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A List of the Pali, Burmese, and Sinhalese works, in the Burmese cha.. 

 racter, (some with Burmese interpretations) in the Asiatic Society's library, 

 was submitted, and ordered to be printed in the out-coming catalogue. 



Museum and Antiquities. 



A model of the Taj Mahal at Agra, in ivory, was presented on the part of 

 Messrs. W. Carr and J. Prinsep. 



A note from the Baron Von Hugel, on the variance of the Tope at Sar- 

 nath, from the Dehgopas of Ceylon, was read. 



[This will find a place in a future number.] 



A letter from Col. S. P. Stacy announced, that he had despatched for 

 the inspection of the Society, to the charge of their Secretary, his very ex- 

 tensive collection of Bactrian, Indo-Scythic, ancient Hindu, and Muham- 

 medan coins, of which he also forwarded a detailed catalogue. 



This collection is more than usually valuable from its having been made prin- 

 cipally in central India, and it is mainly rich in Hindu coins, of which it will 

 serve to devolope many series with names hitherto unknown. 



Physical. 



Specimens of Copper Ore from the Ajmir mines, with a descriptive ac- 

 count by Captain Dixon, addressed to the Governor General, were present- 

 ed through Captain Smyth, Mil. Sec. G. G. 



An account of the bearded vulture of Nipal, Gypaitos b'irbatus,by Mr. B. 

 H. Hodgson, was submitted, with an accurate painting by his native artist. 



Mr. Hodgson is in possession of upwards of 2000 illustrations of the Fauna, 

 and the Ornithology of the valley, which he is now seeking to publish in a wor- 

 thy manner, in conjunction with eminent naturalists at home. The plates and 

 descriptions of the Mammalia are already gone to England, and the others will 

 soon follow. The whole will form a memorable monument of his zeal and in- 

 defatigable industry. 



Extracts of a letter from Professor Wilson were read. 



The Ashmolean Society, is anxious to obtain through the Asiatic Society, an 

 entire skeleton of an alligator, for the purpose of perpetual comparison with the 

 fossils of the Saurian tribe at home. An inquiry has arisen which can be solved 

 only in this country, Do Elephants shed their tusks ? The immense supply of 

 them brought from Africa to England, if derived from the death or destruction of 

 the animal, must it is thought soon lead to its extermination. 



[Mr. Wilson, has, we are happy to remark, prepared the Vishnu Parana, the 

 Sankhya Chandrika, for the press, and only waits the casting of a new fount of 

 type. The Hindu theatre has passed through a new edition. Moorcroft's 

 Journals are still in Murray's hands, and the bust not commenced upon, by 

 Chantrey.] 



Notice on the foetus of the basking shark (squalus maocimus), and a pre- 

 served specimen, were submitted by Dr. J. T. Pearson 



A paper was submitted by Mr. F. G.Taylor, H. C. Astronomer at 

 Madras, on a new method of ascertaining the error of collimation in 

 astronomical instruments by reflection from a surface of the mercury. 



[This very valuable and simple method is described in the present number.] 



A note on the mummy brought by Captain Archbold from Egypt was 

 submitted by Dr. Evans. 



From the lateness of the hour the reading of the papers presented was 

 postponed to the next meeting. 



