1866.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 97 



Baboo Peary Clmnd Mitra, proposed by Mr. W. S. Atkinson, se- 

 conded by Mr. H. F. Blanford. 



Baboo Soorut Nath Mullick, Howrah, proposed by Baboo Jaclava 

 Krishna Singh, seconded by Baboo Rajendralala Mitra. 



The receipt of the following communications was announced : — 



1. From Baboo Gopinath Sen, an abstract of the results of the 

 Hourly Meteorological Observations taken at Calcutta for December, 

 1865. 



2. From Lieutenant- Colonel R. C. Tytler, " Description of Dry- 

 moica Verreauxii." 



3. From C. Home, Esq., " Notes on Jusrow village and its ruins." 



4. From W. Herschell, Esq., " Description of the Chandrarekha 

 Gurh near Sashtanee, Purgunnah Nyegong, Midnapore." 



5. From Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. T. Walker. " The Russian 

 geographical operations in Asia." 



6. From G-. E. Ward, Esq., " Note on the existence of Buddhist 

 remains in the Dhoon." 



The Secretary read Mr. Ward's note as follows :■ — 

 " As I see that Mr. Forrest has again directed attention to the pro- 

 bable existence of Buddhist or other remains in the Doon, I take the 

 liberty of writing you word of some facts which have come under my 

 own observation, in the hope that more experienced antiquaries may 

 be induced to examine the subject, or at all events that I may gain 

 some hints as to any materials that may exist, for arriving at some 

 knowledge of the Doon's past history. 



" About two years ago, the proprietor of an estate at Horawala, in 

 trenching for tea, turned up the remains of what he took to be an 

 old palace. No coins or inscriptions were found, but a large quantity 

 of bricks, of which some are said to have measured 24/ X 24' X 9'. 

 No one being on the spot who cared for such things, the bricks were 

 broken up, and the greater part built into a tea factory. The largest 

 brick I could find at all perfect, measured 16J X 16 X 6J, but I saw 

 many shapeless fragments of what must have been larger bricks than 

 this one. One fragment I measured was 15x9X8. I understand 

 that there was a mark found upon all the bricks turned up ; but 1 

 found no traces of such a mark myself, and could not form a clear idea 

 of the nature of it from what I heard. There is a mound near the 



