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resolved with respect to these different presents, to return its best thanks in a letter to 

 the learned Society, and to accompany the same with a collection of different objects 

 belonging to the Natural History of these northern countries, viz. zoological prepara- 

 tions, plants, minerals and seeds, as also with a collection of books, being a continua- 

 tion of the works already sent. These things, the arrangement of which has beeia 

 left to the care of the undersigned, are partly ready to be sent ; what is still wanting 

 will be collected during the next winter, and sent off with the first opportunity in 

 March 1845. 



The University at Christiania looks upon the existing scientific intercourse with the 

 honored Society, as very interesting to both institutions, and will do any thing in its 

 power to continue the same. The University Council, or Senatus Academicus, will 

 also declare this in its above-mentioned letter, but I have thought it right to mention 

 it in this preliminary notification. Books or any other things than the above-mentioned 

 have not been received from your Society ; as soon as any thing arrives, I shall have 

 the pleasure of announcing it. 



Sir Charles Tottie, the Norwegian, and Swedish Consul General at London, will for- 

 ward any box or parcel for the University of Norway, directed to his care. Captain 

 Bownevie of the Norwegian Navy at Rungpore, to whom we are indebted for the exist- 

 ing intercourse between the two institutions, has also always shown the greatest wil- 

 lingness in forwarding scientific objects to this University. In conclusion I have also 

 to state, that your letter, dated 20th May last, (which arrived at the end of last month,) 

 has been communicated to all the professors whom it concerns. 



Sir, your obedient servant, 



C Holst, 

 Secretary of the Royal University at Christiania. 



Christiania, the 24th October, 1844. 



M. H. Fid ding ton, Secretaire adjoint de la Socicte Asiatique du Bengale. 



Monsieur. — Le depart de Mr. Mohl, notre Secretaire du Conseil ma laisse le soin 

 de vous remercier au nom de la Societe de la peine que vous avez bien voulu prendre 

 de nous informer de la mort si regrettable du savant Ramcomul Sen. II sera bien 

 regrette de la Societe qui savait les services qu'il a rendus aux lettres eta la civilisa- 

 tion en general en composant son excellent dictionnaire Anglais et Bengali. C*est 

 aussi pour nous une perte, parceque nous pourrons difficilement retrouver un correspon- 

 dant aussi instruit et aussi zele. 



Mr. Mohl, a son prochain retour, doit s'entretenir avec vous de cet objet, et il vous 

 rendra compte de la vente des Livres de votre Societe que nous avons places a Paris. 



Excusez la forme un peu courte de cette lettre. lgorant exactement le nom et les 

 titres de Hurremohun Sen, que nous n'avons pu bien lires j'ai cru pouvoir inclure la 

 lettre que nous lui adressons dans ce court billet. Je vous serais bien reconnaissant 

 d'y faire mettre son adresse exacte. 



Votre bien devoue serviteur, 

 24 October, 1844. Eugl. Burnouf. 



A la Societe Asiatique, Calcutta. 

 Les remarques faites par M. M. Heifer et Ugon sur les pbalenes, dont aux Indes on 

 tire la soie, ont excite l'attention de cette academie, et le plus vif desir d'avoir des 

 oeufs de l'espece Cynthia, puisqu' on cultive ici le liicinus dont les feuilles nourissent ses 



