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who is fully competent to the task. 1 am sorry the coins (the Persian part of them) 

 are undecipherable ; the fact is, the inscriptions must have been cut by some ignorant 

 person in Arrakan, with a few Persian letters scrawled for the name of the thing. Are 

 the gold coins (Elephant type) from Cheduba ? 

 Sandoway, December 2, 1844. 



The Secretary presented a paper from J. Middleton, Esq. C. S., being Observations 

 on the specific Gravity of sea-water, which was referred to the Editors of the 

 Journal for publication. 



As it was already late, the President suggested that it might be advisable to call 

 a supplementary Meeting for such business as remained, and for the reports of the 

 Curators; which was agreed to, and Saturday the 1st February being considered as 

 he most convenient day, it was named for that purpose. 



For all the foregoing communications and contributions, the best thanks of the 

 Society were accorded. 



Proceedings of the Supplementary Meeting. 



As above noted, the Supplementary Meeting of the Society was held on the 1st 

 February, at 7| p. m. — J. Fulton, Esq., Member Committee of Papers, in the Chair, 

 when the reports of the Curators were read as follows : — 



Reportof the Curator, Museum of Economic Geology, and Geological and 

 mlneralogical departments, for the month of december. 



Geological and Miner alogical. — Our zealous and indefatigable contributor, Lieut. 

 Sherwill of the Behar Revenue Survey, has sent us a most valuable geological map of 

 Zillah Behar, with three chests containing upwards of 350 splendid sized specimens 

 of the various rocks and minerals, numbered to the localities marked on the map. 

 Lieut. Sherwill's notes to accompany the specimens have not yet arrived, but I 

 have deemed it right to bring forward this magnificent contribution this evening, that 

 we may have the pleasure of thanking him, as he so richly deserves, at the earliest pos- 

 sible moment. If the Society think with me, I should deem it right that it should, 

 in such manner as may be thought proper, bring to the special notice of Government 

 this meritorious instance of an officer voluntarily adding so highly and so valuably to 

 his particular duties; of which we may, I think truly say, that there is no example 

 yet on record. It must not be forgotten, that the officers of the Revenue Survey have 

 no light task, and that this addition to our knowledge of his district has been made by 

 Lieut. Sherwill probably in the hours of relaxation and repose. I trust that his notes, 

 with what we can glean from Buchanan, will enable us to construct some good sec- 

 tions ; in which case, imperfect as they may, and as every thing short of a regular 

 geological survey, must be, it will still be the best geological notice of any separate 

 Zillah in India, and an invaluable example to others; one indeed, which I feel assured 

 the Society will not allow to pass by without all the honour in its power to bestow 

 upon it. 



I present now my detailed report on the Aerolite, presented by Captain J. Abbott, 

 which was exhibited at the October meeting. I have put it in the form of a paper for 



