PROCEEDINGS 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For October, 1854. 



At a meeting of the Society held on the 11th instant, at half-past 

 8 p. M. 



Babu Eamgopal Ghose, Yice-President, in the Chair. 

 The minutes of the last month were read and confirmed. 

 Presentations were received — 



1. Prom the Government of Bombay through Lt. Purgusson in 

 charge of the Magnetical Observatory at Bombay, Magnetical and 

 Meteorological Observations for 1851. 



2. Prom P. E. Hall, Esq. Benares, a MS. of the Tarikhe 

 Eahimi. "With reference to the work Mr. Hall states : " The copy 

 is a very old one ; in fact I have grounds for believing it to be an 

 autograph. * * # Dilapidated as it is, it is highly probable that it 

 may be thought worth being consulted by another Elliot, if India 

 ever produces a man of kindred tastes." 



3. Prom Professor Oldham, Geological Surveyor, specimens both 

 geological and palseontological from Assam, Tavoy, Tenasserim, Beer- 

 bhoom, and the Eajmahal and the Khasia Hills. 



4. Prom the Government of Bengal through Mr. Under-Secre- 

 tary Young, specimens of Iron Ore from Upper Assam, collected by 

 Capt. Hannay. 



5. Prom the Government of India through Mr. Secretary Allen, 

 specimens of Smelted Iron and Iron Ores from Kamghur, Kumaon, 

 forwarded by Lt.-Col. H. Drummond. 



6. Prom C. Trevor, Esq. on behalf of Capt. Porter, 10 Bur- 

 mese MSS. 



7. Prom Lt. Chase, a Hand-book of the Burman language. 



8. Prom H. Stainforth, Esq. C. S. through Capt. Thuillier, An- 

 cient Hindu Sculptures from the ruins of Gour. 



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