METEORIC STONES IN INDIA. 18^. 



burg). I have also found the following Corniferous species in the 

 Oriskanj -.—Zaphrentis spatiosa (Billings); Z. prolijtca (Billings); 

 Michelinia convexa (Dorb) ; Favosites hemispJierica (Tandell and 

 Shumard). 



It is plain from the facts above stated, that a considerable time 

 elapsed between the deposition of the Onondaga and the Oriskany 

 Sandstone formations; and it is clearly shewn that the condition 

 favourable to the deposition of chert commenced previous to the 

 deposition of the sand. If, then, there is no doubt that the succeed- 

 ing strata belong to the Devonian, it must seem reasonable to place 

 the Oriskany in that system to which in so many ways it stands the 

 more closely related. 



JOHN DeCBW, 



P. L. S. 



Cayuga, June, 1862. 



METEORIC STONES IN INDIA. 



The following documents relating to a fall of Meteoric stones in 

 India, afford a pleasing proof of the interest felt by Her Majesty's 

 representatives in all parts of the world in collecting and making 

 known facts bearing on scientific inquiries, and they possess a special 

 value from the authentic character of the information communicated. 

 We lay the whole before our readers, with a thankful acknowledge- 

 ment of the attention of the late Governor General in communicating 

 the papers to the Canadian Institute. 



Governor's Secretary's Office, 

 Quebec, September 21, 1861. 

 Sir, — I have the honor, by command of His Excellency the Gov- 

 ernor General, to enclose a copy of a letter from the Under Secretary 

 to the Government of India, and a printed paper and specimen of a 

 Meteoric stone therein referred to ; and to request you to present 

 them to the Canadian Institute. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



FRANCIS RETALLACK, 



Acting Governor's Secretary. 

 Professor Wilson, LL.D., &c., &c., &c.. 

 President Canadian Institute, Toronto. 



