Aug. 1844.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. Ixxvii 



No. 577. 



To the Managing Committee of the Literary Society at Calcutta. 



Fublic Department. 



Gentlemen, — I am directed by the Most Noble the Governor in Council, to transmit 

 to you the accompanying copy of the 6th volume of the Madras Astronomical obser- 

 vations, recently published at this Presidency. 



I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Fort St. George, 29th June, 1844. J. F. Thomas, 



Secretary to Government. 



Read the following letters from the Secretary to the Superintendent 

 of Marine, and Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal : — 



No. 492. 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — I have the honor, by direction of the Acting Superintendent of Marine, to 

 forward to you the accompanying copy of a letter No. 1147, dated the 29th April last, 

 from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, together with copies of the 

 Tidal Registers which accompanied it. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Fort William, Marine Superintendent's Office, J. Sutherland, 



the 30th July, 1844. Secretary. 



No. 1147. 



From Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, to Lieut. Col. A. Irvine, 

 C. B. Acting Superintendent of Marine, dated Fort William 19th April, 1844. 



Marine. 



Sir, — I am directed to transmit to you, for information and record, the accompany- 

 ing Tidal Registers, kept at Singapore during the months of June, July, August, 

 September and October, 1842, and to request that copies thereof may be forwarded to 

 the Asiatic Society. 1 have, &c, 



(Signed) Cecil Beadon, 

 (True Copy.) Under-Secretary to the Govt, of Bengal. 



Fort William, Marine Superintendent's J. Sutherland, Secretary. 



Office, the 30th July, 1844. 



Read the following paper from the Secretary to the Government of 



India, Foreign Department: — 



No. 1542 of 1844. 



From W. Edwards, Esq. Under-Secretary to the Government of India, to the 



Secretary to the Asiatic Society, dated Fort William, the 6lh July, 1844. 

 Foreign Department. 



Sir, — By direction of the Governor General in Council, I have the honor to transmit 

 to you, for such notice as the Society may deem it to merit, the accompanying copy of 



