1851.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 439 



for all our information regarding it amounts to this, that I have received it 

 from Mr. Theobald, Senr. who informs me it comes from Ava, He is in 

 hopes of procuring more for us and full information of the locality. The 

 peculiar properties which distinguish it from all other resins are its remark- 

 able goat-like odour when heated, and a sort of double combustion, this last 

 is a highly curious property which I have fully described in the paper. 



Economic Geology. 



Captain Haughton of the S. W. Frontier Agency, has sent us a very good 

 specimen of surface coal from a new locality, which he calls Gomeah, near 

 Hazareebagh, accompanied by some of the rocks which are analogous to 

 those of the Burdwan mines. He has also sent us some common rocks and 

 iron ores from a place called Koberma (or Hurruma by Tassin's Map) and 

 with these, three specimens of Mica, white, brown and red; the two last are 

 particularly fine specimens. Captain Haughton states them to be from 

 mines on a forfeited estate which is annually rented, and the tenant " is 

 bound to present yearly to Government one piece of good shape on renewal 

 of his lease as a specimen of the quality produced." 



Captain Wallage of the H. C. Steamer Nemesis, has sent us some very 

 fine specimens of Fibrous Antimony from the Sarawak mines. 



For July, 1851. 



The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society for July, 1851, 

 was held on the evening of Wednesday the 2nd instant. 



Sir James Colvile, President, in the Chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



A letter was read from Messrs. Allen and Co., London, presenting, 

 on behalf of Major Abbott, a copy of his Journey to Khiva. 



The President of the Natural History Society of Batavia, presented 

 a copy of the Transactions of that Society. 



Chevalier Casella, Consul General of his Majesty the King of 

 Sardinia, presented in the name of his Majesty, 3 vols, of engrav- 

 ings representing the paintings and pictures in the Royal Collection at 

 Turin. 



Resolved that the Secretary be directed to return thanks, through 



