CONTENTS. 



No. 109. 



Page. 



I.— Abstract Journal of the Routes of Lieuts. A. Broome and A. Cunningham, 



to the Sources of the Punjab Rivers, .... .... .... 1 



II. — On Lightning Conductors to Powder Magazines. By W. B. O'Shaugh- 



nessy, M. D. Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Medical Service, 6 



III. — Memorandum on the Trade between the towns of Shikarpore and Canda- 



har. By Lieut. J. Postans, Assistant Political Agent, Shikarpore, Sindh, 12 



IV. — Memorandum on the City of Shikarpore, in Upper Sindh.. By Lieut. J. 



Postans, Assistant Political Agent, Upper Sindh, .... .... 17 



V. — Classical terminology of Natural History. By B. H. Hodgson, Esq., Resi- 

 dent at the Court of Nepal, .... .... .... .... 26 



VI. — Supplementary note to the Memoir on the Hodesum, vol. ix. pp. 694 and 



783. By Lieut. Tickell, Political Assistant, Singbhoom, 30 



VII.— Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .... .... .... 31 



VIII. — On the Mines and Mineral Resources of Northern Afghanistan. By 

 Captain Drummond, 3rd Light Cavalry, communicated from the Political 

 Department, Government of India .... .... .... 74 



IX. — Opening of the Topes at the Caves of Kanari, near Bombay, and the Re- 

 lics found in them. By Dr. James Bird, .... .... . , 94 



X.— Note on a Copper Land Grant. By Jaya Chandra, .... , . . . 98 



No. 110. 



I. — Abstract Journal of the Route of Lieut. A. Cunningham, Bengal Engi- 

 neers, to the Sources of the Punjab Rivers, .... .... .... 105 



II — Extracts from Demi-Official Reports. By Capt. Arthur Conolly, on a Mis- 

 sion into Khorassan, communicated to the Editor from the Political 

 Secretariat, .... .... .... ^... .. 116 



III.— Despatch from Lieut. H. Bigge, Assistant Agent, detached to the Naga 

 Hills, to Capt, Jenkins, Agent to the Governor General N. E. Frontier, 

 communicated from the Political Secretariat of India to the Secretary 

 to the Asiatic Society, .... .... .... .... 129 



IV.— Note on the Evahooees. By Capt. Hart, Bombay Army, .... .... 136 



V.— A Three Weeks Sail in search of Health— Province of Arracan— Kyok 

 Phyoo— Its Harbour— Productions— Capabilities— Geological features- 

 Visit to an active volcano. By Henry Harpur Spry, Esq. M.D., F.G.S. &c, 

 Secretary to the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, .... 138 



