March, 1844.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. xxv 



Read the following extract of a letter from V. Tregear, Esq., accompa- 

 nying a Meteorological Table for 1843, kept at Pussewa near Jounpore. 



My dear Sir, — I have the pleasure to send you a Meteorological Register 

 kept at Pussewa, (12 miles east of Jounpore,) during the year 1843, which you 

 may think worth putting in the Journal. 



Jounpore, \bth February, 1844. Vincent' Tregear. 



The Table was referred to the Editors of the Journal. 



The Secretary brought to the notice of the Meeting two books ; viz. 



British Moths and British Butterflies, by Westwood and Humphries, 

 of which, at the request of the Zoological Curator, he recommended the 

 purchase, which was sanctioned accordingly. 



Read the following letter from the Curator Mineralogical and Geological 



Department : — 



H. Torrens, Esq. Vice President and Secretary, Asiatic Society. 

 Sir, — I beg to represent to you the urgent want of two more cases for our Minera- 

 logical, and two more for our Geological collections. 



You have yourself witnessed the crowded state of our valuable Mineralogical Ca- 

 binet, and I may add, that I find it next to impossible to proceed with the heavy task 

 of arrangement without the room in which to arrange. I have large stores to add yet 

 to both the Mineralogical and Comparative Geological Cabinets, for which the four 

 cases now applied for will be but barely sufficient, so that even with them, the utmost 

 management will be required to do justice to our treasures. 



I estimate the expense at about 60 Rs. each case, probably something below it. 



H. Piddington, 

 Curator Museum Economic Geology and of 

 Museum, 6th March, 1844. Mineralogical and Geological Departments. 



The purchase of the cases was sanctioned by the Meeting. 

 Read the following — 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR MUSEUM OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL AND 

 MINERALOGICAL DEPARTMENTS. 



We have but little to report upon this month, having had few contributions, and my 

 own time being occupied with current arrangements, and with my report on the Che- 

 duba specimens, which requiring many investigations, is not yet finished. 



The Society will however hear with pleasure, the following letters from Govern- 

 ment: — 



No. 91. 

 From T. R. Davidson, Esq, Offg. Secretary to the Government of India, to 

 H. Torrens, Esq., Secretary to the Asiatic Society, dated the 11th Jan. 1844. 



Sir,— -With reference to the application of the Asiatic Society, bearing date the 

 Home Department. 1 st °f July 1842, I am directed by the Honorable the Presi- 



dent in Council to transmit to you the annexed copy, Paragraph 2, of a Despatch from 



