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this.* Kindly let me have your idea of what they were meant for and 

 oblige 



"Yours faithfully, 

 (Sd.) "V. James Caeey." 

 Mr. Blanford said that the sketches were those of stones similar 

 in character to specimens that had been found accompanying the relics 

 of the later stone age in Europe ; and also those of the bronze age ; but 

 the latter were frequently of a different material, viz. earthenware. 

 They were regarded by archaeologists as spindle- whorls, i. e. weights 

 attached to a stick to give it sufficient rotatory inertia to spin fibres, 

 whether for weaving or net-making. Some archaeologists thought 

 that the earthenware specimens were also us%d as weights for nets, 

 It was interesting to find these in India, as well as the flint hatchets 

 of the smooth type. But it was much to be desired that the circum- 

 stances under which these relics occurred in situ could be ascertained. 

 These early antiquities were, however, exciting much attention in 

 Central India, and he hoped that before long some evidence on this 

 head would be brought to light. He had strong hopes that the 

 exertions of the Nagpore Society would facilitate this ; Mr. Carnac, the 

 Secretary, took much interest in these discoveries, and he believed that 

 others besides that gentleman and Mr. Carey were giving their atteiir 

 tion to them. 



3. From Raja Kally Krishna Bahadoor, a copy of a " General list of 

 native implements, &c. for the Paris Universal Exhibition for 1867.'' 



4. From S. Jennings, Esq., a specimen of an Aprosmictus scapula- 

 tus (King Parrot) of Australia. 



5. From W. C. Taylor, Esq., C. S., a large collection of Insects, 

 chiefly from Darjiling. 



6. From D. Waldie, Esq. some pseudomorphs of Peroxide of Iron 

 after Pyrites. 



With reference to this presentation, the donor made the following 

 remarks : — 



" The mineral crystals presented to the Society are pseudomorphs 

 resulting from the conversion of iron pyrites or bisulphide of iron into 

 peroxide of iron, and are interesting from exhibiting the change in 



* Referring to a pen-and-ink sketch of a stone of the same form as that figured 

 en Plate I. but measuring only 2 inches in diameter and ^ inch in thickness, 



