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Western India : Keports addressed to the Chambers of Commerce of 

 Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn and Glasgow, by N. A. Mackey. Edited 

 by J. Hobertson, Esq. London, 1853, 8vo. 



Travels in Luristan and Arabistan, by Baron C. A. de Bode. London, 

 1845, 2 vols. 8vo. 



Narrative of a Whaling Voyage round the Globe, from the year 1833 to 

 1836, comprising sketches of Polynesia, California, the Indian Archi- 

 pelago. &c, by F. O. Bennett, London, 1840, 2 vols. 8vo. 



Ra'jendrala'l Mittra. 

 27th July, 1855. 



Foe September, 1855. 



At the usual monthly general meeting of the Society held on the 

 5th instant, at half-past 8 p. M. 



Babtj Ra'mgopal Ghose, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were received — 



1. From Babu Ranichandra Mittra, Secretary Bethune Society. 

 Selections from the Bethune Society's Papers, Nos. I. II. 



2. From Babu Badhanath Sikdar, Masik Patrika, Nos. 10. to 12. 



3. From J. Bedford, Esq. Geological specimens from the copper 

 mines and Geysers of New Zealand. 



4. From Capt. C. B. Young, 1st, Specimen of a New Zealand 

 caterpillar, 2nd, Specimen of Kauri gum from New Zealand, and 

 3rd, the orbiculare bone of a whale's ear. 



The following are extracts from Capt. Young's letter and the 

 notes therein alluded to : 



" I send you what, I believe, may be new to the Society, and if 

 put on the table at our meeting may elicit some remarks and serve 

 to interest, viz. : a specimen of the grass-tree caterpillar from Aus- 

 tralia, whose conversion into woody substance is very curious. It 

 is mentioned by Hooker ; a few lines on the subject accompany, which 

 were written by the gentleman who brought the specimen, Mr. 

 F. M. Hind, B. C. S. 



" I also send a specimen of the Kauri gum with a few remarks 



