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 V.— Notes of a journey to Gimar in the Province of Kattywar, for the purpose 

 of copying the ancient inscriptions upon the rock near that place. — Under- 

 taken by order of the Bombay Government. By Lieut. Postans, Bombay 

 Engineers ; with two notes on Somnath, one by Mr. Kittoe, . . . . 865 



VI. —Population and Mortality in Calcutta, .. .. .. .. 888 



VII.— Report on the Weights, Measures, and Coins of Cabul and Bukhara. 

 By Nowrozjee Furdoonjee. Forwarded by Captain Burnes to Government, 

 and transferred to the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. .. 892 



VIII. — Ancient Inscriptions, .. .. .. .. .. 901 



IX.— Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. ..915 



X. — Meteorological Register, . . .. .. .. .. 918 



No. 83.— NOVEMBER. 

 I.— An examination of the Pali Buddhistical Annals, No. 4. By the Hon'ble 



George Tumour, Esq. Ceylon Civil Service, 919 



H. — Report on the Copper mines of Kumaon. By Capt. H. Drummond, 3rd 



B. L. C 934 



III. — Observations on six new species of Cyprinidae, with an outline of a new 

 classification of the family. By J. McClelland, Esq., Bengal Medical Esta- 

 blishment 9*1 



IV. — Report upon the Coal beds of Assam. (Submitted to Government by the 

 Committee appointed to investigate the Coal and Iron resources of the Ben- 

 gal Presidency, as a supplement to their first printed Report,) 948 



V. — Ancient Inscriptions, 966 



VI.— Information regarding Illauoon Pirates. By Capt. Blake, H. M. S. Lame, 978 



VII.— Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 983 



VIII. — Meteorological Register, 990 



No. 84.— DECEMBER. 



I. — An examination of the Pali Buddhistical Annals, No. 5. By the Hon. 



George Tumour, Esq. Ceylon Civil Service, .. .. .. .. 991 



II.— On the spontaneous heating of Brine. By G. A. Prinsep, Esq 1014 



III. — A short notice of the coast-line, and rivers and islands adjacent, forming 



a portion of the Mergui Province, from a late survey. By Captain R. 



Lloyd, I. N. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1027 



IV.— On the genu* Hexaprotodon of Dr. Falconer and Captain Cautley. By 



J. McClelland, Assist. Surgeon, Bengal Service, .. .. .. 1038 



V. — Coins and relics from Bactria, .. .. .. .. .. 1047 



VI. — Ancient Hindu Coins from Jyonpur and Oojein, .. .. .. 1052 



VII. — Ancient Inscriptions, ., .. .. ., .. .. 1055 



VIII.— Mr. Kittoe's tour in Orissa, continued from page 829 of September 



1838, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1060 



IX.— Meteorological Register, .. .. .. .. .. .. 1064 



