
Chinese bell; pipe. Presented by Sir E. Belcher, R.N. 
Case 3 . Shelf 1. Objects from China continued. Agalmatolite 
figure of Kwan-yin, the goddess of mercy. Presented by G. Tradescant 
Lay, Esq. Shelves 2, 3. Gilt figures of a female and male divinity, 
the latter holding in his hand an amulet, on w T hich are inscribed the 
names of different internal parts of the body. Taken during the war 
from a private chapel behind How 7 -qua’s hong. Presented by Sir E. 
Belcher, R. N. 
Cases 4, 5. Shelf 1. Urh heen or “two-stringed” Chinese fiddle; 
pepa or balloon-shaped guitar, made of wootung wood; san heen or 
“three-stringed” guitar, made of swan wood, covered with the skin of the 
tan snake; yue kin or “moon-shaped” guitar, made of sw 7 an che wood ; 
hwang teih or Chinese flutes, made of bamboo, with the second hole 
covered with a film said to be taken 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 jubal’s organ. 
All from China, and presented by G. Tradescant Lay, Esq., and 
figured in his work “ The Chinese as they are,” p. 75 and following. 
Shelf 2. The kin or scholar’s lute, often alluded to in ancient books ; 
the yang kin or “ dulcimer,” and a pair of sticks used as castanets by 
beggars to call attention to their cries. Presented by G. Tradescant 
Lay, Esq. Shelf 3. Tablet set up in honour of a widow 7 , 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 
Japan. 
Cases 6, 7. Shelf 1. Various figures of Buddha, and his attendants, 
from Birmah, in wood, alabaster, and terracotta, one under the figure 
of a gigantic serpent, chiefly presented by Captain Strafford. Shelf 
2. Various figures of divinities of the Hindu Pantheon, in bronze. 
Shelf 3. Figures of Hindu divinities, in alabaster, coloured; the bull 
Nandi, and lingams; a guitar, elaborately carved in ivory, and an ivory 
carving of a Hindu divinity; ancient copperplates, containing grants 
of land; ancient vessels, measures, and Hindu mathematical instru¬ 
ment. 
Cases 8, 9. Shelf 1. Figures of Hindu divinities in wood. Shelf 2. 
Native models of various casts; principally from Nctrthern India. 
Shelf 3. Sw r ord and hat of the Tepeher tribe, Sikkhim country. 
Presented by T. H. Kelly, Esq. Powder horn from Burtpoor. Pre¬ 
sented by Dr. Jephson. Affghan pistol and cloak, the latter presented 
