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Society to convey their thanks to you for your letter 

 dated 24-lh December, inviting members of the Asiatic 

 Society to talie part in a congress to be held at Moscow 

 in lionour of your Vice-President, M-r Char. Renard.. 

 Tlie Council will make enquires as to whether any of 

 the members of the Asiatic Society are able to accept 

 the invitation. 



Yours faithful 



Hugh W. M'Cann, 

 Honorary Secretary 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



2) De la Société géologique des Indes 'à Calcutta, 

 (à Mr. le Secrétaire Professeur Ch. Lindeman). 



Calcutta, February 6-ts 1882. 



Sir, 



I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your com- 

 munication dated 12/24 December 1881, inviting the 

 Officers of this Department to assist at the anniversary 

 in honour of M. Charles Benard on the 14/2 May next. 

 On the part of my colleagues I would express to M. 

 le Président Fischer de Waldheim and the Société Impé- 

 riale des j^^aturalistes de Moscou our grateful recognition 

 of this mark of esteem; though it is doubtful that any 

 of us can avail of the favor. I have the honour to be, 



Sir, 

 your most obedient servant, 

 Л. B. Malliott, 

 Superintendent Geological Survey of 

 India, 



