1*2 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Aug. 



Physical Committee. 

 A Grote, Esq. 

 Dr. S. B. Partridge. 

 II. P. Blanford, Esq. 

 T. Oldham, Esq. 

 Dr. J. Ewart. 

 Dr. J. Anderson, Secretary. 



Linguistic. 

 The Hon'blc G. Campbell. 

 H. Bloclimann, Esq. 

 Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 

 Major W. N. Lees. 

 J. Beanies, Esq. 

 H. Beverley, Esq , Secretary. 

 The following communications received since the last meeting were 

 then announced. 



1. From J. Beames, Esq., on the Arabic Elements in official 

 Hindustani, No. 2. 



2. From the Secretary to the Government of Bengal : some Re- 

 ports on the earthquakes felt at different parts of India. 



3. From W. II. Johnson, Esq., through Col. J. T. Walker : Re- 

 port of the Survey operations of the Cashmere series beyond and to 

 the north of the Changchenmo valley. 



4. From Col. E. T. Dalton : The Kols of Chota-Nagporc, with 

 Notes on the Oraon language by Rev. F. Batsch. 



5. From the Punjab Auxiliary Branch of the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal : two Notes on visits to Cashmere, by Major D. F. Newall, 11. A. 



6. From F. S. Growsc, Esq., C. S. : some objections to the modern 

 btyle of official Hindustani. 



The Secretary read some extracts from Mr. Johnson's report on the 

 Survey Operations of the Cashmere series, giving an account of the 

 writer's visit to Ilchi in Khotan. The following is a brief abstract of 

 gome portions of the paper: — 



The author's route to Ilchi in Khotan was from Leh by the end of 

 the Pangong lake and over the Masimik Pass to the Changchenmo 

 valley. Thence crossing the Lumkang Pass, he proceeded in a nor- 

 therly direction on high extensive table lands, " which might be called 



