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that abound along the whole course of the river within this high 

 flood level, and in the great alluvial delta that extends from a little 

 below Prome to Rangoon and the gulf of Martaban. 



The recent bones and recent wood which he observed to be stranded 

 on some of these islands, were not in a state of progress towards 

 becoming mineralized, but were falling rapidly to decay. 



The existence Of so many animal remains analogous to those that 

 occur in the diluvium of Europe, in a matrix which so nearly re- 

 sembles that diluvium, and which so decidedly differs from the allu- 

 vium, and freshwater, and tertiary strata of the adjacent country, 

 seems to authorize us to refer this matrix to a similar diluvial de- 

 posit in the valley of the Irawadi* reposing irregularly upon the ter- 

 tiary and other stratified rocks, that form the basis of that district. 



Besides the tertiary strata above enumerated, there are specimens 

 of grauwacke and transition-limestone from several distant points in 

 the valley of the Irawadi between Prome and Ava, which render it 

 probable that the fundamental rocks of this valley belong to the trans- 

 ition series. 



On the north of Ava there are chains of primitive mountains 

 abounding with statuary marble, associated, as usual, with horn- 

 blende and mica slate. 



We may therefore consider it as now established, on the authority 

 of Mr. Crawfurd's notes and specimens, that the Burmese country 

 not only contains the remains of fossil animals above enumerated, 

 but also affords examples of the following geological formations, 

 which can be identified with those of Europe j namely — 



1, Alluvium. 



2. Diluvium. 



&. Freshwater Marl. 



4* London Clay and Calcaire grossier. 



5. Plastic Clay, with its sands and gravel. 



6. Transition limestone and grauwacke. 

 7- Primitive marble and mica slate. 



On the same evening, after the ordinary business of the Society 

 had been transacted, a special general meeting was held, when the 

 President having stated, that the Lords Commissioners of his Ma- 

 jesty's Treasury had been pleased to transfer to this Society some of 

 the apartments in Somerset House, formerly used as the Lottery 

 Office, and lately in tl>e possession of the Royal Society j and that a 

 sum not less than 1 000/. would be required for preparing the said 

 apartments for the reception of the Society, and the removal of their 

 Library and Collections : — 



It was resolved unanimously, 



I. On the motion of Davies Gilbert, Esq. M.P., Pres. R.S., se- 

 conded by Henry Warburton, Esq., M.P.,— That the thanks of this 

 Society be given to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners 

 of his Majesty's Treasury, for the grant which they have been pleased 

 to make to this Society, of apartments in Somerset House. 



II. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Buckland, Professor of Geology 

 at Oxford, seconded by the Rev. A. Sedgwick, Woodwardian Pro- 

 fessor 



