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forming to those formulae. The peculiar dental system of Ursitaxus 

 is in harmony with other material peculiarities of structure ; and the 

 animal therefore seems abundantly entitled to generic distinctness. 

 As to the species, that is probably identical with the Ursus Indicus 

 of Shaw, the Indian Badger of Pennant, and the Biju of Hindusthan, 

 but which still wants (I believe) a scientific name. I suppose, there- 

 fore, mine of Inauritus will be recognised, unless we are to persist in 

 incumbering the science with the vague names and descriptions of a 

 half informed age. 



IX. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



Wednesday Evening, the 2nd November, 1836. 



The Honorable Sir Edward Ryan, President, in the chair. 



Mr. G. F. McClintoch, proposed at the last Meeting, was balloted for, 

 and duly elected a Member. 



H. Walters, Esq. C. S., Dr. J. M. Bramley, Dr. Drummond, Newab 

 Tahawur Jung Behadur, and Shah Qabir u'di'n were proposed by 

 Mr. James Prinsep, seconded by Sir Edward Ryan. 



Dr. Jackson was proposed by Dr. Pearson, seconded by Sir Edward 

 Ryan. 



Read a letter from Mr. Vincent Tregear, acknowledging his elec- 

 tion as an associate member. 



Read a letter from Mr. C. Brownlow, returning thanks for the So- 

 ciety's patronage of the Alif Leila, and agreeing to the stipulation for 

 the deposit of a file of the sheets, as printed, with the Secretary. 



Read a letter from J. C. C. Sutherland, Esq., Secretary to the Ge- 

 neral Committee of Public Instruction, requesting to know at what 

 price the Society would supply twenty-eight copies of the Naishadha 

 and of the Raja Tarangini, required for the use of the Government San- 

 scrit College. 



Mr. W. H. Macnaghten moved that the books should be given gratis if in- 

 tended for deposit in libraries, as the encouragement thus given to the study 

 of these works would promote the sole object the Society had in view in com- 

 pleting their publication. The Secretary explained that they were required as class 

 books ; that the present application would doubtless be followed up by a con- 

 stant periodical demand for this and other works ; that when he guaranteed 

 the Society against any risk in undertaking to finish the suspended volumes, 

 he calculated on the necessary school demand for many of them as one of the 

 means of repayment ; and the prices fixed were calculated only to cover the 

 gross amount expended in their completion : he proposed furnishing them at a 

 reduced price. Sir Benj. Malkin and other Members objected to a reduc- 

 tion of price, and it was resolved by a large majority that the ordinary selling 

 price should be charged. 



The Secretary submitted correspondence with the Secretary to the Com- 

 mittee of Public Instruction, relative to the Oriental works deposited for 

 sale at the London Booksellers, which the Society's English Agent 

 from a misconception had authorized to he transferred to the Society's 

 account, and to be sold at reduced prices. 



The transfer had been countermanded as soon as known ; but the Committee 

 refused to sanction any sales that might mean time have been made at the re- 

 duced prices, awaiting the report of the circumstances from their bookseller. 



