1857.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 287 



4. From Mr. H. L. Inman, C. E., forwarding an account and 

 diagram of the different deposits passed through in proceeding from 

 the right bank of the Indus to the Coal deposits in the Sehware 

 district of Kurrachee. 



5. From Major Thuillier, forwarding a paper by Lieut. Montgo- 

 merie, Engineers, on the heights of certain snowy peaks of the 

 Himalayah in the neighbourhood of Kashmir. 



6. Erom the Eoyal Society of Tasmania, the Meteorological 

 tables kept in the Observatory of Hobart Town during the months 

 of January to June last. 



7. Erom the Government of India through Mr. Under Secy. 

 Chapman, copies of papers relative to two Meteoric stones which 

 fell near the Village Parnallee, in the Madura district, Madras : — 

 From E. J. Sullivan, Fsq., 



To H. A. Murray, Esq., 



My dear Mr. Murray, — I forward herewith a letter from the 

 Eevd. J. Taylor, an American Missionary. 



Perhaps Lord Harris might wish some steps to be taken about 

 one or both the Aerolite stones mentioned in the letter, the larger 

 one appears a phenomenon in point of size. 



Should His Lordship require any one or any portion for the 

 Museum, I can procure it. 



(Signed) K. J. Sullivan. 



Madura, 28th March, 1857. 



From H. S. Taylor, Fsq., 



To E. J. Sullivan, Fsq., 



Dear Sir, — Near the village of Parnallee in this talook two 

 meteoric stones have fallen. I have been on to the ground, and 

 seen the places where they fell and the exact impression made in 

 the earth where they lay. As no rain has fallen since, I was able 

 to see that there was no mistake about it. The noise made as they 

 came through the air made a deep impression on the minds of the 

 people in that region, and was heard, I find from reports, from along 

 the sea shore up to Teruchooly. They fell about three miles 

 apart from each other. The smaller one weighs about 37 pounds, 

 and sunk in the earth, where it fell, two feet and eight inches. The 



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