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gali works, but I am anxious to prefix to it tables giving the number 

 of books on various subjects published in the chief vernacular lan- 

 guages of India, the Hindi, Urdu, Mahratta, Tamul, Telegu, Cana- 

 rese, &c. &c. 



" The attainment of this object would be greatly facilitated were 

 the Society to address enquiries on the subject to influential indivi- 

 duals at Madras, Bombay, Agra, &c. &c." 



3rd. Recommending, with reference to a statement of stock of copies 

 of the Researches, that the gratis distribution to members be stopped of 

 all such volumes of which the stock shews less than 30 copies. 



4th. Recommending, with reference to a letter from Government in 

 the Foreign Department, sending a Memoir by Dr. Baddeley on the Dust 

 Storms of the Punjab, that a reply be submitted in accordance with a 

 report called for by the Council from Major Baker and Dr. Walker. 



An extract from the report, which noticed the importance of the 

 subject and spoke highly of the zeal and intelligence which the author 

 had brought to bear on it, was then read to the meeting. 



After some discussion it was resolved that the several recommenda- 

 tions of the Council be adopted. 



Communications were received — 



— From Captain Layard, enclosing a paper on the Mausoleum of 

 Aliverdee Khan, near Berhampore. 



Ordered to be printed in the Journal. 



— From Mr. Bayley, announcing that the note on Bactrian Sculpture, 

 which he had promised some time ago, is ready, and will be forwarded 

 as soon as he is able to finish the illustrations ; that he has lately exa- 

 mined some coins which he thinks he has identified as belonging to 

 the Kotock kings of Kangra, and that he hopes soon to send to the 

 Society, notes on some curious Bactrian coins and on some mis- 

 cellaneous Pathan coins. He mentions further that a shock of earth- 

 quake was felt at Kangra on the 20th of August last, which lasted 

 about 40 seconds. 



" It was not felt," adds Mr. B., " apparently at all in the plain ; 

 here it came with a loud terrible noise from the eastward ; six inarches 

 eastward it was far more severely felt ; seven distinct shocks were 

 counted by an officer out shooting, all but one, however, slight. Here 

 the shock took place about 9.12. a. m." 



