1842.] Asiatic Society. 1205 



Journal Asiatique, 3rd series. Paris, Aout a Decembre, 1841, tome XII, Nos. 66 a 

 69, et Janvier, Febre. Mars, 1842, (ome XIII, Nos. 70, 71, and 72, 7 pamph. 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 1841-42, vol. Ill, pt. 2nd, Nos. 

 78 to 83, 1 pamph. 



Hamilton's Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London, 1842, 1 pamph. 



Voyage au tour du Monde par les Mers de L'Inde et de Chine de M. Laplace. 

 Paris, 1839, tome V. 1 vol. 



Darwin's Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. London, 1842, 1 vol. Pur- 

 chased. 



A very curious Coat of chain mail, with rows of plate of thick tortoise-shell, worn 

 by the Dayaks of Borneo, was presented by B. Rodyk, Esq. Registrar of Malacca, 

 through Dr. Griffith. 



A letter from S. Mornay, Esq. was read, tendering for sale a collection of Mine- 

 rals for Co's. Rs. 200 Upon the report of the Curator of the Museum Economic 

 Geology, that a part were of much rarity, or desirable as filling up blanks in the Mi- 

 neralogical Series, it was referred to the Committee of Papers to arrange, if possible, 

 for the purchase of this part. 



Upon the recommendation of Mr. Blyth, the sum of ten Rs. each, was allowed to 

 the principal and assistant Taxidermists, on account of the very heavy extra work of 

 the month of November, in their department. 



Two letters from Mr. Batten, C. S. Assistant Commissioner, Kemaon, were read, 

 announcing the dispatch of the interesting Journal of Lieut. Weller, B. E. bring- 

 ing Capt. Herbert and Manson's Account of the Jowahir Pass into a complete 

 form, and promising, if possible, to send an account of the Dhurma and Bhy- 

 anse Passes into Thibet, so that with Mr. Batten's own account of the Neetee 

 Pass, (erroneously printed in the Journal as Mr. Benson's,) a nearly thorough 

 topographical and scientific Description of the Passes of this interesting country 

 will be completed. 



Mr. Batten's second letter announces the dispatch of some more of Captain 

 Herbert's Journal. The MSS. had been received, and were exhibited. The 

 thanks of the Society were tendered to Mr. Batten and to Lieut. Weller, for their 

 very zealous co-operation. 



A highly interesting paper by Captain Thomas Hutton, B. N. I. on the habits of 

 a large species of Galeodes, called by him Galeodes vorax, from its killing and de- 

 vouring small lizards, and even killing young musk rats and small birds, though 

 not devouring these (warm-blooded) animals, was presented and read. Referred 



