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Referred to the Journal Committee. 



2d. From Dr. Baddeley, submitting through Mr. Piddington, a 

 paper entitled " Notes on Whirlwinds." 



Ordered to be printed in the Journal. 



3d. From Dr. A. Campbell, enclosing a paper entitled " Diary of 

 a Journey through Sikim to the Frontiers of Thibet." 



Ordered for publication in the Journal. 



4th. From Lieut. F. J. Burgess, through Captain Thuillier, stat- 

 ing that the earthquake in Pillibheet of which he had previously com- 

 municated a short account commenced at Victoria Gunge exactly at 

 8° 7' 54" p. m. and ceased at 8° 29' 24" p. m. 



Mr. Colvin drew the attention of the meeting to Mr. Bayley's offer 

 to forward a notice of the figure of Jupiter which was lately exhibited 

 to the Society, and recommended that the Secretaries be requested to 

 communicate with him on the subject. 



Rev. J. Long enquired if it was the intention of the Society to make 

 any use of the MS. History of Tipperah which Dr. "Wise had sent to 

 it some time ago. He made the enquiry, he said, by desire of Dr. W. 

 who wishes the MS. to be returned to him in the event of the Society's 

 not printing it in the Bibliotheca Indica. 



This led to some conversation as to the merit of the work ; when 

 it was resolved that the MS. be referred to the Philological Committee 

 to consider whether the philological character of the work was such 

 as to render desirable the publication of the whole or any part of it 

 in the Bibliotheca Indica, or the retention of a copy of it for the 

 Library. 



The Librarian having submitted his usual monthly report the meet- 

 ing adjourned. 



Read and confirmed, 

 7th July, 1852. (Signed) J. R. Colvin. 



Report of the Curator Museum Economic Geology. 

 Geology and Mineralogy.— Major Jenkins has sent us from Assam some 

 specimens of a tufaceous Limestone from the Naga Hills in the neighbour- 

 hood of Jaipore, where it was laid open by a landslip. Major Jenkins 

 observes that this locality was hitherto supposed to be devoid of any 

 limestone, and that thus the discovery may be one of some local import- 

 ance. The limestone itself has nothing worthy of note about it. 



