1842.] Asiatic Society. 1201 



The Curator of the Museum Economic Geology was requested to give due effect 

 to the wishes of the Military Board, and the Secretary to publish Capt. Tremen- 

 jieere's Report in the Journal. 



A letter from Lieut. Baird Smith, B. E., N. W. Provinces, was read, stating that 

 he was engaged in researches about Indian Earthquakes, and requesting particular- 

 ly the assistance of the Society in procuring a copy of a Persian or Hindoostanee 

 work relative to this subject, entitled the Zil-Zillee Namah. The note was refer- 

 red to the Librarian to enquire for the work in question.* 



THE EARTHQUAKE. 



Shortly after the above letter had been read, a smart earthquake was felt! The 

 following note relative to it was drawn up, and signed by the Hon'ble the President, 

 as expressing generally the opinions or feelings of the meeting : — 



Memorandum. 



At \ to 10 p. m. the proceedings of the Society were interrupted by two or three 

 slight vertical shakes or heaves, with a noise like the rumbling of a passing carriage, 

 and one strong horizontal shake from East to West, or from N. E. to S. W. The 

 whole took place within about half a minute of time. H. T. Prinsep. 



We may add, that the Barometer stood about half an hour afterwards at 30'5, and 

 the Thermometer at 80°. The weather was squally with light showers at times from 

 the East, but clear and cool in the intervals. The exact time at which the shock 

 took place was, as will appear from the following note from Mr. E. Gray, Watch- 

 maker, 9h. 38m. p. m. 



To ascertain the exact time as nearly as possible, Mr. Piddington addressed a Note 

 to Mr. Gray, His reply is as follows : — 



Dear Sir, — I did note the time when the Earthquake took place. It ceased at 9h. 

 38m. p. m. My clocks, as you may suppose, required my immediate attention, and I 

 found their weights swinging in a direction somewhat from the North of the East 

 point to the South of West, but from which of these quarters it came, I cannot pretend 

 to say. Yours most obediently, 



Ibth November, 1842. E. Gray. 



A paper, being a first article of " Contributions towards a History of the Develop- 

 ment of the Mineral Resources of India," by S. G. Tollemache Heatly, Esq. 

 was presented, and referred to the Editor of the Journal for publication. 



* No trace of this work could be found, and the Calcutta Persian literati doubt of its exist- 

 ence. Two extracts, one from the Ewatee-oos-Seir and the other from the Herat-ul-Hecmut, were 

 sent to Lieut. Baird Smith by the Secretary. 



