918 Asiatic Society, [No. 142. 



To certify these facts, we have, at his request, drawn up this certificate, sealed 



with the seal of the Council of Mines. Signed by us. 

 LS. 



Freyberg, 6th October, 1832. Royal Saxon ('Signed) Freyheer v. Herder. 



Council of Mines. (Ditto) H. v. Mandelsloh. 



Certificate for S. Mornay, No. 1966. (Ditto) R. E. G. SegNitz. 



H. T. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society of India. 



Sir, — In reference to the offer of services contained in my letter to you of the 

 25th instant, and in regard to the payment of those services, I beg to state that I 

 readily agree to the terms and conditions proposed by you at the Society's Rooms 

 yesterday ; viz. 



1st. That I receive Co's. Rs. 400 (four hundred) per mensem, for whole months, 

 and Co's. Rs. 150 Cone hundred and fifty) per week for broken periods. 



2nd. That I receive Co's. Rs. 3 (three) per diem, for my travelling expenses, 

 whenever I am not supplied by the Honourable Company, with the means of con- 

 veyance, and 



3rd. That all contingent expenses be defrayed by the Honorable Company. 



I beg to add, that my time is in no way engaged, and that consequently I do not 

 limit the term of my services to any period, but shall be glad to be employed on any 

 other service I may be deemed fit for by the Society. 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Calcutta, 28th September, 18*3; S. Mornay. 



The Secretary and Committee of Papers were requested to address Go- 

 vernment, proposing that a scientific person be deputed at the public cost to 

 investigate the Geological and Mineralogical Phcenomena of this quarter. 



Read the following letter from Capt. D. Williams, 1st Assistant to the 

 Commissioner Arracan : — 



My dear Sir, — I have now the pleasure to send you the two lumps of iron that 

 were found with the gold coins on Chedooba, and which, the natives say, are 

 the weapons used by the pirates from the Eastward in their attack on boats. 

 Lieutenant Phayre, the Senior Assistant of Sandoway, proceeds to Calcutta on leave 

 on the " Amherst," and will probably take charge of these lumps of iron, and if I see 

 him on his way, I will request him to converse with the natives on the subject. I 

 shall feel extremely obliged for any information that may be gained respecting the 

 gold coins j they are not coins of this country, either under the Mug or Birman 

 dynasties, as Lieutenant Phayre can prove. Yours sincerely, 



Ramree, August 23, 1843. D. Williams. 



The lumps of iron alluded to were exhibited. They are much corroded, 

 but their form seems to have been, when perfect, a rough double square 

 pyramid, of about two or three inches on each side joined at the base, which 



