At the Meeting on the 5th November, C. Ducat, Esq. Civil Surgeon at Poona, was elected a Member of the Society, and Monsieur Julien Desjardins, was elected a Corresponding Member. The third volume of the Glasgow Medical Journal was presented for the Library by Dr. Waddell. Travers's Work on the Pathology of peculiar affections; Hamilton's History of Medicine, Surgery, and Anatomy; No. 15, of the American Journal of Medical Sciences; eight numbers of the Lancet, and eight of the Medical Gazette, recently received, were presented to the Society. The four first volumes of the Periodico de la Sociedad Medico Quirurgica de Cadiz, (Medico Chirurgical Transactions of Cadiz,) were placed before the Society by Dr. J. N. Casanova; it was decided that the Transactions of the Calcutta Medical and Physical Society be transmitted to Cadiz, and a series of their publications requested in

return.

The following Communications were then presented to the Society:

1st. Remarks on the climate of Bangalore and on the prevalence of Hepatitis at that Station, by Dr. Mouat, Surgeon of H. M.'s 13th Light Dragoons: forwarded through Dr. Strachan, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, H. M.'s S. Madras.-2d. A letter from Dr. Robert Jamieson, presenting two numbers of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. -3d. A letter from Dr. Grierson, forwarding Travers's Work on Constitutional Irritation, Christison on Poisons, and Abercrombie on the Intellectual Powers; and inclosing a proposal from Mr. George Simpson, of the Royal Col. lege of Surgeons of London, to furnish the Society with Anatomical Casts; accompanied by a specimen of the engravings in his work, descriptive of the muscles of the human body. for the use of Artists.-4th. A communication from Dr. Traill, of Liverpool, through Mr. Ross, acknowledging, on the part of the Committee of the Royal Institution of Liverpool, the receipt of the fourth volume of the Society's Transactions, and returning thanks for the same. Dr. Traill alludes to the Meeting of the German

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naturalists and physicians at Hamburgh, in September, 1830, where it appears that there was a numerous assemblage of literati from all parts of Europe, and those of the Medical profession held a meeting every second day, for the dis cussion of Medical subjects.-5th. A letter from Dr. Boswell, of Pinang, with a case of Tubercular Sarcoma.--6th. letter from Dr. Neil Maxwell, of the 3d Light Cavalry, at Sultanpore; with a parcel of a dried plant which is in high estimation among the inhabitants in the vicinity of Benares and with the troopers of the Regiment, for the cure of persons poisoned by Snake-bites. The natives assert that many persons had been cured by this medicine after suffering the worst symptoms.-7th. A letter from Dr. Desnoyes, of the Mauritius, promising to draw up for the Society an account of the malignant fevers of Madagascar, and of the visceral disorders which often arise in the course of those fevers.

The following Papers were then read and discussed by the Society; Remarks on Dracunculus, or Guinea-worm, by Dr. John Milne, of Bombay. The author is decidedly of opinion that the Dracuncle is not a worm, but a diseased lymphatic; which he describes, after extraction, to be a slender pellucid tube, varying from the thickness of the bass string of a violin to the size of a horse hair. It is stated to be commonly larger in Europeans than in Natives, having a relation to the constitution of the patient, firm in those of strong fibre, and loose when it occurs in debilitated per

Dr. Tytler's case of eruptive disease of the scalp occurred in a Hindoo, aged twenty years; it had existed for six months, and had not been cured by the remedies used by Natives. The disease consisted in a species of warts on the scalp, which were removed by the knife, after which a caustic application was used for some days, and the disease was cured. companied this case. A highly finished drawing acAfter which was read Mr. Boswell's statement of singular nervous affection, to which old Malays are subject at Pinang. The Latta, or paroxysm of the affection, is brought

on by sudden surprise, or by loud poises, and at the moment the patient imitates the motions and gestures of any other person he sees; first throwing down any thing which at the time may be in the hands. Dr. Casanova's observations were also read, relative to the dissection of a subject whose habits, during life, had been the most intemperate for many years, who was for the last two years constantly dyspeptic, and altimately died suddenly.

Mr. Blackwood's case of amputation at the shoulder joint, was a Hindoo woman, whose arm and shoulder were dreadfully lacerated by a tiger; sixteen hours after which accident, the operation was performed: the wound readily healed, although there was difficulty in saving sufficient integuments to make a covering to the bone. It is an instance of the facility with which Natives of India recover from very severe injuries. -Govt. Gazette

At a meeting of the Physical Class, held on Wednesday evening, the 16th November, 1831-the Honorable Sir Edward Ryan in the Chair,-the following communications were read :—

1.-A 1 tter from N. A. Vigors, Esq. Secretary to the Zoological Society of London, dated 20th January, 1831, expressing that Society's acknowledgments

for the handsome collection in natural history, presented by the Physical Class, through Captain Franklin. Also, forwarding printed copies of the Society's Proceedings, in which an account of the objects in question is given.

