found in the Frontal Sinus of a Sheep. 31 
possible to account for the mode of transmission of the eggs or em- 
bryo of the various species from one part to another ; for, with the 
exception of this negative kind of reasoning. we conceive the advo- 
eates of the doctrine have never yet brought forward any thing to 
prove their assertions. 
And if such negative reasonings were generally admitted, how 
many circumstances, well established by daily experience, would 
be overthrown? Even in the generation of the higher animals, we 
cannot trace the manner in which the ovum is transmitted from the 
ovarium to the uterus. There is no direct outlet or passage can be 
distinguished from the one to the other; but that the ovum does 
make its way to the womb by some means or other, as through the 
fallopian tubes, we believe, is never doubted. It is the same in 
many other departments of the animal economy ; and, because we 
cannot always trace the minute and intricate operations of nature, 
to have recourse to theories at variance with all the known analo- 
gies of her laws, as is the case with the supporters of equivocal ge- 
neration, appears rather as a cutting of the gordian knot than un- 
tying it, and is but too indicative both of the impatience of minute 
investigation, and the limited nature of man’s capacities. * 
Plate II. Fig. 2. size of nature. Fig. 3. Head’magnified. Fig. 4. 
point of the tail. Fig. 5. a section. 
ART. VI.—Oral Information on the Origin of the Gorkhas, a 
Nation now prevalent in the Mountainous Regions of Népal or 
Nypal. By Caprarn Ayton. 
Tue appellation of Gorkhas is not the original name of the race, 
the title and history of whose primogenitor are lost in the obscu- 
rity of past ages. Gurhoong, a place to the westward of Kath- 
manro, (generally but erroneously spelt Catmandoo,) the capital of 
Nypal, seems to have been the source from whence they issued to 
establish themselves primarily at Newacote, three days journey 
north of Bootwull. Having reigned there some time, they made 
further progress, and gained a footing in Kaskee, one day’s journey 
from Newacote. From Kaskee they found their way to Lumjoong, 
three-days journey east of Kaskee, and from thence to Gorkha. 
Subsequently they advanced to Newacote 2d, a day’s travel N.N.W. 
from the capital of Nypal, and progressively became masters of the 
Happy Valley. 
The Gorkhas, now so denominated, are vaguely said to be de- 
scended from one Meemcha, who had four sons. Disagreements 
caused them to separate, and disperse into different quarters: one 
* We have carefully examined this worm, and it does not appear to bear suffi- 
cient similarity to Rudolphi’s P. tenioides to constitute identity of species.—Hp. 
