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He remarked that the collection was at present very imperfect, 
and that his only object in noticing it now, was to indicate the result 
which he wished to realize. 
It was his hope that with the use of the miseroscope, by Geo- 
logical analogy, the oiiginal loci of these different kinds of detritus 
might he determined and that thereby light might he thrown on the 
vexed question of the deterioration of the Hooghly ; an enquiry 
which was most interesting both in a commercial and scientific point 
of view. 
An examination of the small collection on the table would shew 
that almost every specimen differed essentially from all the rest. 
A conversation ensued, in the course of which several members 
remarked on the great interest which would attach to this enquiry. 
Mr. Cowell read a short paper comparing the Persian version of 
the legend of Gyges’ ring, as found in the Persian poet Nizami, with 
the well known story in Plato’s Republic. 
Thanks were voted to Mr. Cowell for his interesting paper. 
The Officiating Librarian submitted the usual monthly Report. 
Library. 
The following additions were made to the Library since the last meeting. 
P resented. 
Selections from the Records of the Government of Bengal, No. 36. Parts 
1 and 2.— Containing papers relating to Irrigation in Bengal and theMaghas- 
sani Hills as a Sanatarium. — By the Bengal Govt. 
Selections from the Records of the Government of India (Military Depart- 
ment) No. 1. — Containing Report on the nature and extent of the Sanitary 
establishments for European troops in the Bengal, Madras and Bombay Pre- 
sidencies. — By the Govt, oe India. 
A pamphlet containing demonstration of a Lunar Tidal wave in the North 
American Lakes. By Lieut.-Col. J. D. Graham. — B y the Author. 
The Oriental Baptist for May 1861 . — By the Editor. 
The Calcutta Christian Observer for May 1861 . — By the Editor. 
Journal of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, Y ol. XI. Part 
IV. — By the Society. 
Ninth Annual Report of the British Indian Association for 1860. Pam- 
phlet. — By the Association. 
Petition against the Income Tax, of the Zemindars of Bengal, Behar and 
Orissa to the Imperial Parliament. — By the Same. 