2.-A letter from G. Swinton, Esq. transmitting three balls received from Captain Rawlinson, Political Agent at that Court, supposed to have tallen from the atmosphere during a thunderstorm, near Tongho, in Pegu. Their exterior appearance precisely resembled that of rusty iron shot, weight 1 to 2000 grains, spec. grav.3-4-texture granular -colour grey-not attracted by the magnet.

Analyzed by digestion in muriatic acid, subsequent acidification by nitric acid, &c. the composition was found to be

sum.

4.-Dark green prismatic Hornblende; Schiller Spar?

5.-Quartzy Malachite-containing 18 per cent. of oxide of copper. 6. Black oxide of manganese. 7.-Pisiform oxide of iron. 8.-Argentiferous Galena, from a newly discovered mine near Ava: it contains only per cent. of silver, with slight contamination of copper.

9.-Crystallized yellow oxide of lead or Litharge, in a confused aggregation of micaceous crystals-coated with white carbonate of lead.

10. Platina ore. In addition to our information respecting the locality of the platina of Ava, Major H. Burney has favoured us with the following interesting particulars :

"I find that a good deal of the Platina ore is brought from some moun tain torrents or small streams, which fall in to the Kyendween river from the eastward, near a town called Kannee, and it is collected in a very curious

manner, as Mr. Lane is informed, although he hesitates to believe the fact. The horns of a species of wild cow, in this ocuntry called Tsain, perhaps the same as the Nylgao of ludia, have a velvet coat before the animal reaches the age of two or three years: a number of these horns are taken and fixed in the beds of the small streams, and at the close of the rainy season, when the water subsides, a cloth is put down over each horn separately, and the horn, as well as a portion of the sand around it, is taken up together. The horns appear to collect around them a good deal of gold dust, which the streams have washed down, and with this dust grains of Platina ore are found mixed. The Burmese look chiefly for the gold dust, separating and bringing that alone, generally, to Ava: and, although Mr. Lane has often urged the men who are engaged in this trade, to bring at once the whole of what they take up with the horns, he has not yet been able to persuade them to do so. These horns sell sometimes for twelve and thirteen ticals a piece, and deers' horns are sometimes used instead of them.

The Burmese call platina Sheenthan; much of this ore is also found with the gold dust. collected among the small streams which fall into the Irawadi to the northward, in the direction of Banman."

In allusion to a Correspendent's notice in the Government Gazette, Major B. remarks, that Kannee is the name of a town in the district assigned to the King's aunt and stepmother; and that it does not signify a mine in the Burmese language.

4.-A series of Geological specimens from the range of hills at Chirra Punji, was presented by the President.

They comprise varieties of granite -gneiss-mica and clay slate-bituminous shale-coal-sandstone and greenstone. The geology of the Kasya hills has already received elucidation from Lieutenant Fisher's specimens and

Burvesy.

5.-A complete series of the rocks at Pinang and the neighbouring islands, was transferred from the General Secretary to the Physical Class; they were presented by the Hon'ble Sir Charles Grey, on the part of Doctor Ward, accompanied by a paper on the Geology

of the same islands, the reading of which was deferred to the next meeting.

6.-Notices and drawings of the Ratwa deer, the Jháral, wild goat, and Nyaur, or wild sheep of the Himmalaya, were received from B. A. Hodgson, Esq. acting resident, Nipal. This zealous naturalist characterises all three ani. mals as of new species, and peculiar to those hills, unless the deer should prove to be the same with the Cervus Mantjac of Java, hitherto but imperfectly described.

7.-A paper on the migrations of the Natatores and Grallatores, as observed at Kathmandoo, by B. A. Hodgson, Esq., was then read.

The author commences by describing the local peculiarities in soil an i climate of the valley of Nipal. It is an oval of about sixteen miles. longest diameter, elevated four thousand five hundred feet above the sea: temperature generally ten to fifteen degrees lower than that of India. The valley is populous, and industriously cultivated during the spring, the winter being too severe for vegetation. In the rains, plantations of rice cover the greatest part of the land, which is flooded for the purpose.

The wading and swimming birds generally make a mere stage of the valley to and from the vast plains of India and Tibet. Mr. H. classes them under four heads-1. Those which pass the valley without alighting.-2. Such as alight and remain a few days or weeks.-3. Such as seek the valley for the entire season; and 4. Such as do not appear to migrate at all.

Themigration southwards of the snipes, teal, ducks, heron, storks, cranes, and woodcocks, respectively, follows in succession from August to November, and their return takes place in the same order, beginning with the commencement of March, and continuing till the middle of May. The wild swan was seen but once in Nipal, in the midwinter of 1828, as a rara avis. The teal, widgeon, and coot remain for the whole season upon some few tanks. Also cormorants upon the larger rivers within the mountains. The red legged gull, the pelagic tern, and even the fishing eagle, have been met with at this distance from their na tural habitat, the ocean.

Thanks were voted for the several contributions.-Govt. Gaz.

