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articles, as is now done with serpentines of the Lizard, which many of them 

 very exactly resemble. And it was only recently discovered that the Cornish 

 Stones were of any value. 



That gentleman has also forwarded to us additional specimens of the Deo 

 Monnee beads, of which some are distinctly enough nothing more than blue 

 and green beads and bugles, and the red ones evidently artificial. In a subse- 

 quent letter Major Jenkins sends one of the large spindle-shaped cornelian beads 

 so common on the coast which he also states to be of value as a Deo Monnee. 

 I have procured, and after grinding them a little sent him a supply of various 

 kinds of bazar and European beads amongst which no doubt some may be 

 found to possess the peculiar characters entitling them to be considered as 

 sacred. 



Geological and Miner alogical. 



I have the pleasure to announce here a new mineral discovered by Captain 

 Newbold in the Kurnool district, and which I have named Newboldite. 



It has also the rare merit of establishing a new family of Minerals, viz., 

 one of the double sulphurets of the metals and earths, it being a compound 

 of bi-sulphuret of Iron with some earth, which may possibly be new, but 

 being obtained in very minute quantities I am unwilling to pronounce upon 

 it decisively. 



I have put the mineralogical and chemical details into a separate paper for 

 the Journal, as they would not interest the meeting. 



Major Jenkins has sent us a few specimens of boulders from Sudiya, amongst 

 which is a very fine specimen of Talcite or Nairite, which is an addition to 

 our Mineral Cabinet. 



Library. 



The following books have been received since the last meeting. 



Presented. 



Results of Astronomical Observations made during the years 1834, 1835, 



1836,1837, and 1838, at the Cape of Good Hope, by Sir John F. W. Hers- 



chel. — By his grace the Duke of Northumberland. 



The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. XXI. part I. — By the 

 Academy. 



Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. III. parts I, and II. — By the 

 Academy. 



Meteorological Register kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for 

 the months of August and September 1847.— By the Deputy Surveyor 

 General. 



