Nov. 1845.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society . cxv 



Read an application from the Zoological Curator, respecting certain 

 books which he desired to have purchased. 



The purchase was sanctioned, under a reservation as to some of the 

 books not priced, which was to be left to the Secretary. 



Read the following application from T. C. Jerdon, Esq. of the Madras 

 Medical Service : — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. &c. &c &c. 



Sir,— May I request that you will lay before the Asiatic Society of Calcutta my re- 

 quest to be permitted the loan of new, rare, or interesting birds and other specimens from 

 their museum, for the purpose of being figured in a continuation of my present publica- 

 tion " Illustrations of Indian Ornithology," which I intend commencing immediately, 

 and which is to be entirely got up by Messrs. Reeve and Co. Natural History Lithogra- 

 phers, London, Mr. Walter Elliot, M. C. S. and myself have also in a state of forward- 

 ness a work to be entitled ' Illustrations of Indian Zoology' to be more especially 

 devoted to mammalia, reptiles and fish, and the occasional loan of a specimen in any of 

 these departments would be highly valued. 



I need not say that the source of such drawings would be always gratefully 

 acknowledged, and I am confident that both of the works now in contemplation will be 

 considered more valuable from the aid of your museum, which I hope you will use your 

 own influence to obtain. 



May I further request that you will be good enough to propose me as a member of the 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



Madras, 30th September, 1845. T. C. Jerdon. 



Resolved that the Secretary be authorised under proper restrictions 

 to comply with this request. 



The Sub-Secretary presented a translation, with a lithograph pre- 

 pared for the Journal, of an extract from the " Estado de las Yslas 

 Filipinas por Don Sinibaldo de Mas, Madrid, 1843," relative to the 

 alphabets of the Phillippine Islanders. 



The Sub-Secretary also exhibited to the meeting a MS. plane chart 

 of the courses and distances made by the brig Charles Ileddle, while 

 scudding in the hurricane of the 22nd and 27th February, 1845, to the 

 north-east of Mauritius, and developing a series of spirals by the con- 

 joined action of the hurricane and its storm wave. He announced that 

 the memoir to this curious chart was in forwardness for publication. 



Report of the Curator Museum of Economic Geology and Geological and 

 mlneralogical department. 



Geological and Mineralogical. 

 Our active member and contributor Lieut. Sherwill,B. N. I. has forwarded to us seven 

 boxes containing a fine series of specimens illustrative of the Geology of Behar, of which 



