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VI.— Description of some Ancient Gems and Seals from Bactria, the Punjab, 



and India, .... .... .... .... . ... 147 



VII.— Mode of taking facsimiles of Coins. By Vincent Tregear, Esq., .... 158 



VIII. —Report on the Soda Soils of the Barramahal. By Capt. Campbell, As- 

 sistant Surveyor General, .... .... .... .... 159 



IX. — Report on the Kaolin Earth of Mysore. By Capt. J. Campbell, As- 

 sistant Surveyor General, .... .... .... J53 



X. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .... .... .... 165 



No. 111. 



I.— Of the early History of Sindh, from the " Chuch Namuh," and other au- 

 thorities. By Lieut. Postans, Assistant Political Agent, Shikarpore, .... 183 



II.— Geological Report on the Valley of the Spiti, and of the Route from Kot- 



ghur. By Capt. Hutton, 37th Regiment N. I., 198 



III. — On the two wild species of Sheep inhabiting the Himalayan region, with 

 some brief remarks on the craniological character of Ovis, and its allies. 

 By B. H. Hodgson, Esq., Resident at the Court of Nepal, .... .... 230 



IV.— On the Laws and Law-books of the Armenians. By Johannes Avdall, Esq. 



M. A. S., &c. .... .... .... .... 235 



V. — On Tabular Returns of the N. W. Frontier Trade with Afganistan 251 



No. 112. 



I. — Of the early History of Sindh, from the " Chuch Namuh," and other 

 authorities. By Lieut. Postans, Assistant Political Agent, Shikarpore, 

 (Concluded). .... .... .... .... .. 267 



II. — Notes cm the manners and habits of the Toorkoman Tribes, with some 

 Geographical Notices of the Country they occupy. By Edward Stirling, 

 Esq. B. C. S .... .... .... .... 290 



III. — Discovery of Coal in a new site. By W. Dunbar, Esq. Assistant Sur- 

 geon, 15th Irregular Cavalry, .... .... .... .... 300 



IV. — Succinct Review of the observations of the Tides in the Indian Archipe- 

 lago, made during the year 1839, by order of his Excellency the Gover- 

 nor General of his Netherlandish Majesty's possessions, 20th October 

 1838, No. 3, .... .... .... .... .... 302 



V. — Journal kept while Travelling in Seistan. By Capt. Edward Conolly .. 319 



VI. — Memoir on the Coal found at Kotah, &c. with a Note on the Anthracite of 



Duntimnapilly, (H. H. the Nizam's Dominions.) By W. Walker, Esq. 341 



VII. — Extract from proceedings of the Numismatic Society of London, 1837* 

 1838, on the comparative Status of Circulating Media at different pe- 

 riods under the Bactrian and Indo-Scythian Kings, .... .... 345 



No. 113. 



I.— Report on the Island of Chedooba. By Edward P. Halsted, Esq. Com- 

 mander of Her Majesty's Ship Childers, 349 



