1863. | Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 65 
For Frprvary, 1863. 
The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on. 
the 4th instant. 
Lieutenant-Colonel H. lL. Thuillier, President, in the chair. 
Presentations were received — 
1. Form the Government of India, Foreign Department, two copies 
of a series of twenty-eight Photographs illustrating the tribes of the 
Nagpore province, taken by Lieut. W. W. Hooper, of the seventh 
Madras Light Cavalry. 
2, From Dr. Bhau Daji, a copy of the Ramayana, printed by 
Ganopoti Krishna, Bombay. 
38. From Babi Rajendra Mullick, two Ostrich eges and a 
couple of Emu eggs and a specimen of the red-headed Crane. 
4. From A. Grote, Esq., a young Kangaroo in spirit. 
Read a letter from J. T. Wheeler, Esq., Asst. Secy. to the Govern- 
ment of India, Foreign Department, forwarding the following com- 
munication from the Political Agent at Nimar, reporting the parti- 
eulars of an earthquake in that province and the Burwani territory, 
on the night of the 18th November last. 
From Captain J. C. Woon, Political Agent in Nimar. 
To Mason R. J. Muapvz, Agent, Govr.-Genl. for Central India. 
Dated, Camp Boorhanpoor, 26th, Dec., 1862. 
Srr,—I have the honor to inform you, that on the night of the 
18th ultimo at about 73 o’clock, a shock of an earthquake was felt 
almost throughout Nimar and throughout the Burwani territory, 
accompanied with a very loud noise resembling the tramping of a 
multitude of horses. 
2. he direction was from North-west to the South-east. 
3. The shock was more severe in the Burwani country than 
elsewhere. Portions of walls fell down in some cases, and tiles were 
knocked off in other instances. 
4. The shock was felt simultaneously from Burwani West to 
Poonassa Kast, South of the Nerbudda; and from Manupoor West 
to Burwani Hast, North of the Nerbudda. 
5. ‘These phenomena were not noticeable South of the Satpoora 
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