1858.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 263 



10. From Dr. A. Weber, a copy of the White Yajur Veda, part 

 III. 



11. From the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Belles-Lettres 

 at Dijon, through Mr. Oldham, the Memoirs of the Academy, Volumes 

 1 to 5, Second series, with an Atlas. 



12. From Dr. Falcouer through Mr. Oldham, a pamphlet on 

 the description of two species of the fossil Mammalian Genus Pla- 

 giaulax from Purbeck. 



13. From the Geological Society of Dublin through Mr. Old- 

 ham, a series of its publications. 



A note from Mohamed Hossein Ally Khan, Ex- Ameer of Scinde, 

 conveying his wish to withdraw from the Society, was recorded. 



The election of Mr. B. H. Hodgson and Dr. Falconer, as Honorary 

 members of the Society was postponed under rule 6 of the Society's 

 code. 



Mr. Sutherland was named for ballot at the next meeting, pro- 

 posed by Eev. Dr. Kay, and seconded by G. H. Freeling, Esq., C. S. 



Communications were received — 



From Baboo Eadanauth Sikdar, an Abstract of the Meteorologi- 

 cal Observations taken at the Surveyor General's Office during the 

 months of October to January last. 



2. From Mr. Cope a paper on Inscriptions on the public build- 

 ings of Lahore. 



The Librarian and Zoological Curator submitted their usual re- 

 ports for the months of March and April last. 



Colonel R. Strachey exhibited a model of the exceedingly in- 

 genious apparatus, designed by Mr. Stokes, Locomotive Superin- 

 tendent of the E. I. Railway Company, by which the motive power 

 of Locomotive Engines is "made applicable to drive paddle-wheels 

 of steamers. Several river-steamers have been built under Mr. 

 Stokes' superintendence, and fitted with locomotive engines on this 

 system, and have been found to answer excellently in practice. 

 Colonel Strachey entered into some explanations as to the mecha- 

 nical principles involved in this apparatus, illustrating his remarks 

 by a model and some diagrams. 



