168 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Feb. 



Library. 



Read a letter from M. E. Dollfus, President of Societe Industrielle of 

 Mulhausen in Alsace, forwarding for presentation the following books, 

 and soliciting an exchange of publications with the Society. 



Bulletin de la Soci^te" Industrielle de Mulhausen, vol. X. 



Exposition des produits de 1' Industrie Alsacienne organised par la Societe" Indus- 

 trielle de Mulhausen — for May 1836. 



Rapport Anuuel for 1836-37. 



The following books were also presented. 



Wellesley Dispatches, vol. V — presented by the Hori'ble Government of India. 



An account of the manufacture of the black tea as now practised at Sadiya in 

 Upper Assam, by G. A. Bruck, Superintendent of tea culture— by the Tea Committee t 

 through Dr. N. Walfich. 



The Pooranic, Siddhantic and Copernican systems of the world compared ; by 

 Soobajee Bapoo of Lehore near Bhopal, in Malwa, printed in Telinga at Madras- 

 presented by L. Wilkinson, Esq. 



Indian Journal of Medical and Physical Science, for March 183S — by the Editor. 



Resala Aruza Farsi, by Syed Keramut Ali— by the Author. 



Tasfrul Osul, by Maulavi Abdul Mojid— by the Author. 



Meteorological Register, for January 1838 — by the Surveyor General. 



Antiquities. 



Capt. A. Cunningham forwarded impressions of inscriptions from the 

 neighbourhood of Juanpoor. 



Capt. W. Brown, forwarded a notice, and drawings of the ancient 

 pillar, at Hissdr. 



[We shall hasten to insert this note, but the remains of letters on the lower part 

 of the shaft, do not appear sufficiently well defined to be pronounced of the Asoka 

 alphabet.] 



The Secretary submitted the following question addressed to himself by 

 a friend under the signature Fidydrthi, to the critical solution of the 

 native members of the Society. 

 Sir, 



I shall feel obliged if you or any of your readers will enlighten me on a point 

 regarding which I am in doubt. I have observed, that in Moore's Hindu Pantheon 

 and in several papers in the Asiatic Researches treating of Hindu Mythology, the 

 bull, which is the vehicle of Shiva, is styled " Nandi ;" and the correctness of this 

 appellation seems to be maintained by you in your No. 67, for July last, in a paper 

 (No. VI.) on certain ancient inscriptions (vide page 590. Note 4.) Now I have 

 searched in vain in both editions of " Wilson's Sanskrit Dictionary," in Radha 

 Kant Deb's Encyclopedian Sanskrit Dictionary, the " Shabda Kalpadruma," in 

 Carey's Bengallee Dictionary, and in " Ward's Hindoos," for proofs that the bull 

 of Shiva is called " Nandi." I wish therefore to know what authority there is for 

 such an application of this term ? 



Calcutta, March 3rd, 1838. 



The Secretary read a paper on the discovery of a notice of Antiochus 

 the Great in two of the edicts of Asoka. 



[This paper is printed in the present Journal.] 

 Physical, 



Two fresh fragments of fossil testudo from the fort boring were pre- 

 sented by Col. McLeod, brought up from a depth of 450 feet. 



A description of Balwa Kund, Chittagaon, was forwarded by Lieut. G. 

 Sjddons, Engineers. 



A report on Caoutchouc, by Dr. W. Griffith, was communicated by 

 Government through the Gen. Dept. 



[Printed in the present number.] 



Various minerals and coal fossils were presented on the part of L. 

 Plavfair, Esq. through Mr. Bignell. 



A third despatch consisting of 163 specimens of birds, and 7 animals 

 was received from Capt. Pemberton, for deposit in the Society's charge. 



Mr. J. P. Grant presented for the museum eight birds and one animal 

 in the name of Mr. Charles Grant, C. S. at the Cape of Good Hope. 



Mr. D. Ross, a bird (otis deliciosa) mounted by M. Bouchez. 



Also a black-headed gull, was presanted by M. X. Nicolas. 



