BA J'rocecdiiigs of the Asiatic Society. [May, 



from semicircles cut out of each eml — would sliew tliat the old doors 

 were swung on them. The gateways arc not large enough to admit 

 a cart. 



" In the pathway in front of the temple lies a peculiar looking carved 

 stone with four handles said to have formed the top of the old temple. 

 I have great pleasure in enclosing a beautiful sketch of it made by my 

 friend Mr. Jackson, of the Survey. Its weight was so great that two 

 men could not lift it. 



"A few yards in front of the temple, stones of every conceiv- 

 able shape and size are scattered about ; all, however, carefully 

 hewn and some cut into patterns. Some five or six large carved 

 stone slabs lie here, three or four are placed upright in a row, some 

 half buried ; and one or two lie flat on the ground. No. 1 is a large slab, 

 in this latter position : it consists of a figure of an animal, half horse 

 half elephant ; a drawn sword is in his right hand, his left is holding 

 the reins, and in the right hand corner is what I take to be meant for 

 a bow. Surmounting the figure and in relief, is the figure of a cou- 

 chant lion, and below it is an inscription almost defaced. 



" No. 2 is an upright slab about 5 feet high. On it are two figures, 

 the upper one is like the figure in No. 1, on horseback with a drawn 

 sword in the right hand ; below is the figure of a man running on foot, 

 a sword in the right hand and a drawn how in the left. 



" Three more upright slabs contain figures almost exactly similar to 

 the lower part of No. 2. 



" Half buried in a small pool of water and rubbish to the right hand 

 side as you enter the village, and some hundred yards from the temple, 

 are three more slabs, partly upright ; the figures on all three are similar 

 to the upper figure of No. 1, but perhaps executed better. The 

 couchant lion (in relief) on all three wants its head, which has evident- 

 ly not met with fair play. On one slab even the detail of shewing 

 the stirrup iron of the mounted figure is not neglected." 



A letter was received from the Government of India forwarding a note 

 by Major R. Ouseley on a kind of peat found in the Pertabgurh district 

 in Oudh together with a report on the peat by A. Tween, Esq. assistant 

 in charge of the Geological Survey office. 



