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plosion of Gunpowder muler Water by the Galvanic Battery^ &c. By 

 Assistant-Surgeon O'Shaughnessy. — 8. Proceedincfs of the Asiatic So- 

 cieti/. — p. Meteorologicaljovnial. 



Number for November contains — 1. Continuation of Lieut. Irwin'a 

 Memoir on Afghanistan, — 2. Journal of a Trip through Kunavur 

 JJvngrung, and Spiti, undertaken in the year 1 838, under the patro- 

 nage of the Asiatic Society of Bengal » for the purpose of determining 

 the Geological Formation of those Districts. By Thomas Hutton, Lieut. 

 37th Kegiment, No. 1. Assistant-Surveyor of the Agi*a Division. — 

 3. Notes on imrious Fossil Sites in the Nerbudda ; illustrated by Spe- 

 cimens and Drawings. — 4. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. — 5. Me- 

 teorological Register, 



3. Madras Journal of Literature and Science^ published under the auspices 

 of the Madras Literary Society, aud the Auxiliary lloyal Asiatic So- 

 ciety. Edited by the Secretaries of the Asiatic Department. Num- 

 ber from July to September 1839. 



The following are the papers in this number: — 1. Uepoi-t on the 

 Mackenzie MSS. — 2. Essay on the iMnguage and Literature of the 

 Telugus. By Charles P. Brown, Esq., of the Madras Civil Service. — 

 3. Catalogue of the Birds of the Pejiinsula of India y arranged accord- 

 ing to the Moderfi System of Classification ; with brief Notes on their 

 habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful, 

 and imperfectly described species. By T. C. Jerdon, Assistant-Sur- 

 geon, 2d Madras Light Cavalry. — 4. // Catalogue of the Species of 

 Mammalia found in the Southern Mahratta Country ; with their Syno- 

 nymes in the native languages in 2tse there. By Walter PJlliot, Esq., 

 Madras Civil Service. — 5. Some account, Historical, Geographical, a?id 

 Statistical, of the Ceded Districts. By Lieutenant Newbold, A. D. C 

 to General Wilson, &c. — 6. Journey of the Russian Mission from 

 Orenbourg to Bokhara. Translated by Colonel Monteith, K.L. S., 

 Chief Engineer of the Madras Army. — ^. Report on the Manufacture 

 of Tea, and the extent and produce of the Tea Plantations of Assam, 

 I3y C. A. Bruce, Esq.. Literary and Scientific Intelligence. — 8. Ho- 

 rary Meteorological Observations, made agreeably to the suggestions of 

 Sir J, Herschel By T. G. Taylor, Esq. H. E. L C. astronomer.— 9. 

 Horaty Meteorological Observations made at the Summer Solstice 1 839, 

 at the Trevandrum Observaton/. By G. Sperschneider, Superintendent. 

 —-10. Meteorological Jo2irnal kept at the Madras Observatory. 



List of Patents granted for Scotland from 25 th June to 17 th 

 September 1840. 



1. To William Neale Clay of Flimby, in the county of Cumberland, 

 gentleman, "certain improvements in the manufacture of iron." — 25th 

 June 1840. 



2. To Rice Harris of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, gentle- 

 man, " certain improvements in cylinders, plates, and blocks used in printin;; 

 and embossing." — 25th June 1840. 



3. To Robert Cook of Johnston, in Renfrewshire, engineer and mill- 

 "Wright, " for the making of bricks by machinery, to be wrought either by 

 steam or other power."' — 30th Juno 1840. 



4. To John Hkmming of North Bank, Regent's Park, in the county of 

 Middlesex^ gentleman, "improvements in gas meters.'*— 30th Juno 1840. 



