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With regard to the appropriation and distribution of specimens of Natural 

 History in all Departments, which may be collected during the Mission to 

 Thibet, reference will doubtless be made to the instructions on this subject 

 in the Court's Public despatch No. 17 of 1840, to the Government of India, 

 dated 16th September. 



Meteorological and Zeologieal phenomena will necessarily engage the atten- 

 tion of the Mission. 



East India House, November, 1847. 



From G. A. Bushby, Esq. Secretary to Government, forwarding the 

 directions of the Governor General in Council for the immediate return 

 of the Report and drawings of the cave Temples of Kalinjar and Sha- 

 puri, south of Chunar. 



The Secretary stated that on receipt of Mr. Bushby's despatch, a 

 representation was forthwith made by the President to the Governor 

 General, as Patron of the Society, showing that the MS. and drawings 

 were actually in the artist's and printer's hands, and soliciting permis- 

 sion to retain these till completed for publication, which request was 

 graciously acceded to by His Lordship. 



From C. W. Montriou, Esq. in charge of Observatory, Colaba, for- 

 warding, by order of the Government of Bombay, a copy of the Magne- 

 tical and Meteorological observations made at Colaba in 1845. 



From G. A. Bushby, Esq. forwarding a copy of the 7th volume of 

 the Madras Astronomical observations. 



From Dr. Hooker, Honorary Member of the Asiatic Society, de- 

 scribing a brilliant Aurora observed by him at Barroon, east bank of the 

 Soane, on the evening of the 14th of February, 1848. 



Barroon East bank Soane River, 

 February 14th, 9 p. m. Bar. 29* 924. 



Temp, air, 62 ; Wet Bulb, 51 '5 ; Grass 53. Calm, clear, horizon ; sky blue- 

 grey ; moon and stars clear ; milky-way and zodaical lights invisible. 



Moon's light by Photom. 307 inch, (sun at 3 p. m. 4*17 inch by same.) 

 Observed a well defined auroral arch, 12o broad, its upper limb well defined 

 alt. 20°. Extremes bearing West 20 South, and North 50 East, light pale but 

 clear and bright. Lower limb resting on an arch as dark as the sky at 

 zenith. Beams very numerous and crowded ; principal ones about 30, all 

 linear and lance-shaped, crossing the zenith and meridian and converging on 

 opposite horizon towards South 15 East; all the beams, bright, clear, well 



