1854.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 753 



vinces to point out to the gaze of the tourist or antiquarian, and 

 these ruins if kept in preservation would be hereafter very interest- 

 ing to railway travellers and others." 



The Secretary explained that a representation had already been 

 made to the Lieut.- Governor on the subject by direction of the 

 Council. 



2. From Prof. Anger, Librarian of the German Oriental Society 

 conveying thanks of the Society for Nos. 43 to 74 of the Bibliotheca 

 Indica, and No. VII. of 1853 and I. of 1854 of the Journal. 



3. From 0. P. Carmichael, Esq. Assistant Secretary to the Go- 

 vernment of the N. W. Provinces. Meteorological Eegister kept 

 at the Secretariat office of the N. W. Provinces for the month of 

 October, 1854. 



4. Prom H. Piddington, Esq. submitting the following papers, 

 viz. : — 



1st. Examination and analysis of a jet coal from the banks of the 

 Teesta Eiver. 



2nd. Ditto ditto, two specimens of coal from Ava. 



The Curator of the Geological Department and the Librarian 



submitted reports of additions made in their respective Depart* 



ments. 



Library. 



The additions to the library during the past month have been the 

 following : — 



Presented. 



Life of Mohammad in Bengali, Calcutta, 1854, 8vo.— By the Eev. 

 J. Long. 



Selections from the Records of the Bengal Government, No. WL 

 2 copies. — By the Government of Bengal. 



Joseph's Map of the Grand Trunk Road, 3rd Section, Agra to Feroze- 

 pore. — By the Same. 



Selections from the Records of Government of the North- Western 

 Provinces, Part XVI.— By the Government of the N. W. Provinces. 



Range of the Thermometer at Nynee Tal, from 1st January to 31st 

 December, 1853.— By the Same. 



Recuel des Actes de l'Academie des Sciences, Belles-lettres et Arts dc 

 Bordeaux, No. 1 for 1851-52 and Nos. 2, 3 and 4 of 1853.— By the Aca- 

 demy. 



Selections from the Public Correspondence of the Punjab Adminis- 

 tration, No. IX. 4 copies. — By the Punjab Administration. 



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