iv Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 1844. 



Nous nous estimerons heureux si la compagnie savante que vous presidez jugera le 

 recueil assez digne d'interet pour nous honorer d'un echange de ses travaux. 



Veuillez agreer, je vous prie, Monsieur, le sentimens de haute consideration avec 

 lesquels. J'ai l'honneur d'etre, 



Lyon, le lere Juin, 1841. Votre tres humble et obeissant serviteur, 



A Monsieur le President de la Socie"te du Bengale. G. Mdlsant. 



Ordered, that a copy of the Journal be regularly dispatched to this Society. 

 Read the following letter from Capt. Bonnevie : — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Honorary Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



Sir,— I had the honour in April or May last, to forward you a letter from the Univer- 

 sity of Christiania in Norway, accompanied by various specimens of natural history, 

 minerals, coins, books, &c &c. which you did me the honour favorably to acknowledge, 

 expressing your willingness to readily reciprocate. Desirable opportunities now of- 

 fer themselves for the dispatch of any variety which your Society may be pleased to pre- 

 sent to the Christiania University by vessels bound to London, and any communication 

 addressed to the Swedish and Norwegian Consul General in that port, Chas. Tottie, Esq. 

 will be duly dispatched, or if forwarded to my friends, Messrs. J. Maekey and Co. of this 

 city, they will be duly cared for, and forwarded to their destination. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 

 Calcutta, 30tk December, 1843. Your most obedient servant, 



C. S. Bonnevie. 



The Secretary was requested to inform Capt. Bonnevie, of what had been already 

 dispatched to the University from the Library and Zoological Department, and what 

 was in train of being so, from other departments. 



Read the following letter from J. Avdall, Esq.: — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



My dear Sir, — Herewith I beg to send you, for presentation to the meeting of the 

 Asiatic Society, a copy of the History of Armenia, by Moses Khorenensis, translated 

 into French by P. E. Le Vaillant De Florival, and printed with the Text at Venice 

 in 1841, 2 vols. I remain, 



Your's faithfully, 



Calcutta, 30th December, 1843. Johannes Avdall. 



Messrs. Ostell and Lepage having sent two Numbers of the Zoology of the Voyage 

 of H. M. S. Sulphur, Capt. Belcher, for inspection, a subscription for one copy on 

 the part of the Society was authorised. 



