1022 Asiatic Society. [No. 143. 



Read Letter from Colonel Spiers, Resident at Gwalior, &c &c. 



To H. Piddington, Esq. Sub-Secretary to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 



Dear Sir, — When on furlough, I picked up a few geological specimens of various 

 kinds, chiefly limestone from Stirlingshire, Scotland, a few specimens of copper ore 

 from Ireland, and lead from Lanarkshire, with some of various kinds, probably not mark- 

 ed, at least not to be trusted; in all perhaps 50 specimens. If you think they would be 

 of any use in the Museum of Geology, I shall be happy to send them down by some boat. 

 I happen also to have 5 or 6 coins, one of Sigismund III, one James VI, one Clot 

 1602, 1 ditto 1582, one Hamburgh, and one ditto James 1570. If you think these would 

 be valued, I will be happy to send them also. Your obedient servant, 



Cawnpore, 23d September, 1843. A. Speirs. 



Read the following Letter to the Secretary from Captain Eastwick : — 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. 

 My dear Sir, — I received a day or two ago, your kind note regarding the publi- 

 cation of my Sinde Vocabulary, and am much gratified by the flattering manner in 

 which my endeavours have been mentioned. I returned to England in June, on sick 

 certificate. With respect to the 25 copies of the Vocabulary reserved for me, I should 

 be highly obliged, if you would order them to be transmitted to Messrs. Forbes and Co. 

 of Bombay, who are my Agents in India, and who will take care of them for me. 



I am, dear Sir, 



Yours truly, 

 Frankfort sur Maine, August 17, 1843. E. B. Eastwick. 



The Secretary stated, that Captain Eastwick's copies had been sent to Bombay 

 through the Government, but that Messrs. Forbes would be written to, in order 

 that they might claim the packet if not already delivered to them. 



Read the following Note from Dewan Ramcomul Sen, who had kindly under- 

 taken to examine the Sanscrit paper on Eclipses, presented at a former meeting of 

 by the Rev. J . Pratt : — 



The bad state of my health has hitherto prevented my writing to you about the 

 accompanying paper, which I have now the pleasure to return. It is styled " Grahuno 

 Mala," or Garland of Eclipses, and has been prepared I believe by some Astronomer 

 of Nepaul. It professes to give an account of Sun and Moon Eclipses for six years ; 

 viz. from the year 1759 to 1766 of the Sak era. It does not, however, shew any cal- 

 culation or data by which the problems are solved. Following is a Table of the 

 Eclipses : — 



Sak, 1759, (or Sumbul 1894,)— 1 Moon Eclipse. 



1760, 1 Ditto ditto. 



,, 1 Ditto ditto. 



1761, 1 Ditto ditto. 



,, 1 Sun ditto. 



1763, 1 Moon ditto. 



1764, 1 Sun ditto. 



1765, 1 Ditto ditto. 



,, 1 Moon ditto. 



1766, 1 Ditto ditto. 



„ 1 Ditto ditto. 



