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The locality from which this stone was brought is a hill at the small village Boorhwa, 

 two miles S. E. from Raipoor, about twelve miles from Rewa on the road towards 

 Mirzapoor. 



On the top of the hill are the ruins of a temple of Devi, and a large pile of un- 

 dressed stones, which seem as if they had been intended for the foundation of a flight 

 of steps. They are laid without mortar, and the work has never been completed. The 

 present slab was found lying loose at the bottom. The whole pile is of the same sort 

 of stone, but a few slabs of sandstone have been used in building the temple. I did 

 not ascertain the particular spot from which the pile has been quarried, but I believe 

 it to be in the immediate neighbourhood, if not on the hill itself. This might easily 

 enough be ascertained, should it appear that the enquiry would be worth the labor. 



Some of these stones may be used as whetstones, and though not very good ones, they 

 seem quite as good as many that are supplied from the public stores. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Allahabad, \0th October, 1843. Robert Shortrede, Capt. 1st Asst. G. T. S. 



Of these two stones, I regret to say, that the larger appears quite unfit for Litho- 

 graphy, being nothing more than a common fine grained (coarse grained for lithogra- 

 phic purposes) sandstone. The small slab was sent to Messrs. Black, as it promised 

 better, and their answer is as follows : — 



H. Piddington, Esq. 



Sir, — I have pleasure in sending a few impressions, and the stone you sent me the 

 other day; 1 have not troubled Mr. Bennett. The stone I find is rather too soft, and 

 I fear will not give very clear impressions ; but if a somewhat larger piece could be 

 obtained, I would try how many fair proofs could possibly be taken from it. 



Your obedient servant, 



Asiatic Lithographic Press, 3\st Oct. 1843. T. Black. 



Mr. Thomas Hugon, of the Salt Department, has presented a very beautiful litho- 

 graphed section of the Boring of the Artesian Well of Grenelle near Paris, 1680 

 French feet deep, and 1 may mention here, that we fortunately possess a series of the 

 Fort Borings to the depth of 172 feet. 



Geological and Miner alogical Department.— Mr. Dodd, Assistant Assay Master, 

 has obliged us with a few well chosen Geological specimens from the neighbourhood 

 of Agra, of much interest in themselves, and of special utility to us in filling in our 

 Cabinets of Comparative series. 



From M. Gros of Bourbon, we have received a few specimens of Lavas, and Lava 

 with Leucite, from the Volcano of that Island, which will be a valuable addition to our 

 Volcanic series. 



For all the foregoing Communications, the thanks of the Society were duly ordered. 



