864 Asiatic Society. [No. 129. 



Laws and Regulations of the Egyptian Society, pamphlet. From the Society. 

 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. VIII. No. 53, Vol. IX, No. 56. 



Purchased. 

 History of British Birds, by W. Yarrell. London, 1842, part 30. Purchased. 



The Secretary submitted the proceedings of the Royal Society of Agriculture and 



of Commerce of Caen, received by the Mail. 



Ordered — That the thanks of the Society be communicated for the same. 



Read the following letter from Mr. Piddington. 



To H. Torrens, Esq. 



Secretary, Asiatic Society. 

 Sir, — Having examined attentively the five books of Dr. Voysey's Notes, I beg to 

 report, that there is in them much geological information of the very highest interest, for 

 they principally relate to that stupendous geological phenomenon, the great trap and 

 granite formation of Central India. 



I have further to bring to your notice, that from a fragment of a report amongst the 

 papers, it would appear that there must have been reports made by him to Government 

 (the Supreme Government of India), from 1819 to 1824, apparently, at least, once 

 a year. 



I beg to suggest then that, as doubtless containing much matter of value, an 

 application be made to Government for permission to examine and publish such 

 parts of them as may be of general utility. 



I am, Sir, 

 Museum, Vdth July, 1842. Your obedient servant. 



H. Piddington, 

 Curator, Museum Economic Geology. 



P.S. — I should perhaps remark here, that there are two special reports published 

 in the Journal of the Asiatic Society for 1833 ; but these do not appear to me to be Dr. 

 Voysey's official summaries of his annual labours, and from the fragment above alluded 

 to, more I think must be found. 



The Secretary, reported that the foregoing letter was, agreeably to the directions 

 of the President, submitted to the Government, with a request that its Records may 

 be searched for the highly valuable documents therein alluded to. 



Read summary description of two new species of Flying Squirrels and of an Eagle, 

 by H. B. Hodgson Esq. with observations by Mr. Blyth, Curator. 



Referred to the Secretary for publication in his Journal. 



Read a letter from Capt. W. E. Hay, of the 1st European Light Infantry Re- 

 giment, noticing amongst other matters, that he had been the means of bringing before 

 the public a number of new Coins, which Lieutenant Cunningham would notice 

 in his forthcoming work on the successors of Alexander the Great. In some 

 instances circumstances had demanded his permitting them to pass into other hands, 



