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to some information regarding the sketches of Gour. You are at 

 liberty to make the subject of my letter known to the Asiatic Society 

 but it has been written hurriedly and in the midst of much office 

 work, and therefore I fear not over-explicit." 



5th. — A letter was read from Mr. Bayley, stating that he had seen 

 the figure of the Jupiter in the Society's possession and had a dupli- 

 cate of it, which was somewhat imperfect. He further stated that 

 want of time will prevent his finishing his note on Bactrian Antiqui- 

 ties, asked for by the Society for some time, but that on his return to 

 Kote Kangra he will be able to send it to the Society, when he will 

 also send a notice of four new Bactrian coins. 



The Chairman read a letter from the Secretary to the Government 

 of India forwarding in compliance with the wish of Major Kittoe a 

 collection of sculpture for exhibition to the members of the Society ; 

 and then proposed that it be referred to the Council to consider and 

 report as to the desirableness of securing fac- similes or engravings of 

 either of the inscriptions or figures for the purposes of the Society 

 and on the probable cost at which that object could be carried out. 

 The motion having been seconded by Mr. Heatly was carried nem. con. 



Confirmed 7th April 1852. 



(Signed) J. W. Colvile. 



The Librarian submitted the following list of books added to the Libra- 

 ry since the last meeting. 



Presented. 



The Sandhya or the daily Prayers of the Brahmans illustrated in a 

 series of Original Drawings. By Mrs. S. C. Belnos. — Presented by the 

 Government of Bengal. 



The Journal of the Indian Archipelago for December, 1851. — By the 

 Editor. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. III. — Presented by 

 the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 



Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution for the year 1849. — By the same. 



Report to the Smithsonian Institution on the History of the Discovery 

 of Neptune. By Benjamin A. Gould, Jr., 8vo. Pamphlet. — By the same. 



Notices of the Public Libraries in the United States of America. By 

 Charles C. Jewett, Washington, 1851, 8vo. Pamphlet. — By the same. 



