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cent, of gaseous and 54f per cent, of carbonaceous matter with only 4f per 

 cent, of ash and its coke though brittle is by no means so much so as the 

 two first ones, so that altogether and bearing in mind that all we have of 

 these coals are but specimens of the " Top coal," as it is called by the miners, 

 we may hope that this coal, if only abundant, will be equal or superior to 

 any in India. 



Dr. Campbell has also forwarded a valuable specimen of Magnetic iron 

 ore from near Punkabarri. 



H. PlDDINGTON. 



Library. 



The following accessions have been made to the library since the last 

 meeting. 



Presented. 



Veteris Testamenti iEthiopici Tomus primus, sive Octateuchus iEthio- 

 picus. Edidit Dr. Augustus Dillmann. Lipsise, 1853, 4to. — By the 

 German Oriental Society. 



Selections from the Eecords of Government North Western Provinces, 

 Parts XIII. XIV. — By the Government. 



Selections from the Public Correspondence of the Punjab Adminis- 

 tration, No. VII. 4 copies. — By the Chief Commissioner of the 

 Punjab. 



Selections from the Eecords of the Bengal Government, No. XIV. 

 Papers relating to the Establishment of the Presidency College of Bengal. 

 — By the Government. 



A Grammar of the Pooshtoo Language, by Capt. John L. Vaughan. 

 Calcutta, 1854, 8vo. — By the Author. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. V. — By the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution for the year 1851. Washington, 1852, 8vo. pamphlet. — By 

 the same. 



Portraits of North American Indians, with sketches of Scenery, painted 

 by J. M. Stanley, and deposited with the Smithsonian Institution. — 

 By the same. 



Norton's Literary Register, 1853, 3 copies. — By the same. 



Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Georgetown College, D. C. 

 No. 1. New York, 1852, 4to. — By the same. 



Maury's Sailing Directions. Washington, 1852, 4to. — By the same. 



Erreurs et Inconsequences des Academiciens Francois touchant les 

 Auragaus. Par le Dr. Hare, New York, 1853, 12mo. — By the same. 



