170 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 2. 



3. From the Eight Rev. Bishop of Victoria through Lt.-Col. 

 W. Anderson, 2 pamphlets being Narrative of a Mission of Inquiry 

 to the Jewish Synagogue at Kaefimgfoo, and Fac-similes of the 

 Hebrew Manuscripts obtained at the same place. 



4. From Col. Grove through Capt. Thuillier, Section of a Gur- 

 jun or oil-wood timber from Arracan perforated by worms, and shells 

 of different marine worms from the same wood. 



Col. Grove states " I have seen marks of one worm as long as 

 1 8 inches, and in form often resembling the marks and size of an 

 usual cheese worm. The iron-wood timber of 18 inches in diameter, 

 having attained maturity, is as easily pierced as the one before you, 

 though only in this ratio that Gurjun would be utterly destroyed in 

 three years, whereas the iron might take five." 



With regard to the shells he adds " the very white bit is from 

 the worm in its infancy and when entire would measure about 10 

 inches. All the shells belong to different worms." 



5. From Dr. Spilsbury on the part of Dr. Young, specimens of 

 fossils from Seinde. " The collection comprises thirty different por- 

 tions of teeth and bones of Mastodons, Rhinoceros, Ruminants, 

 Alligators, Fish, Ostrsea, &c, the whole of which on examination 

 and classification will, I trust, prove of considerable interest and 

 be deemed a valuable addition to the Fossil Department of the 

 Museum." 



Mr. Toung states " that these fossils are found close to Sehwan 

 on the north side of the Jukkee hills, in a low range of sandstone 

 breccia composed of angular pieces of nummulitic limestone cemented 

 with clay. 



" The sandstone in many places too, contains pieces of the lime- 

 stone. Some of this is seen in the longest specimen of a vertebra." 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meet- 

 ing. 



Raja Radhakanta Deb, as an honorary member, proposed by the 

 Council. 



D. G. Nicholson, Esq. Assistant Commissioner at Moulmein, 

 proposed by Babu Ramgopal Ghose and seconded by Dr. Macrae. 



Rowland Hamilton, Esq. proposed by Mr. Woodrow and seconded 

 by Col. Baker. 



