Oct. 1845.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society . xcvii 



and Natural History of the neighbouring" countries ; and on the Paleography and Arts 

 of their inhabitants ; placed as we find ourselves between Arabia, Persia, and Tartary on 

 the one hand, and Egypt, Ethiopia, and Africa on the other. With such advantages of 

 locality it seems incumbent on us and the Society to diffuse and make known that infor- 

 mation, (on various subjects of Oriental Research,) which many, the Editor has found, 

 are willing to collect and communicate. No exertion of his shall be spared to make the 

 Journal as extensively useful and interesting, on all subjects, as the advantages of the 

 locality naturally promise ; and he is sanguine, from the assistance hitherto given, that 

 the exertions of contributors will rather increase than diminish. The size of each num- 

 ber will be generally about a hundred octavo pages with Lithographs : for which it is 

 proposed to charge Rupees 2 to Members of the Society, and Rupees 2-8 to Subscribers 

 not Members. The following are the contents of the October Number, now nearly 

 ready for issue from the Press. 1st. Two ancient Inscriptions in the Cave character and 

 Sanscrit language translated into English. 2nd. An account of the temple of Somnath, 

 and translation of a Sanscrit Inscription found there. 3rd. The late Mr. Prinsep's corre- 

 spondence relative to Indian Antiquities. 4th. Hamaiyaric Inscriptions from Aden 

 and Saba translated into English. 5th. Geological observations on the alluvial soil of 

 Sindh, and hills in the neighbourhood of Hyderabad. 6th. Observations on the Runic 

 Stones of Scotland. 7th. Notice on Hindu gold coins found in the Southern Konkan, 

 and on the gold Zodiac coins of the Emperor Jehangir. 8th. On the origin of the 

 Hamaiyaric and Ethiopic Alphabets. 9th. Analysis of a work, entitled Historical 

 Researches on the origin and classes of the several Cave temples of Western India. 10th. 

 Literary and Scientific notices. 11th. Proceedings of the Society. 



At the January Monthly Meeting of the Society, the following gentlemen subscribed 

 their names to the continuation of the Journal : and such Resident Members of the 

 Society as are disposed to support it will favor me with their names and address. 



James Bied, 

 Secretary , 



Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society's Rooms, 23rd June, 1845. 



Read the following letter from the Geological Society of London :— 



To H. Torrens, Esq. 



Sir, — In reply to your application respecting certain missing numbers of the Proceed- 

 ings of the Geological Society, I am requested by the President and Council of the 

 Society to inform you, that they have much pleasure in directing that those numbers 

 should be forwarded to the Asiatic Society of Bengal immediately, and without any 

 charge. 



I am also instructed to express through you the thanks of the President and Council 

 for the donation of the Researches of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, which they have 

 received from that Society. 



William Hamilton. 



Geological Society, Somerset House, April 5th, 1845. 



The Map of India presented by the Society's late President the 

 Honourable W. W. Bird, was exhibited and directed to be placed in the 

 Library. 



