1866.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 81 



to remain long, as the Burmese attacked his people, and broke up the 

 settlement." 



4. From A. H. Blechynden, Esq., Secretary Agri- Horticultural 

 Society, three packets of wood obtained in digging a well atBallygunge. 



Mr. Blanford observed that the specimens on the table were evi- 

 dently similar in character to those which he had described in a note 

 on a tank-section at Sealdah, published in the thirty-third volume 

 of the Society's Journal. These had been pronounced by Dr. T. Anderson 

 to be specimens of Sundri, and had been obtained at depths of from 

 20 to 30 feet, from stumps of trees with the roots attached in situ. 

 In the paper referred to, he had endeavoured to show that their 

 occurrence at this and similar depths appeared to obtain over a very 

 large part of the Grangetic delta ; and that it could only be explained 

 by assuming that a general subsidence of the delta to a depth of 18 or 

 20 feet had taken place since the trees grew on a former land surface. 



Dr. J. Anderson reported that the following specimens were 

 added to the Museum during the month of March, 1866. 



Presentations. 



From Dr. J. Anderson, one Vipera Russellii, one Cobra, one Sus 

 Andamanensis, one Gyps Bengalensis, one Oriolus Melanocephalus, one 

 Pteropus Edivardsii, one Lutra Nair. 



Through Dr. J. Anderson, a collection of snakes, lizards and Crus- 

 tacea from the Andaman Islands. 



From W. S. Atkinson, Esq. 1 Nest of Nectarinia Nipalensis and of 

 a Nectarinia sp. f ' 



From J. A. Cockburn, Esq. 1 Python rnolurus. 



From J. Obbard, Esq. 3 Marine boring Annelids taken from the 

 timbers of a ship. 



The Hon'ble Mr. Campbell moved, in accordance with the notice 

 given at the last meeting : 



" That the correspondence and proceedings of the Council, regarding 

 the proposed ethnological gathering, be read." The motion having 

 been put and carried, the Secretary read the following correspondence. 

 From J. Fayrer, Esq., M. D., 



Professor of Surgery in the Medical College. 

 To J. Anderson, Esq., M. D., 



Natural History Secretary, Asiatic Society, Bengal. 



"My dear Sir, — I shall feel obliged by your submitting the follow- 



