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36. North British Review, No. 6, for August, 1845. 



37. Journal des Savants, for April and June, 1845. 



38. General Synopsis of Birds, by J. Latham, London, 1781 to 1790, 10 volumes. 



39. Correspondence relating to Persia and Afghanistan, 1841. 



40. Correspondence relating to Persia, 1841. 



41. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons de 'Eau Douce, par L. Agassiz, Tom., I. Neucha- 

 tel, 1842. 



42. Ditto ditto plates, 2e Livraison. 



43. Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, by J. C Prichard, vol. 4th. 



The proceedings for the month of October were read and confirmed. 

 Read the following letter from the University of Christiania. 



To the Vice-President and Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. 



Sir, — Having been charged by the University Council to acknowledge the reception 

 of your favor dated 8th October, 1844, in which you inform our University of the valu- 

 able and interesting objects which the Asiatic Society at Calcutta have been kind 

 enough to send, I avail myself of the opportunity of sending your learned institution a 

 parcel, containing different sorts of seeds, which I hope may be of interest to your botani- 

 cal garden. The Council have also ordered me previously to inform you, that a col- 

 lection of several scientific objects for the Asiatic Society very soon will be sent off from 

 here, and that a letter from the Council, which is to accompany the same, will contain a 

 list thereof. 



The Council will feel itself very much obliged to you, Sir, if you would be so 

 kind as to buy for the account of our University Library, some books and manuscripts, 

 the list of which follows enclosed. 



C. W. Holst. 



Christiania, \6tli June, 1845. 



The Secretary stated that he had thought it advisable to despatch 

 the packet of seeds at once to Dr. Wallich, from whom he had a let- 

 ter expressing his best thanks to the Society, and stating that several 

 of the seeds had already germinated. 



Read also the following letter accompanying a packet of diplomata : — 



Sir, — On the part of the Royal Norwegian Society of Science at Drontheim, I have 



the honor of forwarding four diplomata for Messrs. Blyth, Griffith, Bird and Torrens, 



directors of the learned Asiatic Institution at Calcutta, — as members of the mentioned 



Society. The attention these gentlemen have shown our university, and the kindness 



with which they, as directors of the most learned East Indian Institution, have entered 



into our views of forming a more intimate scientific connexion, have induced the council 



of the Royal Norwegian Society to offer those diplomata as a token of its most sincere 



respect and obligation. In wishing that the amicable connexion which already consists 



between our Scientific Institutions may always grow stronger and more interesting on 



both sides. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Most sincerely your obedient and obliged servant, 



Chr. Holst. 

 Christiania, the 6th June, 1845. 



