PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For November, 1877. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on 

 Wednesday, the 7th inst, at 9 o'clock p. m. 



W. T. Blakford, Esq., F. E. S., Vice President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The receipt of the following presentations were announced — 



1. From the author, " Original Texts, on the Origin and History of 

 the People of India, their Eeligion and Institutions," 2nd Edition, Vols. 1 

 to 5, by Dr, J. Muir. 



2. From Dr. Burmeister a copy of " Description physique de la Re- 

 publique Argentine." Tome 2. 



3. From Professor P. E. Foucaux, a copy of his translation of " Ma- 

 lavika et Agnimitra, drame Sanskrit de Kalidasa." 



4. From Mr. Hyde Clarke, a copy of his pamphlet on " The Khita 

 and Khita- Peruvian Epoch." 



5. From Mr. R. N. Cust, a copy of his pamphlet on the " Languages 

 of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula and the Indian Archipelago." 



The Seceetaet said that on Mr. Blochmann's recommendation the 

 Council had ordered this pamphlet to be reprinted in the Proceedings. 



6. From R. S. Ortori, a copy of a " Report of Progress for the first 

 year of the Oil Surveys of Japan." By B. S. Lyman. 



7. From the Rev. J. Long, a number of books and pamphlets. 



8. From Mr. S. E. Peal, a copy of his pamphlet entitled, " In regard 

 to the question of the Pre-Aryan Races inhabiting India, the following 

 peculiarity of the river names in Assam, and some of the countries adjoin- 

 ing is worthy of notice. 



9. From Messrs. W. E. Ayrton and J. Perry, Japan, copies of the 

 following pamphlets by them : — The Resultant fault in the Conduction, 

 Insulation, and Circuit Tests. On certain Modifications that must be in- 

 troduced in the fundamental Notions of the Mathematical Theory of Elec- 

 tricity. A Duplex partial Earth Test. 



