1024 Asiatic Society. [No. 143. 



This most interesting communication was handed to the Editors, for early inser- 

 tion in the Journal. 



The Secretary also presented on the part of the Rev. J. Long, who was present, a 

 valuable Essay, entitled "Tables of Comparative Philology, shewing specimens of the 

 affinity of the Greek, Latin, and English with the Sanskrit, Persian, Russian, Gaelic, 

 Welsh, Lithuanian, German, Hebrew, and Anglo-Saxon," which, as it was desirable 

 to secure the Author's supervision, was also ordered for early publication, the sub- 

 ject being one of intense interest to Indian and general Philologists, and one that 

 requires a rare combination of learning, talent, and industry, to undertake. 



Read the following Letter from G. Buist, Esq. The Barometrical Chart to which 

 it refers, was exhibited, and much admired : — 



My dear Sir, — A thousand thanks for your attention in forwarding me the Barome- 

 ter Returns for the May Storm. I do not know that I shall have any more occasion to 

 trouble you on this subject for the present, but should I require to do so, 1 shall avail 

 myself of your kind offer of services. 



I have this day shipped on board the Samual Boddington, three copies of a Dia- 

 gram illustrative of the readings of nine Barometers, being up together for 24 hours, 

 and read half hourly. One of these is for the Asiatic Society, the others for yourself, 

 or any one else who may care about them. The Society's is the only one which is 

 coloured, and put on a roller: the most simple operation of this sort is so expensively, 

 so tardily, and so badly done at Bombay, that I have left them plain ; so that should 

 you think it worth while, they may be filled up to your fancy at Calcutta. 



I am anxious to see your Memoir:— it is published I observe, but has not yet 

 reached Bombay, 



I forgot to mention, that a short Memoir, referring to the Barometric experiment, 

 appears in the next number of the Bombay Asiatic Transactions, of which I shall send 

 you a copy, so soon as it is printed. Yours truly, 



Bombay, September 6th, 1843. George Buist. 



P. S.— In case the Maps should not be sent to you, perhaps you will take the 

 trouble of sending for them to the office of Messrs. Gisborne and Co. on the Samuel 

 Boddington" s arrival. 



Report of the Curator Museum Economic Geology for the month of October. 



Museum Economic Geology. — We have to acknowledge in this month from the 

 Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society, a box of Geological and Mineralogical Speci- 

 mens, 35 in number, all of much interest and utility, and for the most part so far new 

 to our Collections, that we only possessed small specimens of some of them. Another 

 box has been announced by the Society. As the Catalogue is brief, it may be inserted 

 here with the letter. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 

 Sir, — With reference to my letter of the 5th ultimo, I have now the pleasure to 

 enclose a list of the Geological and Mineralogical specimens forwarded for the 

 Museum by the Fazal Rubany. These specimens are necessarily miscellaneous, as 