INDIGO REPORT,-1ST DEC. 1831.

We have nothing to add to our former reports regarding the expected crop of 1,16,000 maunds The seed market continues, as before, from 9 to 9-8 for cleaned up country-14 is still demanded for Dasee, and contracts not easily found even at that rate; the crop is also of decidedly poor quality.

The market can scarcely be said yet to have opened, although the Company have purchased two small lots, in all 42 chests of Jessore, at 120 to 125. They have received many tenders of qualities from fine violet to good and middling red violet at 165, but their offer of from 125 to 145, for these qualities has obliged all sellers to withdraw their ten. ders; a few small purchases have been made of Bengallee indigo in the bazar, at from 100 to 110, but they are so small as hardly to be worth noticing.

The total importation to this day is fac tory maunds 15,710 2.9.

PRESGRAVE AND CO.

TENTH REPORT UPON BENGAL RAW

SILK,-1st DEC. 1831.

Very little has been done in this article during the past, month and there has been a considerable depression in price upon that which remained in the hands of the bazar dealers, which was principally of the rainy bunds. There has not been a corresponding reduction, however, in the price of silk at the aurungs, and the produce of the present bunds cannot be brought to market at so low a rate as silk has lately been selling at.

The November bund promises fairly, but in no abundance.

Particulars of importation and of price to the 30th November, 1831.

F. M. S. C. 200

70 0 0

262 28 5

66 23 0 304 21 0

705 32 5

Cossimbazar, of July bund, only one has been effected at Rupees 10-8 per factory seer, and the only remaining parcel is held at 11 Rupees per factory seer. Bauleah, of July bund, excepting one small parcel of September, of fair quality, which has not yet found a purchaser at Rupees 9-8 per factory seer, the price asked rainy bund silk is procurable at Ru pees 8-12 per factory seer. Radnagore, mostly of rainy bund, about sixty maunds of September bund, rather inferior to usual produce, and consequently dear at the prices demanded Rupees 9.6 per factory seer; sales of rainy bund have been effected at Rupees 9 to Rupees 9-4 per factory seer.

Ferai or country bund.
Waste and inferior silks.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

Before Commissioner Sir E. Ryan.

In the Matter of the Petition of J. Palmer and others.-Motions were made for orders nisi that cause be shown why Sir C. T. Metcalfe, Bart. and the Hon. J. E. Elliot should not be released from their assigneeships. The application made by Sir C. T. Metcalfe's counsel was granted, and in the absence of objection the order made absolute. Mr. Cleland showed cause against the Hon J. E. Elliott's removal from the assigneeship, on the ground that the other assigness were not inclined to lose the value of his services; but Mr. Dickens refrained from opposition, owing to the peculiar situation in which the applicant was placed; it having been notified to him by Government, that they did not approve of his ful filling duties so incompatible with those required of him in their service. The Commissioner considered that the application had best be made at a time when the assignees would get the creditors to meet to appoint others in the room of Sir C. T. Metcalfe, and the present repellant. He observed that the reason he had been induced to grand the order, the former was, on account of his being at present placed at the head of Government, when he had the most important duties to fulfil, and as the assignees were perfectly agreed that he might be permitted to withdraw, there was every difference between his case and that of Mr. Elliott, whose plication he then directed should be renewed on the tenth day of next December.

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In the Matter of the Petition of Ramkissen Sen. On the application of Mr. Jackson, an order was made that this case be brought forward on the tenth of next December.

In the Matter of John Cullen.—On an application from the assignees, Mr. Hogg was directed to show cause why he should not deliver the assets in his pos

session to them. He wished to take the opinion of the Court on the subject, and if it proved to be that he should make the assets over, he would do so immediately, and without an order to that effect. The Commissioner was of opinion that the assets should be paid, and Mr. Hogg stated that he would do so, and direct the creditors to make application for their claims to the assignees.

In the Matter of the Petition of Raj. kissore Dutt.-The son of the Insolvent, Thakoor Doss Dutt, was examined about some landed property which he stated he has bought and paid for some years ago., The title deeds on a former occasion he stated were in his possession, but now declared, that having searched for them he was unable any where to find them. The Commissioner did not credit this, and stated that unless the deeds were produced.he would send Thakoor Doss Dutt to jail. Mr. Clarke addressed the Court on his behalf, and stated that Mr. Robison and Mr. Hogg had searched the residence of the Insolvent, and taken away all his papers to the Police, and it was likely that the title deeds in question were among them. The Commissioner stated, that he did not believe that Thakoor Doss Dutt had spoken the truth, and would give him till half past ten o'clock on next Tuesday morning to produce the title deeds, and if they were not then brought forward, he should be sent to jail, where he should remain till he made it convenient to find and produce them.-Ind. Gaz.

TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 1831.

In the matter of Raujkissore Dutt. Takoor Doss Dutt, the son of the lusolvent was this-day committed to the custody of the Sheriff, for not producing the title deeds of the garden premises alledged by him to be his property.