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The paper was referred for publication, and the offer was thankfully 

 received. 



4th. From W. Seton Karr, Esq., Under Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of Bengal, forwarding a coloured map of the Midnapur district, 

 for the Museum of Economic Geology. 



5th. From Major M. Kittoe, Benares, regarding his archaeologi- 

 cal researches in Sarnath, and requesting for the loan of the copper- 

 plate grants in the Museum (one set at a time) for examination. 



After some conversation on the subject it was agreed that Major 

 Kittoe should be informed that the Society will gladly assist his re- 

 searches with regard to the copper-plates in the way he desires ; and 

 will with pleasure receive any accounts he can from time to time afford 

 of his progress in the archaeological arrangements of ancient sculptures. 



6th. From Captain Siddons, enclosing the 3rd chapter of his 

 Translation of the Vichittra Natak. 



7th. From Dr. A. Campbell, Darjeling, presenting skins of the wild 

 goat of Sikim, Himalaya, and a civet. " The (first named) animal" says 

 Dr. C. "was killed at Younger, 14,000 feet, at the base of Kunchinjh- 

 inga, and the civet is sent merely to shew that the animal inhabits 

 that part of the world unknown to our Zoologists." 



8th. From Dr. A. Sprenger, enclosing a paper on the initial letters 

 of the 19th Surah of the Quran. 



9th. From W. Earle, Esq., presenting three copper coins and a 

 signet found seven or eight years ago, about 2 miles N. E. of Shahpur, 

 Oondie, on ploughing up the ground, in the neighbourhood of which 

 mounds and tumuli are seen. 



10th. From Sir H. M. Elliot, Secretary to the Government of 

 India, announcing that Dr. Andrew Fleming has been directed to fur- 

 nish specimens of minerals from the Panjabfor the Society's Museum. 



11th. From Dr. E. Roer, submitting the subjoined extract from a 

 letter from Dr. Goldstiicker. 



Extract from a letter from Dr. Goldstiicker, dated London, \Sth Jan, 1851. 



" Dr. Miiller has communicated to me, that the Asiatic Society has done 

 me the favour to subscribe for 10 copies* of the works to be published by 

 me. I owe my sincerest thanks to the Society, which I think, I cannot 



* This is an error. The Asiatic Society has subscribed for 5 copies only. — E. R. 



