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had brought thein from the sea by his inuntrunes : some rejected 

 all these theories ; but no one could tell or feel satisfied as to how 

 these things could be. By simply striking my staff through the 

 air, I could explain to them the noise ; and by tying a stone to a 

 string, and swinging it I could make them understand the centri- 

 fugal and centripetal forces, and how that from some disturbance in 

 these forces, stones moving about some centre, like the moon about 

 the earth, might fall. The explanations gave them relief. They put 

 confidence in me, and gave me the stones at my request, that I 

 might save them from the trouble of any official investigation, and 

 put them into some Museum, or Scientific Institution. 



P. S. — I forgot to say that there was nothing peculiar in the 

 state of the atmosphere. It was a clear day. "When the stone is 

 sent on to Madras, if any scientific gentleman makes an analysis of 

 it for the Museum, please be so good as to ask a copy of it for me. 



Tours very truly, 

 (Signed) H. S. Taylor. 



Manduhasolie, April 25th, 1857. 



8. From Mr. E. Lushington, Officiating Assistant Secretary to 

 the Government of Bengal, inclosing copy of a despatch, dated 3rd 

 June last, from the Hon'ble Court of Directors, and enclosure on 

 the subject of the Geological Map of India prepared by the late 

 Mr. Greenough : — 



From E. B. Chapman, Esq., 



Offg. Under- Secy, to the Govt, of India, 



To A. E. Young, Esq., 



Secy, to the Govt, of Bengal. 

 Dated the 27th July, 1857, Home Department. 



Sir, — With reference to the special Narrative of the Government 

 tt -p . of Bengal, No. 25, dated the 25th August, 1856, re- 

 specting Mr. Greenough's Geological Map of India, 

 I am directed to transmit for the information of the Hon'ble the 

 Lieut.- Governor, and for communication to the Asiatic Society, the 



