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the Zoological, Geographical, and Ethnological portions of the work 

 recently published on the Natural History of the Netherlands Foreign 

 Possessions. 



Ordered, that the marked thanks of the Society be returned to M. 

 Luzac for this handsome donation. 



From Dr. Cantor, a Catalogue of Malayan fishes, collected princi- 

 pally at Penang. — Ordered for publication in the Journal. 



From the Rev. John Barlow, M. A. Secretary to the Royal Insti- 

 tution, Albemarle Street, acknowledging receipt of the Society's Jour- 

 nal, Nos. 185, 186. 



From Messrs. Allen & Co. announcing receipt of 77£> 10s. from the 

 Paris Agency, and the shipment of the spare volumes of the Re- 

 searches. 



From Dr. McClelland, communicating a note on the Coleoptera of 

 Hong Kong, by Capt. Champion. 



From Dr. Albrecht Weber, dated Berlin, 3rd May, 1848, regarding 

 the contemplated Oriental Publications of the Society, with a note from 

 Dr. Roer on the same subject. Referred to the Oriental Section. 



A note on the Singapore Rock inscription, of which fragments had 

 been forwarded by the Hon. Col. Butterworth, and Lieut.-Col. Low, 

 by Mr. Laidlay. 



From S. G. T. Heatly, Esq. presenting for the Society's Library, a 

 set of the " Repository of Arts," in 50 vols. 



Mr. Heatly being present at the meeting, the thanks of the Society 

 for this handsome donation were tendered him in person by the Pre- 

 sident. 



Read the following communications from the Council of the Society. 



Council of the Asiatic Society. 

 An application having been made by Mr. Frith, for the presentation to 

 Charles Huffnagle, Esq. Consul of the United States of America, and a mem- 

 ber of the Society, of one of the specimens of Flexible Sandstone in the Mu- 

 seum, the Council, having referred to the Section of Mineralogy and Geology 

 for their advice, have the honor to present the report of the Section, in which 

 the Council concur. 



W. B. O'Shaughnessy, 



Secy, of the Asiatic Society. 



July 28th, 1848. 



