Nov. 1 840.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. xcvii 



It contains as a specimen, the first Century (hundred) of my Orycto Geognostical 

 Mineral Collections of Hungary. Without waiting for the acknowledgment of it 

 by your Honourable Society. I shall forward forthwith the second hundred and 

 proceed with the despatch of others as time and stock will allow me. I flatter myself 

 in this wise to be of some small service to the Scientific Institution of Calcutta. 

 If the Honourable Society will favor me with the works published by it relative to 

 the Natural Sciences, that is to say " The Proceedings of the Asiatic Society,"* or 

 with its works on Oriental Literature, I shall feel greatly obliged. I fear only the 

 expenses of carriage. Those from Bremen I shall gladly undertake to pay. If my 

 unpretending donation should come to the knowledge of the European-renowned 

 Indian Baboo, Dwarkanatb Tagore, and he should desire any of my collections for his 

 son, who is studying in London, I shall be most ready to forward them to him. It 

 will be of the highest possible gratification to me to have in this manner awakened 

 in him a taste for Natural History. 



The honourable Society's obedient servant, &c. 



Dr. Zipser, Professor. 



Neusohl in Hungary, \8th March, 1846. 



P. S. — As a devoted Coin-collector I cannot conceal my wish to obtain some large 

 Asiatic Silver Coins, and I take the liberty thankfully to beg to be allowed to offer 

 repayment of their nominal worth. 



1. The largest silver money used in Bengal in the 19th Century. 



2. The same from Bombay, Madras, Island of Ceylon, (one rix dollar,) Sumatra 

 and Java. 



3. The large silver coins of the settlements in India, Danish, French, Dutch, 

 Portuguese. 



All these are wanting in my collection, therefore I shall be most thankful if at 

 least I can obtain a part of them. 



H. Piddington, Esq. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. 



Bremen, 14th April, 184G. 



Sir, — We have in due time received your valued lines of September last, accom- 

 pained by a letter of introduction of Messrs. Huschke, Wattenbach and Co., of 

 your city, and with pleasure have offered to your correspondent, Professor Dr. 

 Zipser, of Neusohl, in Hungary, our services for the purpose of forwarding any 

 packages, he may have to send to you this way. 



We have now received of him for your Society, (A. S. of B.) 1 box of minerals, 

 which, in the absence of any direct opportunity for your port, we have shipped to 

 London, as directed, to Messrs W. H. Allen and Co., Booksellers, there, requesting 

 these gentlemen to forward the same by the first vessel, to your address. 

 For our expenses, viz. 



* The Transactions are probably meant, but the Journal contains much more matte; 

 relative to the Natural Sciences.— II. P. 



