GLEANINGS IN SCIENCE. 
23 
Friday, June 27th, 1828. 
Hon. Sir E. Ryan in the chair. 
A letter was submitted to the Committeefrom G\Swinton,Bsq. enclosing a commu- 
nication from Dr. Brewster oil the subject of his Polyzonal Lens, and requesting 
aid from the encouragers of science in India to raise a sum of 4.300 for the purpose 
of constructing a compound Lens upon his plan. Mr. Swinton proposed subscrib- 
ing 500 Rs. and Captain Ellis offered 30, but the further consideration of the sub*- 
ject was referred to a general meeting of the Society. 
Adjourned to Wednesday, 23d July. 
Friday, August 1st, 1828. 
J. Calder Esq. in the chair. 
A paper from Dr. Govan on the geology of the vicinity of Simla, received from 
Government, with specimens illustrative of the same, presented by Mr. Calder. 
Remarks on the geology of the country on the route from Baroda Udipfir via 
Beerpur and Sulumpiir, with sections by Dr. Hardie, i resented by Mr. Calder. 
A supplementary paper on the geology of Bandilkhand was received from 
Captain Coulthard. 
Extract of a letter from Dr. Leslie, with some fossil bones of an elephant, found 
in the river* near Calpi, by Dr. Duncan, were read. 
The reading of a paper entitled Observations on the Geological appearances and 
general features of portions of the Malayan Peninsula, and of the countries lying 
between it and 18° north latitude, by Captain James Low, M. A. was commenced. 
The meeting adjourn i d. 
Wednesday, August 20th, 1 828. 
Hon. Sir E. Ryan in the chair. 
A letter from Captain Franklin to the President was read, detailing the nature 
of his recent researches, and pointing out the objects which yet remained to be 
accomplished. 
It being understood that Captaiu Franklin was desirous of supplying those 
blanks in the geology of the country he had been employed in, free of any charge 
to Government beyond his regimental allowances, it was unanimously resolved by 
the Committee, That the President should be requested to wait on the Gover- 
nor General to represent these circumstances, as well as the interesting nature of 
Captain Franklin’s previous researches, and the importance to geological science of 
the completion of the work. 
Mr. Pearson, of Midnapore, was elected a Corresponding Member. 
Specimens of Lithographic printing from stones sent down from Agra, by Lieu- 
tenant Boileau of Eng. aud an impression from a Rot&s Stone, sent by Lieutenant 
Thomson, were presented by Captain Jenkins 
The reading of Captain Low’s paper on the geology of the Malayan Peninsula, 
was resumed and concluded. 
A communication by Mr. Piddington, C. M. giving an account of an analytical 
examination of some water from the Hot Spring at the foot of the Altnam hills in 
the province of Tenasserim, was presented. 
Adjourned. 
Wednesday, October 23d, 1828.' 
Hon. Sir E. Ryan in the chair. 
A letter from the Secretary to Government, General Department, in reply to the 
application of the. Committee in favour of Captain Franklin, -through their President, 
in which the proposition submitted to them is sanctioned, but the period of employ- 
ment limited to the ensuing cold weather, being read, 
It was resolved, That the Secretary should be directed to acknowledge the receipt 
of the letter, and further, to request, on the part of the Committee, the boon of an 
extension of the period fixed, should that extension be necessary to the comple- 
tion of the researches . 
The first part of a paper on the Geology of the Valley of Udipiir, by Dr. Hardie, 
was presented by Mr. Calder. 
* Is not this a suspicious locality for fossil bones ? 
