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the family of your late father, the deep and unfeigned regret with which the Society 

 has learnt his decease. 



They cannot, Sir, on such an occasion refrain from testifying to you and his relatives 

 and friends, the high esteem which his literary acquirements, his steady advocacy of the 

 cause of native education, his many private and public virtues, and his long and valu- 

 able services to the Society had won for him from its Members, and from every friend 

 to literature and science both in India and in Europe, to whom he was known; nor will 

 the Society cease to cherish his name, and to deplore his loss, as one of the most distin- 

 guished and most deeply lamented of their associates. 



I am, &c 



Museum, 9th August, 1844. (Signed) H. Torrens, 



V* P. and Secretary Asiatic Society. 



Read the following Report from the Curator of Museum Economic Geo- 

 logy, &c. &c. 



Report of the Curator Museum Economic Geology and Geological and 

 mlneralogical departments, for the month of july. 



We received sometime ago from our zealous contributor, Captain Newbold, for the 

 Geological and Mineralo- Museum of Economic Geology,* a remarkable red sandstone 

 9 lcal ' rock, from the junction of the diamond limestone and sandstone 



near Kurnool. This I have been occupied with, and though the results are of no great 

 interest, they may be worth placing on record to save the labour of others, who 

 like Captain Newbold and myself, may be struck with its appearance and remarkable 

 smell when fresh fractured. The paper being merely chemical, would barely interest 

 the Meeting, but may be thought worthy of insertion in the Journal. 



From Dr. Spilsbury, who I rejoice to say, has kindly promised us to continue his well- 

 known and indefatigable services, we have received five specimens of the slaty sand- 

 stone of Bundlecund, with the dendritic impressions which are now considered to be 

 metallic, and not, as formerly, vegetable. " The locality from which these are obtained," 

 says Dr. Spilsbury, " is Miswangso, about nine miles North of Saugor, on the high 

 road to Jhansee and Gwalior, where it is extensively quarried for building purposes. 

 You will observe, it varies from almost white down to brick red." 



Dr. Spilsbury also announces, that he has collected specimens of the fine coal of 

 Lameta on the Nurbudda, close to Jubbulpore, which will be soon forwarded. 



Lieut. Sherwill of the Revenue Survey Department, has forwarded to us speci- 

 Museum of Economic mens of the Sitajeet of Behar. The following is the extract 

 Geology. from his letter :— 



" By to-day's dakbanghy, I have despatched several specimens to your address, of a 

 substance called by the natives Sitajeet. f^ffTf^ffT It * s procurable in small quan- 

 tities from a range of very curious formed granite hills on the borders of the Palamow 

 Forest, not far from the Sone river. It is fouud high up in the rocks in small whitish 

 globules, is scarce, and much sought after by the natives, who with great difficulty 



* We are indebted to Captain Newbold for several other contributions, but as they require 

 examination, I have not yet been able to bring them forward. 



