1842.] Asiatic Society. 1207 



2. I am already so far advanced with the classification of our rich stores of Minerals, 

 that I have them arranged in genera and families, but even without room for what we 

 have, (for the cases are now too full,) without room for the deficient Minerals to 

 complete our series, and without any chance of room for our valuable fossil shells and 

 other delicate organic remains; we have none for the various contributions which are 

 arriving or promised us from all parts : I have far more, even in geological series, 

 than would fill every vacant corner ! 



The expence of the two cases will be 106 Rs. complete. 



I am, Sir, 



Your obedient Servant, 

 3lst October, 1842. H. Piddington, 



Curator, Museum Economic Geology. 



Major W. M. N. Sturt, 



Qffg. Secy, to Govt, of India, Military Dept. 



Sir, — 1 have the honour by direction of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, to acknow- 

 ledge the receipt of your letter No. 178, dated the 14th ultimo, with its enclosure. 



2. In requesting you to convey the thanks of the Society to the H. the P. in C. for 

 this mark of his attention, I am desired at the same time to state for the information 

 of H. H. in C. that the Society will have pleasure in complying with the wishes of 

 Government, by publishing as early as possible the dispatch from the Surveyor Gene- 

 ral of India, containing the final report upon the operations for measuring an Arc of 

 the Meridian carried through the centre of the Peninsula to the Northern confines of 

 Hindoostan. 



3. To ensure the necessary accuracy, the Society would prefer printing the report 

 under the supervision of either Lieut.-Col. Everest, or an Officer of his nomination, 

 and 1 am accordingly desired to suggest, that Lieut.-Col. Everest may be invited to 

 mention to whom he would wish the proofs to be sent for correction before they are 

 finally printed. 



• 4. Lieut.-Col. Everest's Dispatch will be returned when it is no longer required, 

 accompanied with a few printed copies of the Report, as requested, for the purposes 

 specified. I have, &c. 



The 24th November, 1842. H. Tobrens. 



